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  1. Nifty

    Bed Adhesion: PLA on heated glass bed

    As you guys may know, I recently converted to PEI bed on my Ender 3 V2: https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/im-a-convert-pei-heated-spring-steel-bed-plate-surface.15283/ I keep that printer at my GF's house (where I'm mostly living these days), and my CR-10 is at my house and idle 99% of...
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    Fast Printing Modular Drawer system

    Yup, they can be very flimsy! I've also found they are VERY rarely able to hold water 100%, so that make them (ironically) not great as vases. Using a bigger nozzle, printing slower, at higher temps, and using the trick in the video above has combined to make my vases pretty strong and more...
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    Fast Printing Modular Drawer system

    ...all that said, the fact that it's vase-mode is intriguing to me, and I might give one of these a try just to play with that a bit. plus, I recently watched this video and tested out printing lines WAY thicker than my 0.6 nozzle... and it worked! So, it might be interesting to combine this...
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    Fast Printing Modular Drawer system

    Once in a while I get tempted to print stuff like that, but then I realize that either: 1) I have similar already around the garage that I'm not using, or 2) Stuff like this is readily available at the $1 store (or other super-cheap stores) that tend to be better quality injection molded clear...
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    Time For A 3D Printer Upgrade?!?! Keep, Upgrade, Something else?

    It's crazy to me that prices have dropped so low for decent quality printers. These days almost anybody can get into the hobby at this price! Here's another good review of the Aquila. The hoarder in me is really yelling at me to pick one up!
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    Time For A 3D Printer Upgrade?!?! Keep, Upgrade, Something else?

    I'm tempted to get this crazy deal just for a spare printer. So cheap at $160 for what is basically and Ender 3 V2! Great video of the printer and a good comparison of pros/cons to Ender 3 v2 at the end:
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    I'm A Convert! PEI Heated Spring Steel Bed Plate Surface

    Once the magnetic sheet and PEI metal sheet arrive, I'll be curious for you to test the attraction difference between using the magnet config you have vs. the magnetic sheet. Keep us posted!
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    What Are You Printing Today?

    That's awesome! Very impressed! Ahh... good points! I hadn't thought about that consideration, thanks!
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    What Are You Printing Today?

    Currently printing: Strap Clip I purchased a big roll of "webbing" strapping: https://amzn.to/3tw5Wo2 I was honestly VERY surprised the roll was still in one nice circle in the bag. Not a single bit of clips, tape, wrapping, or anything. Picking it up, I could tell it was BEGGING to unwind...
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    What Are You Printing Today?

    That's incredible! Thank you for sharing it! I'm mostly frustrated I can't "react" to your post with a "LOVE" and "WOW" together! ;) The render is beautiful and the print is awesome! What are the rough dimensions? I see the coin for reference (smart!!) but still having a hard time wrapping my...
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    I'm A Convert! PEI Heated Spring Steel Bed Plate Surface

    Interesting! I've been watching all the videos about IPA and so I've been using that... and it seems to work, but I'll keep an eye on it and use dish-soap if I run into problems getting things to stick. Ya, I've seen lots of videos where they even use steel-wool! I pealed off the protective...
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    I'm A Convert! PEI Heated Spring Steel Bed Plate Surface

    I've NEVER heard this used like this... but I love that you used it! lozenge: a rhombus or diamond shape. brilliant! LOL!
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    I'm A Convert! PEI Heated Spring Steel Bed Plate Surface

    Yup, 100% what @Artur5 said: Prusa comes with them attached (like this). Adding magnets to another printer would be a nightmare It won't be needed. Millions of people are using the metal flex plates with the supplied adhesive magnetic sheets without any problems with them lifting up.
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    I'm A Convert! PEI Heated Spring Steel Bed Plate Surface

    Oh, and a fun side-note: I have the mag sheet from my CR-10 sitting next to my printer. I realized I can take the PEI flex-plate from my Ender3 and put it on the super cold magnetic sheet, and the cold sheet will QUICKLY suck the heat out of the flex metal PEI sheet. Kinda fun to watch as the...
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    Teaching Tech - Youtube Channel & Printer Calibration Troubleshooting

    I've posted about this guy a few times, but wanted to make sure I had all the correct searchable words in the title so I could find it easy later :) Teaching Tech is one of my FAVORITE channels for 3D printing: https://www.youtube.com/c/TeachingTech/videos I've been especially impressed with...
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    I'm A Convert! PEI Heated Spring Steel Bed Plate Surface

    I'll bet you a beer you won't need any additional magnets! ;) If you stick the magnet that comes with the kit to a properly clean / prepped bed, the metal flex-plat should grab on SUPER well to the magnet. I look forward to hearing your experience!
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    I'm A Convert! PEI Heated Spring Steel Bed Plate Surface

    Yup, I had the exact same problem with the same flex blue mag sheet. From what I can tell, the "stick" between the steel plate and the mag sheet (that used 3M adhesive to stick to the bed) is way WAY stronger than the flex sheets. In fact, when I start laying the steel sheet down, once it gets...
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    I'm A Convert! PEI Heated Spring Steel Bed Plate Surface

    I started my 3d Printing journey using blue painters tape on a bare metal bed. I then converted to using gluestick on a cold glass bed: https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/bed-adhesion-tricks-and-tips.12128/page-9#post-109242 This worked great for years. Biggest issue was getting really...
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    Time For A 3D Printer Upgrade?!?! Keep, Upgrade, Something else?

    This kid's videos continue to surprise and impress me. She's better than 90% of the other youtubers out there. She clearly puts in a TON of prep, filming, and post-production / editing time and effort! This is EXACTLY the video I've been wanting to see for potentially upgrading my CR-10 to a...
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    Very interesting video about gear extruders and some issues with print artefacts

    I've actually considered a dual-extruder a few times, but: 1: (similar to dual z screws) I don't have any issues that I'm trying to solve for that would justify doing the work / adding it. 2: I've heard too many mixed reviews and reactions about them to add one. So, if I start having some...
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