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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Looking for my first 3d printer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<div class="quotebox"><cite>teresa005 wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>this is to complicated for me to understand. but i want to know more about 3D printing.</p></blockquote></div><p>What made you not understand about 3D printing.? You may ask any questions about what you want to know, and later we the members here who know the answer to mean you&#039;ll try to answer it, because that&#039;s what we are in the forum, and help one another. Come on do not be shy to ask, cheers <img src="https://www.soliforum.com/img/smilies/smile.png" width="15" height="15" alt="smile" /></p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 06:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Looking for my first 3d printer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Stevea3342, thank you for starting this thread. I have found it very helpful and hope to write a review of my experiences with plastic scribbler in the future.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 15:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Looking for my first 3d printer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Here is some more food for thought.<br /><a href="http://www.3dhubs.com/best-3d-printer-guide">http://www.3dhubs.com/best-3d-printer-guide</a></p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2014 18:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Looking for my first 3d printer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the suggestions. I haven&#039;t swapped filament yet but will share my experience once I do.</p>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[null@example.com (stevea3342)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2014 13:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Looking for my first 3d printer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<div class="quotebox"><cite>stevea3342 wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>...<br />My filament does vary from 1.68-1.78 and is set to 1.73, but I think I could be more accurate.<br />...</p></blockquote></div><p>-&nbsp; &nbsp; That&#039;s a bit heavy of a fluctuation, which can make tuning difficult. Another aspect to check is its circularity, this also has to be taken into consideration when setting the filament diameter variable. If your curious about my methods I wrote a short article detailing them.</p><p><strong>My Printing Methods:</strong> goc3d.blogspot.com/2014/11/3d-printing-tips-strength-accuracy.html</p><div class="quotebox"><cite>stevea3342 wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>...&nbsp; <br />I&#039;m using hatchbox but I have a spool of SainSmart that I want to try as well.<br />...</p></blockquote></div><p>-&nbsp; &nbsp; When you switch over to the SainSmart I would be curious to hear about your results. I was using their PLA and wasn&#039;t having the greatest quality with it.</p><p><strong>Tip:</strong> If this is going to be your first filament change, save out your &#039;hatchbox&#039; settings/configs. When changing between suppliers and some colors you&#039;ll more than likely have to re-tweak the settings for each.</p><p><strong>My Filament Experiences:</strong> goc3d.blogspot.com/2014/11/3d-printing-filament-basic-review.html</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2014 13:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Looking for my first 3d printer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Soliforum is a good place to ask questions.</p>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[null@example.com (stevea3342)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Looking for my first 3d printer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>this is to complicated for me to understand. but i want to know more about 3D printing.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2014 08:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Looking for my first 3d printer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>This was printed with no supports with brim.&nbsp; I think I was printing at 235 (ABS).&nbsp; I should be able to bring the heat level down, but the flow rate at 235 with a .95 extrusion rate seems to be working well.&nbsp; IMaybe it will print at 220 or 225 with a &#039;1&#039; extrusion rate but my filament seems to work better at a higher temp.&nbsp; I&#039;m using hatchbox but I have a spool of SainSmart that I want to try as well.</p><p><a href="http://postimg.org/image/9m1hr34jt/"><span class="postimg"><img src="http://s4.postimg.org/9m1hr34jt/20141112_094731.jpg" alt="http://s4.postimg.org/9m1hr34jt/20141112_094731.jpg" /></span></a></p><p><a href="http://postimg.org/image/a64j0e0zn/"><span class="postimg"><img src="http://s29.postimg.org/a64j0e0zn/20141112_094748.jpg" alt="http://s29.postimg.org/a64j0e0zn/20141112_094748.jpg" /></span></a></p><p><a href="http://postimg.org/image/57t3jvu11/"><span class="postimg"><img src="http://s18.postimg.org/57t3jvu11/20141112_094800.jpg" alt="http://s18.postimg.org/57t3jvu11/20141112_094800.jpg" /></span></a></p><p>Let me know if I can be of any help.</p>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[null@example.com (stevea3342)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2014 14:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Looking for my first 3d printer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>It&#039;s great to see it pass the torture test! Is there any chance of another shot of the torture test, specifically the bridge?