Hi, I am printing large circular object (e.g., a bracelet) and due to its structure I need a raft for better results. Ideally the raft would be about the size of the outline of my object. S3D, however, prints a raft that covers the whole area inside the perimeter. This takes forever to print and eat...

Ed's writeup is great. Here's another that goes into several reasons holes are undersized, and a workaround: http://hydraraptor.blogspot.com/2011/02/polyholes.html You can use low vertex count polygons instead of holes to improve their sizing. Thanks! that useful info to learn (and in general an in...

the problem is in the printing Cylinders have a particular problem: the nozzle tends to pull the thread toward the center of the cylinder as it travels around the perimeter. Both holes and posts come out smaller than they should, with the error decreasing as the diameter increases. I found that a F...

Hi, I am printing something that involve multiple gears. I noticed that the parts do not match up properly, and so started measuring the printed object. As an example, printing a vertical column with diameter of 5mm results in a print with diameter of 4.5~4.6mm. At the same time printing a square of...

I purchased this mystery "support filament" from MakerGear's "undocumented options" page. It arrived yesterday, and it turns out it is something called "PolySupport" from polymakr. From the page that came with it I understand that it is mainly intended for combination with PLA. I am mostly doing ABS...

Just to add to what people already wrote. I got my machine two weeks ago. Aside from a scary moment at the beginning (due to me not plugging the power plug all the way) the machine has been great. True, not all information is collected in one place, but most of it is easy to find (here or on MakerGe...

Any recommendations? My default supplier is Amazon, but I wonder if thats the best place to buy.

Recommendations?

Great initiative! Thanks!

I just posted my conclusions about how to fine tune dual extruder offset - viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2747&sid=ff445befa ... 183#p16956

Google "Vernier scale" for an image. Here's one: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Close_up_of_vernier_scale.jpg Then make a two part model, one for each side of the scale, with the center pair lined up and the lines on one side offset by .1 millimeter more on either side as you go out. Which pa...

Google "Vernier scale" for an image. Here's one: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Close_up_of_vernier_scale.jpg Then make a two part model, one for each side of the scale, with the center pair lined up and the lines on one side offset by .1 millimeter more on either side as you go out. Which pa...