New to 3D Printing

3D Printing

Aug 7, '18

Calibrate your extruders E-steps. When you tell it to extrude 100mm of filament, that is exactly what needs to come out. Check and set your flow rate. Your PLA looks pritty much destroyed meaning it spent to much time in the extruder and/or your extruder was to hot. Try printing at about 185 degr…

Quality Fail and ABS over sticking to the bed

3D Printers

Aug 6, '18

Hello Sir, This is Mavis from Flashforge. I consulted our engineer. Please check suggestions below: 1. Did you use any other glue when printing? FF already stick a blue sheet on the build plate, and this will help filament to stick on build plate. Or you can use a blue tape instead. 2. For the ro…

Is there a 3D Printing Class/Camp for kids who already have some experience?

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Aug 6, '18

I’ve definitely considered building a reprap, but my parents don’t think I’m quite ready to take on that challenge. It’s unfortunate that I live so close to all those resources I would need, but can’t take advantage of it. I have looked into the TechShop before, and they definitely seem like they w…