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by philakapd
Tue Sep 28, 2021 11:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion and Tips
Topic: PETG FFF
Replies: 8
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Re: PETG FFF

project.factory Settings attached. This should get you close. I don't know what your prints look like, so I'll make some guesses. Make calibration cubes, towers, etc. I probably printed calibration tests for 20+ tries before I was satisfied. Use quality materials. Check reviews for products as you'...
by philakapd
Mon May 24, 2021 12:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion and Tips
Topic: Problems with bonding of outline shells with eachother
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Re: Problems with bonding of outline shells with eachother

I had the same problem with PETG and PLA+. The problem worsens as the Z axis gets taller. I believe your extrusion is cooling too fast and unable to "stick" to the previous outline layer. I slowed the travel speed 10%, increased the extruder temp a few degrees and lowered the fan speed a b...
by philakapd
Mon May 24, 2021 12:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion and Tips
Topic: PETG FFF
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Re: PETG FFF

A few additional PICS.

Thanks!

PD
by philakapd
Mon May 24, 2021 12:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion and Tips
Topic: PETG FFF
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Re: PETG FFF

Wow, where do I begin? First, THANK YOU for your kind response. I’ve learned so much in the past month. With the help of S3D staff and the interwebs, I’ve been able to provide custom gifts for my community and my family. I cannot believe I didn’t try this technology years ago. I am simply blown away...
by philakapd
Fri Apr 30, 2021 8:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion and Tips
Topic: Pause extruder mid print to change filament color
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Pause extruder mid print to change filament color

Hi! 1 month user. Learning plenty, having fun and creating wonderful custom gifts for people. I'm trying to create a custom logo for our school. I've tried the tutorial and searching posts but I can't understand the process of gcode. I would like to pause the extruder. I know where to type script, b...
by philakapd
Thu Apr 15, 2021 1:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion and Tips
Topic: One way of working with Profiles, etc
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Re: One way of working with Profiles, etc

Great information for beginners such as myself.

Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge.

-PD
by philakapd
Tue Apr 13, 2021 2:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion and Tips
Topic: PETG FFF
Replies: 8
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PETG FFF

After many print trials and reading countless threads, I decided to make this post. I was getting good PETG prints during my testing, but then I either clicked the wrong setting in QIDI slicer or the extruder isn't happy. Can anyone share their preferred PETG print settings? I'm using QIDI i-Mate S ...

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