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by willnewton
Sun Oct 08, 2017 12:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: About Simplify 3D version 4.0 and M2 Rev. E
Replies: 2
Views: 6022

Re: About Simplify 3D version 4.0 and M2 Rev. E

It’s fine. Not much else to say. It was not a life changing upgrade or anything like that.
by willnewton
Tue Oct 03, 2017 2:19 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Extending wire harness life - wire wrap
Replies: 3
Views: 6996

Re: Extending wire harness life - wire wrap

My printer has an incredibly simple strain relief for the extruder head wiring. I tied a loose loop of flexible filament (used old Esun flex filament, harder than Ninjaflex and softer than Semiflex) over the cable bundle and anchored it to the shelf about a foot above it. The loop is situated on the...
by willnewton
Sun Sep 10, 2017 1:12 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Brims vs Rafts?
Replies: 11
Views: 17636

Re: Brims vs Rafts?

esun PLA+ is totally fine with 50°C bed, been using it that way for a long time on my M2 it is also totally fine without a heated bed at all printed with a turnigy mini fabrikator. Gwhite, knocking down the bed temp a few degrees at the time hoping that you will hit the magic temp that will work is ...
by willnewton
Fri Sep 08, 2017 4:06 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Brims vs Rafts?
Replies: 11
Views: 17636

Re: Brims vs Rafts?

A brim will help and is easy to remove. It is a good solution for keeping things in place that have a lot of contact area with the bed, such as a box shape. 3-5 perimeter brim rings will solve most warping issues. Another solution that works well is to add a dime sized feature that is centered at th...
by willnewton
Fri Sep 08, 2017 3:50 pm
Forum: Modifications
Topic: nema17 dampers
Replies: 160
Views: 302876

Re: nema17 dampers

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=3160&hilit=noctua&start=20

3rd post down on this page is where my fan install starts, but you should check out the whole thread.
by willnewton
Sat Aug 26, 2017 2:10 am
Forum: Printed Object Showcase
Topic: 6" adjustable vent
Replies: 10
Views: 22456

Re: 6" adjustable vent

Sounds like you got it under control! I was just excited about the novelty of bottle cap behavior in a duct, which says a lot for the quality of entertainment where I live.
by willnewton
Wed Aug 16, 2017 1:02 pm
Forum: Printed Object Showcase
Topic: 6" adjustable vent
Replies: 10
Views: 22456

Re: 6" adjustable vent

Just a comment that may or may not apply depending on how I interpreted your first post. You say that you are looking to slow down the speed of the caps "at different points" by introducing venting. This says to me you are expecting to be able to increase the speed at some point after the vent. This...
by willnewton
Sat Jun 03, 2017 6:57 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: difficulty passing through hot end
Replies: 7
Views: 8000

Re: difficulty passing through hot end

Also, when you are feeding/priming using the jog console only move 1mm at a time, 10mm at a time will cause a mess. It's too fast.
by willnewton
Thu May 04, 2017 1:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The State of the Gear
Replies: 106
Views: 281252

Re: The State of the Gear

Wireless good. Bigger printer good. New model number good. Dual extruder on regular machine? meh. Dual extruder on large machine? better. Minimizing air friction? #lolwut :D Looks like it's all good for new folks. Shiny new features are nice, but the actual prints will be the same high quality, best...
by willnewton
Mon Apr 24, 2017 3:17 pm
Forum: Filament
Topic: best carbon fiber filled filament
Replies: 7
Views: 12271

Re: best carbon fiber filled filament

Welcome to the hype that is carbon-filled filament. There is nothing stupider, except politics. I spent years molding airplane parts from fiberglass, carbon, fiber, and Kevlar. The delusion that chopping up fiber into dust and sprinkling it into filament makes it stronger is insanity, but folks buy ...