&nbsp; </p><p>The vase also looks awesome...It&#039;s probably got a lot to do with the material as well, but on that vase there&#039;s several areas where I don&#039;t even see the grain of the layers. Are you still using a print temp above 230 C?</p>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[null@example.com (GamerDarling)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2014 14:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Looking for my first 3d printer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Hi.&nbsp; The printer is great on .2 and .3mm layer heights.&nbsp; &nbsp;There&#039;s no warping and I don&#039;t need to do anything special to get the model to stick to the bed and don&#039;t even need to print brims.&nbsp; The problem is on the .1 layer height settings.&nbsp; Depending on the model, the warping is horrible and I have to turn down the extrusion rate to prevent messy printing.&nbsp; But at this .1 extrusion rate, the walls are printing too thin.</p><p>These were both printed at .2mm layer height and I am pleased with the way they printed.&nbsp; Considering the vase was 200mm high, it shows that the printer maintained precision pretty well up the Z axis.&nbsp; There is a bit of a rough spot in the center of the picture that I can&#039;t explain. </p><p>So .2 and .3 are great, perhaps .1mm is just beyond my skills or beyond the printer.</p><p><a href="http://postimg.org/image/4rbffrdf9/"><span class="postimg"><img src="http://s10.postimg.org/4rbffrdf9/ex1.jpg" alt="http://s10.postimg.org/4rbffrdf9/ex1.jpg" /></span></a></p>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[null@example.com (stevea3342)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2014 14:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Looking for my first 3d printer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Looking at printers myself, and seriously considering a scribbler now. It&#039;s been a couple weeks since the last post, so I&#039;m curious, were you able to get yours printing well?</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2014 13:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Looking for my first 3d printer]]></title>
			<link>https://www.soliforum.com/post/70268/#p70268</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>One more thing I wanted to mention in regards to warping.&nbsp; &nbsp; You might find that lowering the first layer speed will create a nicer bond to the glass and decrease the warping.&nbsp; &nbsp;Also,&nbsp; a lower infill&nbsp; helps decrease warp if the part doesn&#039;t need to be strong.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>There are also option in slic3r to increase brim size and skirt height which might help with warping issues too.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Looking for my first 3d printer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>I&#039;ll pursue the filament moisture issue.&nbsp; The thing is, the prints fail consistently in the same area.&nbsp; The manufacturer asked me to print a 100mm high object so they can check the steps per mm.&nbsp; They also said that the nozzle diameter should be .4, but can vary from .35-.40 so they would like me to try different nozzle diameters.&nbsp; &nbsp;I haven&#039;t tried to print lower than 240c and suspect that I am still printing too hot, too much flow.</p><p>My filament does vary from 1.68-1.78 and is set to 1.73, but I think I could be more accurate.</p><p>For anyone considering Plastic Scribbler, they have been very helpful on the tech support side and answer emails quickly.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure the printer can be &#039;fixed&#039; with software and/or screw driver.&nbsp; I doubt there is anything wrong with the printer build.</p>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[null@example.com (stevea3342)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Looking for my first 3d printer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Looks like moisture is in the filament to me too.&nbsp; Instructions using an oven can be found on the web to bake the moisture out of the filament, but i&#039;ve never tried it.&nbsp; I would keep my flament stored in a sealed container with desiccant such as damp rid when not in use though.&nbsp; &nbsp;I&#039;ve heard of people melting the spool holders when baking the filament so be careful!&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>Something else worth mentioning is to take the mean of your actual filament diameter and use that in slic3r.&nbsp; Just measure the filament in several places 10-20 and take the average.&nbsp; If the filament isn&#039;t consistent it maybe extruding too much plastic in areas and then going away in other areas.&nbsp; That&#039;s one of the problems with cheap filament. </p><p>Hope this helps.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 14:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Looking for my first 3d printer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Those are some pretty thin extrusions, what changed?<br />I was asking what is the z-rod pitch?&nbsp; For every revolution you get how much travel?</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 04:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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