Hello! I am brand new to the 3D printing world and I just got my Flashforge Creator Pro (thanks to the wonderful 2015 buyers guide from this site!). I almost have it set up, but was hoping to just open one bag of filament until I am more comfortable with printing to open the other bag, I heard it was better to keep them stored air-tight with the desiccant so they wouldn’t become brittle. Is it possible to use the machine with just one extruder loaded? I wasn’t sure if it was necessary to have both loaded for proper bed calibration.
BelleAim you are totally cool just loading one spool of filament. In fast it will work better… If you load two and only use one, the 2nd one can have residual filament on the nozzle and drag through prints etc.
The FFCP is a GREAT printer, congrats… I love mine…
Thats OK to do. One of the best aspects of the FFCP is you can eventually load both sides, and do single extrusion prints without having to change filament. A lot of multiple part prints look cooler with contrasting color parts Good luck! Jason
I find that I hardly use the second extruder and personally and I remove the nozzle and PTFE tube so that it doesn’t interfere with my printing; just my opinion. Congratulations on your new FFCP, you are going to LOVE it!
