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  • Selling the 3d printer

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    As part of the holidays this year, I am upgrading my 3d printer to a new Prusa I3 MK3S, which is expected to arrive some time today. I opted for the kit version, which will give me a project to work on while I am off of work for a bit. However, this leaves my…

  • 3d Printing Tuning

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    I am thinking it may be time to re-tune the basic extrusion details within my printer.  Although the printing is running well, and very reliably, I have been having challenges with filament tracking and estimates.  Using the FilamentManager Plugin for Octoprint, I can enter a spool of 1000 grams, but according to the numbers, I…

  • Fan success

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    The replacement fan arrived on time, was a simple install, and quite happily appears to have solved my latest issues.  Heat creep no longer appears to be a problem – the extruder motor is comfortably cool, and after a quick re-leveling of the bed, the printer is functional again.  I am re-running a larger print…

  • All Metal Hotend

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    Received and managed to install the new Micro Swiss All-Metal Hotend for my 3d printer, an effort which was relatively simple.  Most of the challenge was really just managing the tiny screws that hold the printer together, and rewiring everything back in the correct place.  The included URL from the vendor provided up to date…

  • ADVi3++ upgrades

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    The title is a bit of gibberish to those unaware, but this past weekend, before my trip, I managed to make time to try to upgrade my 3d printer to use the ADVi3++ firmware.  Basically, this means upgrading and re-flashing the firmware of the built-in controller board and LCD panel with the ADVi3++ software –…