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* '''Operational''' ... use PETG head '''only''' for PETG, and the PLA head '''only''' for PLA. | * '''Operational''' ... use PETG head '''only''' for PETG, and the PLA head '''only''' for PLA. | ||
** PETG printhead in printer -- loaded with 1.75mm Blue iPrint-3D PETG. | ** PETG printhead in printer -- loaded with 1.75mm Blue iPrint-3D PETG. | ||
* The Buld Plate is no longer perfectly flat. (Small high area, centered on X-axis & bit behind Y-axis center.) | |||
* The Printhead Heatsink Fan is '''always on''' ... so don't leave this printer powered on for long periods of time without printing. | * The Printhead Heatsink Fan is '''always on''' ... so don't leave this printer powered on for long periods of time without printing. | ||
* [[3D_Printers#Cura_15|Cura 15 Settings here]] (see Cura 3 Settings section instead.) | * [[3D_Printers#Cura_15|Cura 15 Settings here]] (see Cura 3 Settings section instead.) | ||
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'''Quality''' | '''Quality''' | ||
* Layer Height: 0.225 mm | * Layer Height: 0.225 mm (Using "Adaptive Layers", so this really means from 0.175mm to 0.275mm)<br />==> Using a Layer Height more than 2.75mm or less than 1.75mm seems to cause a LOT more PETG build-up on the outside of the nozzle. | ||
* Initial Layer Height: 0.3 mm | * Initial Layer Height: 0.3 mm | ||
* Line Width: 0.35 mm ('''smaller''' than the 0.4mm nozzle) | * Line Width: 0.35 mm ('''smaller''' than the 0.4mm nozzle) | ||
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** Wall Line Count: 3 (3 perimeters seem to work a bit better than 2) | ** Wall Line Count: 3 (3 perimeters seem to work a bit better than 2) | ||
* Top/Bottom Thickness: 1.2 mm (Requires more than for PLA.) | * Top/Bottom Thickness: 1.2 mm (Requires more than for PLA.) | ||
* Top/Bottom Pattern: Zig Zag | * Top/Bottom Pattern: Zig Zag (To help minimize retractions.) | ||
* Bottom Pattern Initial Layer: Concentric (To get a better bottom surface.) | * Bottom Pattern Initial Layer: Concentric (To get a better bottom surface.) | ||
* Optimize Wall Printing Order: UNSELECTED | * Optimize Wall Printing Order: UNSELECTED | ||
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* Extra Skin Wall Count: 1 | * Extra Skin Wall Count: 1 | ||
'''Infill''' | '''Infill''' | ||
* Infill Density: 100% or less, as appropriate<br />==> 100% often used, as PETG is more flexible than PLA. (100% also permits MAXIMUM layer bonding.)<br />==> 25% often used when just want infill to print on top of | * Infill Density: 100% or less, as appropriate<br />==> 100% often used, as PETG is more flexible than PLA. (100% also permits MAXIMUM layer bonding.)<br />==> 25% often used when just want infill to print on top of. (PETG needs a little bit more infill to print over than PLA.) | ||
* Infill Pattern: Zig Zag | * Infill Pattern: Zig Zag (To help minimize retractions.) | ||
* Infill Overlap Percentage: 0 (Using Line Width < Nozzle Width instead.) | * Infill Overlap Percentage: 0 (Using Line Width < Nozzle Width instead.) | ||
* Skin Overlap Percentage: 0 (Using Line Width < Nozzle Width instead.) | * Skin Overlap Percentage: 0 (Using Line Width < Nozzle Width instead.) | ||
* Infill Wipe Distance: 0 (Using Line Width < Nozzle Width instead.) | * Infill Wipe Distance: 0 (Using Line Width < Nozzle Width instead.) | ||
* Infill Before Walls: UNSELECTED (Select this only when needed.) | * Infill Before Walls: UNSELECTED (Select this only when needed.) | ||
