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    way to improve this print

    There is a lot of focus on the first layer and that is because none of the later layers will be "better" (well, I won't rule out complete...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Jul 16, 2019 at 12:27 PM in forum: General Questions
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    way to improve this print

    You can either troubleshoot the auto-bed leveling/tramming or perform a manual bed tramming: [MEDIA] (or, do both) :)
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Jul 16, 2019 at 12:25 PM in forum: General Questions
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    way to improve this print

    Look here: https://www.printedsolid.com/blogs/news/37035715-get-your-prints-to-stick-check-your-skirt Pay attention tot he filament cross-section...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Jul 16, 2019 at 12:23 PM in forum: General Questions
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    way to improve this print

    Also, if the right-hand side pic is the bottom then you are not really level enough. It is not terrible, but it could be better with a bit more...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Jul 15, 2019 at 1:52 PM in forum: General Questions
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    way to improve this print

    Then make sure you are not too hot and set the minimum layer time to allow for smaller layers to cool.
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Jul 15, 2019 at 1:46 PM in forum: General Questions
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    way to improve this print

    No clue what material, but looking at the small protruding parts on the left one -- it is printing too hot. Probably (for that specific section)...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Jul 15, 2019 at 1:13 PM in forum: General Questions
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    When that E3D sock doesn't fit your hotend...

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    Thread by: mark tomlinson, Jul 14, 2019 at 5:39 PM, 0 replies, in forum: Off Topic
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    Great Prints regardless of humidty

    I keep mine stored with desiccant until it goes on the spool for printing, but even then we had to use a dehumidifier to drop the RH down to 45%...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Jul 14, 2019 at 1:35 PM in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Has Robo closed up shop?

    I think the real problem with the dual extrusion kit is that it was never going to be enough in demand to justify the cost. They would have had to...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Jul 14, 2019 at 6:06 AM in forum: General Questions
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    Has Robo closed up shop?

    I have an entire thread in the C2 section showing how I added one to the C2 (pretty much exact same thing for R2 since the guts are almost...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Jul 14, 2019 at 6:01 AM in forum: General Questions
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    PLA suggestions

    Anywhere you like, most PLA is fine. If you want excellent quality then use a brand-name (like Colorfabb: https://colorfabb.com/)
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Jul 13, 2019 at 3:29 PM in forum: General Questions
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    Solved small tube printing

    Excellent. If you look at the picture you posted (5th from the left pr 2nd from the right) There are settings on there for layer print speeds...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Jul 13, 2019 at 11:24 AM in forum: Troubleshooting
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    where can a get a factory image of the r2 pi?

    P.S. the C2 FAQ has the details on how to burn this if you need. Process is same for R2.
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Jul 13, 2019 at 9:27 AM in forum: Software
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    where can a get a factory image of the r2 pi?

    The new one will have a different network/machine name so you may want to log on to the pi and change it to you old one (if you care)
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Jul 13, 2019 at 8:44 AM in forum: Software