<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Newbie help, please! SD 3]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/7092/newbie-help-please-sd-3/ Sun, 27 Jul 2014 02:18:50 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Newbie help, please! SD 3]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/61273/#p61273 AZERATE wrote:

R-H = Repetier Host.

Lol. Duh.


Well, this is all going on hold for a bit. My hot end won't even heat up now sad

Thanks everybody.

]]> Sun, 27 Jul 2014 02:18:50 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/61273/#p61273 <![CDATA[Re: Newbie help, please! SD 3]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/61272/#p61272 R-H = Repetier Host.

]]> Sun, 27 Jul 2014 01:15:37 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/61272/#p61272 <![CDATA[Re: Newbie help, please! SD 3]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/61265/#p61265 wardjr wrote:
punkindrublik wrote:

Well, that cube has very thick walls (unless I missed something in the settings), so I'm gonna pack it in for tonight and try again tomorrow evening after I find some decent 3D modeling software.

Thanks for the help guys.

Make sure your selecting the saved profile in R-H.  How thick are the walls?  They should be real close to .48

"R-H"?

Thanks.

Seemed like the walls were about 6mm.

]]> Sun, 27 Jul 2014 00:18:47 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/61265/#p61265 <![CDATA[Re: Newbie help, please! SD 3]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/61239/#p61239 punkindrublik wrote:

Well, that cube has very thick walls (unless I missed something in the settings), so I'm gonna pack it in for tonight and try again tomorrow evening after I find some decent 3D modeling software.

Thanks for the help guys.

Make sure your selecting the saved profile in R-H.  How thick are the walls?  They should be real close to .48

]]> Sat, 26 Jul 2014 13:41:16 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/61239/#p61239 <![CDATA[Re: Newbie help, please! SD 3]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/61238/#p61238 punkindrublik wrote:
IanJohnson wrote:

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Set it to print with 1 perimeter and 0 infill, and stop it before it makes the top, then measure the thickness of the walls in just the first few top layers.

I found where to set the perimeter to 1, but the setting for the infill isn't as easy to spot. Is density the one I want to set to 0? (that doesn't sound right), or something else?

Yes density should be set to zero.

]]> Sat, 26 Jul 2014 13:37:58 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/61238/#p61238 <![CDATA[Re: Newbie help, please! SD 3]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/61235/#p61235 Well, that cube has very thick walls (unless I missed something in the settings), so I'm gonna pack it in for tonight and try again tomorrow evening after I find some decent 3D modeling software.

Thanks for the help guys.

]]> Sat, 26 Jul 2014 06:22:54 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/61235/#p61235 <![CDATA[Re: Newbie help, please! SD 3]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/61234/#p61234 IanJohnson wrote:

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Set it to print with 1 perimeter and 0 infill, and stop it before it makes the top, then measure the thickness of the walls in just the first few top layers.

I found where to set the perimeter to 1, but the setting for the infill isn't as easy to spot. Is density the one I want to set to 0? (that doesn't sound right), or something else?

]]> Sat, 26 Jul 2014 04:32:18 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/61234/#p61234 <![CDATA[Re: Newbie help, please! SD 3]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/61233/#p61233 IanJohnson wrote:

Download this box -

Measure your filament with a digital caliper in several places, and use the average for the filament diameter.  Set it to print with 1 perimeter and 0 infill, and stop it before it makes the top, then measure the thickness of the walls in just the first few top layers.

If you don't have a digital caliper, go to Harbor Freight tomorrow and get one, it is an essential tool for 3D printing.  They have a store near you.

Oh, cool. Thanks! That just saved me some time. And I'm glad you mentioned "average". I just took one measurement.

And I couldn't make it a day without my calipers wink

]]> Sat, 26 Jul 2014 04:18:44 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/61233/#p61233 <![CDATA[Re: Newbie help, please! SD 3]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/61232/#p61232 I'll mess with the Z a little more.

I checked my filament setting and it was only at 1.68. I changed that to the actual diameter of my filament which is 1.78.

Thanks.

]]> Sat, 26 Jul 2014 04:15:12 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/61232/#p61232 <![CDATA[Re: Newbie help, please! SD 3]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/61231/#p61231 Download this box - https://tinkercad.com/things/iQ8zNH6uzf7

Measure your filament with a digital caliper in several places, and use the average for the filament diameter.  Set it to print with 1 perimeter and 0 infill, and stop it before it makes the top, then measure the thickness of the walls in just the first few top layers.

If you don't have a digital caliper, go to Harbor Freight tomorrow and get one, it is an essential tool for 3D printing.  They have a store near you.

]]> Sat, 26 Jul 2014 03:55:49 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/61231/#p61231 <![CDATA[Re: Newbie help, please! SD 3]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/61230/#p61230 Strikingly resembles my first prints.
Go to Slic3r and check your filament diameter settings. It should match the filament you are currently using. My filament setting was at 3.0 when I was using 1.82 give or take (going off a terrible memory).
Make sure you have properly leveled your bed and calibrated your Z tab. The bottom of your prints look like they need further Z loving. You want the first layer to be a thick flat ribbonlike extrusion.

]]> Sat, 26 Jul 2014 03:44:19 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/61230/#p61230 <![CDATA[Re: Newbie help, please! SD 3]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/61229/#p61229 Ok, will do. Gonna need a few to figure out how to do that first though.

Thanks!

]]> Sat, 26 Jul 2014 03:42:58 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/61229/#p61229 <![CDATA[Re: Newbie help, please! SD 3]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/61228/#p61228 Draw up a square about 20 x 20 mm's with a height of about 1 mm.  Run your temp at 205  then post that picture.

]]> Sat, 26 Jul 2014 03:36:38 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/61228/#p61228 <![CDATA[Newbie help, please! SD 3]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/61226/#p61226 Ok, so I've done everything I could read about. I've calibrated the extruder, leveled the bed, adjusted the rails and belts, tightened just about everything I could find info on. But my prints are terrible. I've tried different batches of ABS (one freshly opened from an air tight package with a dehumidifier packet included), I've adjusted the temps a bit and just can't seem to find a happy place.
These two that are pictured were printed with the extruder temp at 200 and the bed at 95.

So you guys that have been doing this for a while, what's the first thing that pops into your mind when you see these prints?? Believe it or not, these are the best that's come out of this thing so far and they just crumble when I bend them.

ANY info appreciated. TIA

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