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    Solved E3D V6 0.25mm nozzle clogging mid print

    Hey, A bit late to the party. Sorry. To me, your original issues look retraction related. With tiny nozzles like that, you have so much back...
    Post by: Printed Solid, Jul 17, 2018 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Blobs/Zits with ASA

    I agree with @Geof . Probably a bit hotter and you're fine. Doesn't look like you have fan running. There would be layer splits. Do you have...
    Post by: Printed Solid, Jun 19, 2018 in forum: Printing Filament
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    colorfabb nGen tips?

    @DavidR NGEN is a filament that is pretty easy to learn. Too hot and it gets too stringy. Too cold and it will be too brittle. I would...
    Post by: Printed Solid, Jun 4, 2018 in forum: Filament
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    PEI Sheets precut with 3m

    right. thanks Geof. Not sure what else you've tried, but kapton doesn't really work with anything. It just protects your build plate. PEI is...
    Post by: Printed Solid, Apr 30, 2018 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    PEI Sheets precut with 3m

    @Geof Polyimide is Kapton. @BrooklynBay Polyimide has largely been replaced by other surfaces for the vast majority of users. PEI is my personal...
    Post by: Printed Solid, Apr 29, 2018 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    why does thingiverse open my files in cura?

    Aside from the fixes already listed: It is a checkbox when you install cura. You clicked the option to open stl files in Cura. Cura (and pretty...
    Post by: Printed Solid, Apr 29, 2018 in forum: Off Topic
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    Ruby or Sapphire for nozzle tip?

    Hey guys. @WheresWaldo if you do some googling, the history between the two companies is interesting. They did work together at one point....
    Post by: Printed Solid, Apr 17, 2018 in forum: Off Topic
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    Smart LCD Controller XXL jibberish

    Also would add that it's 100% not the firmware. Very slight possibility that it's the boards in the printer, but issues with those tend to...
    Post by: Printed Solid, Feb 28, 2018 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Smart LCD Controller XXL jibberish

    Actually, we're the ones who sell these with a warning, so I'm guessing the source here. Failures dropped by a huge amount once we started...
    Post by: Printed Solid, Feb 28, 2018 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    What to do with those 2 foot filament scraps

    This was one of the things I found fairly early on thingiverse that really got my imagination spinning. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:25612 I...
    Post by: Printed Solid, Feb 1, 2018 in forum: Off Topic
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    What to do with those 2 foot filament scraps

    With a bowden drive, you can chop them into short pieces (1") and load up the tube to get some really cool effects. Retractions work better than...
    Post by: Printed Solid, Feb 1, 2018 in forum: Off Topic
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    Restart a printing from the breakpoint

    @Geof @mark I'm shocked! Really? You guys don't try to resume prints like that? For me, it's a tossup depending on how long the print has been...
    Post by: Printed Solid, Jan 27, 2018 in forum: General Questions
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    PEI Sheets precut with 3m

    I'll have to search through data sheets to get you a number on that, but I can tell you that we've run prints with the bed at 115 with no problem.
    Post by: Printed Solid, Jan 22, 2018 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Hardened Steel Hot Ends for Carbon Printing

    Wear rate depends on filament type and the geometry of what is being printed. My first experience with nozzle wear was in a post on the Ultimaker...
    Post by: Printed Solid, Jan 14, 2018 in forum: General Questions
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    Solved Gasoline resistant?

    PC should do well. Nylon as well (also probably a bit easier to make water tight). Polypropylene is a no go.
    Post by: Printed Solid, Jan 7, 2018 in forum: General Questions