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by Capt. John
Mon Dec 08, 2014 7:55 am
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: ABS printing surface
Replies: 26
Views: 35743

Re: ABS printing surface

Can help you with the way to pm members, just click on their name, new page opens with a cleared marked link to send personal messages. Stock glass build bed at 110C and hair spray work for me and I print a lot of ABS, but my models have a large footprint and are not very tall. While my help on the ...
by Capt. John
Fri Dec 05, 2014 9:02 am
Forum: M2 Dual Extruder
Topic: v4 Status
Replies: 132
Views: 149364

Re: v4 Status

V3B is a proven hot end that's printed a good 40-50 pounds of filament for me. This hot end can be rebuilt back to brand new for about 20 bucks with a new barrel and tip. I'm pushing 500 successful builds with this hot end and any problems caused were ALL filament driven. V3B printing PLA? super-sup...
by Capt. John
Thu Dec 04, 2014 12:18 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Another case of lifting corners
Replies: 12
Views: 18065

Re: Another case of lifting corners

Watch the rsilvers high quality ABS settings for the rim, or outline is set at zero, make this value 2mm and you're good to go.
If this setting is not corrected your first layer gets printed on the outline.
by Capt. John
Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:46 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Another case of lifting corners
Replies: 12
Views: 18065

Re: Another case of lifting corners

Thought long and hard about this. Seen many reoccurring themes/topics here about liking or not liking certain bonding agents. Liking has zero to do with 3D printing. I use what works. 60C bed temp in PLA with rsilvers profiles are a problem solver. You will notice in the rsilver's profiles, infill p...
by Capt. John
Wed Dec 03, 2014 5:28 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Another case of lifting corners
Replies: 12
Views: 18065

Re: Another case of lifting corners

What infill percentage are you using? Best PLA filament I've used is from MakerGear. Not overly impressed with Sainsmart stuff. Their colors are bright on the roll then, when printed ...the filament color darkens quite a bit. Not sure if there's much help I can offer other than start using a bed pre...
by Capt. John
Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:32 am
Forum: Model / Object Sharing
Topic: Maker Gear logo?
Replies: 18
Views: 25402

Re: Maker Gear logo?

Pretty sure the font used on their website is Arial, then made into bold, but not 100%.

That's what came up when I looked at their xhtml source code.
by Capt. John
Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:23 am
Forum: M2 Dual Extruder
Topic: Do the dual hotends work better than the v3b?
Replies: 6
Views: 8932

Re: Do the dual hotends work better than the v3b?

Thanks Tim for explaining something I don't have a clue about.
Should have some down time in January when I'm done printing ring project.
Then, I'll swap over to the newer setup.
by Capt. John
Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:40 am
Forum: M2 Dual Extruder
Topic: Do the dual hotends work better than the v3b?
Replies: 6
Views: 8932

Do the dual hotends work better than the v3b?

Still have my dual hot end kit in the box from MG.
What are the advantages in the different type hot ends?

Obvious to color, in my case a easier to remove supports is why I purchased
the dual extruder kit in the 1st. place.

Been hesitant about the end drips, needing wipers and code modifications.
by Capt. John
Tue Dec 02, 2014 6:54 am
Forum: How-to/Guides/Tips
Topic: Easy PLA removal from bed using FrogTape
Replies: 2
Views: 6319

Re: Easy PLA removal from bed using FrogTape

Hair spray doesn't need to be cleaned after every build. I get about 15 runs before cleaning. If your frog tape is working stick with it. There's no right or wrong way is what I learned thus far and appreciate your willingness to share. Heated build beds are necessary when you move to ABS, PET+, etc...
by Capt. John
Mon Dec 01, 2014 5:41 am
Forum: Software
Topic: Saving Gcode to SD
Replies: 8
Views: 13415

Re: Saving Gcode to SD

Thanks for great explanations. Was aware of the naming convention in the number of letters.
But it's a good thing to bring up again for those like me in the learning stages.