Non-XYZ filament tips and recommendations (Jr & Mini)

I use these guys for PLA
http://shop.3dfilaprint.com/
Or use Hatchbox PLA - available from other places e.g amazon.
I have had no problems with either of these 2 - just remember to print at 210 degrees and not 190 (may need to alter tag)..

Today i've been printing some more materials, i've tested out the glow from PrimaSelect, finishings are so good.

I've also been printing Carbon fiber from ICE with excelent results, but i had to make some configurations to get good prints. I had to raise z-axis 0.45 mm to enable the printer to right print the Carbon. Also i've inyected temperature to my XYZ 3w files.

I've been using threedub for this.
Jr + Cura 2.3.0 + ThreeDub

I make the 3w file from xyzWare, then i convert it to gcode with threedub from terminal

threedub -f gcode source.3w target.gcode

I open the gcode with any text editor, and i mean "any". Just after the last comment line on header i add 2 lines "Comment lines are the ones preceded by ';'":

Edit -- A: Maybe they're not comment lines since changes on lines preceded by ";" are recognized by the printer. I changed that way the expected filament usage to 0.35 (less than a milimeter), and wile printing LCD shows 1 minute left and 100% completed, but the tag substracted more than 3 meters as expected. B: Temperatures can be inyected at the beginning of the file as well.

M104 S(Temperature in celsius)
M109 S(same temperature)

Example for carbon 240º:
M104 S240
M109 S240

I think that each command is for a single extruder (right & left), but i didn't tested it, i'm just adding those 2 lines to all files i modify.

Edit -- B (single extruder (right & left)): Wrong! As found on Gitlab Threedub by James, thank you for threedub James!.

With that done, i remake the 3w from terminal, and copy it to the SD for print.

threedub source.gcode target.3w

The finishings of the Carbon are soooooo god, tomorrow i will try to upload some photos.

Beware because Carbon is much more delicate than PLA and the 2 times i've tried to unload Carbon, it brokes abobe the noozle head, and that forced me to unload filament manually, so be careful.

Thank you very much for this info .

Regards!,
CoolArts.

Ladies and gents, just don't forget that Carbonfill, Woodfill and even glow in the dark is eating off your copper nozzle. Hence on Jr you can't simply swap the nozzle without changing whole print head - particle filled filament printing may become fairly costly short lived dream.

Will also add my filament experience on Jr
1. FlexTPU - with existing extruder design - no chance. But if you change extruder design and slow it down quite a bit - yep.
2. ABS with stock bed - glue stick on glass and objet no bigger than 10-15mm is possible.
3. ABS with heatbed - quite good results due to Jr design (enclosure) If you are interested into adding heatbed to your Jr - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1931575
4. PETG - pretty good experience, cold bed again introduces size limitation but not as bad as ABS.
5. Taulman Bridge aka Nylon - printed quite few LM8UU replacements successfully on cold bed, never tried anything bigger though.

Also need to mention that I've upgraded my heater to 40w one of eBay to replace stock 25w because my Jr wasn't going higher than 215c.

Last thing, just because we are talking about upgrades... If you are planning to print particle filled filaments or you've already worn your hotend - upgrade to E3D v6 or Lite6 where you can change nozzles. Can run with stock firmware.
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1724209

If anyone is looking to be adventurous and try a new filament brand then perhaps we can be of assistance.

Please excuse the marketing post:

We sell a range of PLA and ABS and have a few exotic filaments too. We also have some more exotic filaments on the way that should be really unusual and intriguing. Our filament is all high quality and comes in many vibrant colours.

If you are interested then please check out our website at www.3dexfilament.co.uk
If you want a sample of our filament then please get in touch at [email protected]

Regards,
Will,
3DEX

Yup, that was what i thought when you wrote it.

And i take this time to thank you for all your support and time expent in the DaVinci Jr World.
Your NFC box to store the module, antenna and the TAG is great, i'm using it a while from now. It's saving me money cause since i'm using it i don't have any TAG errors MID print. Also you have pointed me to threedub and Cura. I don't like cura too much, but i've been watching how cura set things in gcodes and maded my way to fix the only thing that really disturbs me from XYZPrinting "THE DAMNED TEMP NFC LIMIT".

Best Regards!.
and thanks again!
CoolArts.

Wrong! As found on Gitlab Threedub by James, thank you for threedub James!.

Regards!.

I don't sorry.

Anyone tested out what is called "Advanced Pla"?, are the following measurements true?

Edit: And this one? Glass Filled x1.9 flexibility

Regards!.

This looks like great stuff, but it is expensive. I will be trying some though.

Can anyone recommend me any Wood filament that have "near really" or "really" wood finishings?, i mean that once printed it seems more like wood than plastic.

I've bought a wood filament time ago, but it's just PLA with "wood brown" color. Finishigs are just like PLA, but i want something with real wood finishings.

Advices will be much appreciated.
Regards!.

Edit: Answering myself, by going to the correct Forum section:
Soliforum -> Filament -> Hatchbox Wood filament
Soliforum -> Filament -> Where can I buy wood filament?
Regards!

Particle filled filaments are extremely abrasive and act like sand paper as they pass through the nozzles. Brass nozzles like most printers have are a very soft metal and the abrasive effect of the filament literally tears away small parts of the nozzle. Mind you the action is microscopic and takes a while to show any noticeable damage. But I can assure you if you run a full spool you will notice.

As for a bed heater, it needs to be the same size as the bed. Yes it will keep most of the heat localized to the heater area.

Not sure which XYZ printer you have, but have you ever considered moving the spool outside the printer? I have done this with my JR and I know people have done this with their Mini's. It's one of the simplest mods and makes using third party filament a breeze.