<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Hello from Lake Tahoe]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/3879/hello-from-lake-tahoe/ Fri, 13 Sep 2013 01:02:23 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Hello from Lake Tahoe]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36151/#p36151 Thanks everyone. I am counting down to my delivery day next Monday.

]]> Fri, 13 Sep 2013 01:02:23 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36151/#p36151 <![CDATA[Re: Hello from Lake Tahoe]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36038/#p36038 +1 on the glass bed.

Greetings Tim,the 2nd thing you should do is calibrate your extruder flow rate.

http://solidoodletips.wordpress.com/201 … libration/

Your two biggest obstacles to good prints are an uneven surface and over-extrusion,correcting these will do wonders for your stress level.

SDs tend to over-extrude,my SD2 was delivering 135mm for every 100mm that was asked for.Correcting that did wonders for layer quality.

]]> Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:52:48 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36038/#p36038 <![CDATA[Re: Hello from Lake Tahoe]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36027/#p36027 As you will read on the forums and maybe even find out for yourself. The aluminum bed isn't always 100% flat. That's where it can be nice to have glass or ceramic tile. It actually gives you something that you know you can level.

]]> Thu, 12 Sep 2013 04:42:23 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36027/#p36027 <![CDATA[Re: Hello from Lake Tahoe]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36022/#p36022 Some people would say definitely yes!!! However all of my abs printers are still using kapton and work good for what I print... but it sometime takes a knack to know just how to clean it and first layer gap and such..... The glass/tile with hairspray/abs slurry makes the process more forgiving but with the added cost of a bit messier and more cleanup among other things. I plan on changing one of mine to ceramic one of these days just to try it out.... but been pretty busy so it may be a while. smile

]]> Thu, 12 Sep 2013 02:56:05 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36022/#p36022 <![CDATA[Re: Hello from Lake Tahoe]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/36019/#p36019 Thanks. I spend a little time each evening reading. I am wondering if I should add the glass bed right from the get go.

]]> Thu, 12 Sep 2013 02:30:58 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/36019/#p36019 <![CDATA[Re: Hello from Lake Tahoe]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/35909/#p35909 Welcome TahoeTim smile , Tons to learn on this site!!! Make sure you browse through the http://www.soliforum.com/forum/6/helprepairmaintenance/ section and read as much as you can handle, this will help you avoid most of the pitfalls out there wink and should keep you out of trouble smile

I see you mention linux... most of the mainline distro's have gone nearly 100 percent graphical for the most part, not sure when you last tried one... of course if it doesn't like the hardware you have... well then it can get a little cryptic smile

]]> Wed, 11 Sep 2013 04:35:50 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/35909/#p35909 <![CDATA[Hello from Lake Tahoe]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/35896/#p35896 Since my SD3 shipped I figured I should come out of the shadows before it arrives.

I am an electrical contractor and hold an engineering degree. I have some practical real life projects ready to print.

I am hoping I can muddle throw the set up without too much trouble. I have dabbled with Linux but I could never understand why it is so cryptic (like old DOS).

In a week I will be deep in it!

]]> Wed, 11 Sep 2013 02:49:33 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/35896/#p35896