* Minimum Infill Area: 2 mm² (Can set to 0 if that seems needed.) | * Minimum Infill Area: 2 mm² (Can set to 0 -- to not use this setting -- if that seems needed.) | ||
'''Material''' | '''Material''' | ||
* Printing Temperature: 235 °C (This should be set by the '''Material''' settings.) | * Printing Temperature: 235 °C (This should be set by the '''Material''' settings.) | ||
* Printing Temperature Intitial Layer: 235 °C | * Printing Temperature Intitial Layer: 235 °C | ||
* Build Plate Temperature: 0 °C | * Build Plate Temperature: 0 °C | ||
* Diameter: 1.75 mm (This should be set by the '''Material''' settings.)<br />==> if possible, use the actual measured filament dia. | * Diameter: 1.75 mm (This should be set by the '''Material''' settings.)<br />==> if possible, use the actual measured filament dia. -- Otherwise 1.7mm seems a good "best guess" for iPrint-3D PETG. | ||
* Flow: 94 % | * Flow: 94 % (I would '''not''' want to use anything less than this.) | ||
* Initial Layer Flow: 96 % (To get better buildplate adhesion.) | * Initial Layer Flow: 96 % (To get better buildplate adhesion.) | ||
* Retraction Distance: 0.5 mm (Retraction & Coasting work together.) | * Retraction Distance: 0.5 mm (Retraction & Coasting work together.) | ||
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** Retraction Retract Speed: 20 mm/s | ** Retraction Retract Speed: 20 mm/s | ||
** Retraction Prime Speed: 25 mm/s | ** Retraction Prime Speed: 25 mm/s | ||
* Retraction Extra Prime Amount: -0.0005 mm³ | * Retraction Extra Prime Amount: -0.0005 mm³ (That is a '''negative''' value.) | ||
* Retraction Minimum Travel: 1.2 mm (3 Nozzle Width, less than 4 Line Width) | * Retraction Minimum Travel: 1.2 mm (3 Nozzle Width, less than 4 Line Width) | ||
* Maximum Retraction Count: 30 (# usually for the above Retraction Distance.) | * Maximum Retraction Count: 30 (# is usually for the above Retraction Distance.) | ||
* Limit Support Retractions: UNSELECTED | * Limit Support Retractions: UNSELECTED | ||
'''Speed''' | '''Speed''' | ||
* Print Speed: 25 mm/s | * Print Speed: 25 mm/s | ||
** Infill Speed: 25 mm/s<br />==> Can try 30 to 35 mm/s for prints with larger areas of infill.<br /> | ** Infill Speed: 25 mm/s<br />==> Can try 30 to 35 mm/s for prints with larger areas of infill.<br /> | ||
** Wall Speed 25 mm/s | ** Wall Speed 25 mm/s (Should not actually matter, since really using the Outer Wall & Inner Wall settings.) | ||
*** Outer Wall Speed: 20 mm/s | *** Outer Wall Speed: 20 mm/s | ||
*** Inner Wall Speed: 25 mm/s | *** Inner Wall Speed: 25 mm/s | ||
** Top/Bottom Speed: 20 mm/s | ** Top/Bottom Speed: 20 mm/s | ||
** Support Speed: 25 mm/s | ** Support Speed: 25 mm/s | ||
* Travel Speed 200 mm/s | * Travel Speed 200 mm/s (The '''maximum travel speed''' for this printer.)<br />==> Using travel speeds above 200mm/s was contributing to occational X/Y axis layer shifts -- which took months to resolve. | ||
* Initial Layer Speed: 20 mm/s | * Initial Layer Speed: 20 mm/s | ||
* Enable Acceleration Control: SELECTED | * Enable Acceleration Control: SELECTED | ||
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* Support Placement: Everywhere (Use "Touching Build Plate" when appropriate.) | * Support Placement: Everywhere (Use "Touching Build Plate" when appropriate.) | ||
* Support Overhang Angle: 50 ° | * Support Overhang Angle: 50 ° | ||
* Support Pattern: Lines ( | * Support Pattern: Lines (Least difficult to remove support type for PETG.) | ||
* Support Wall Line Count: 1 (This makes supports print '''much''' better.) | * Support Wall Line Count: 1 (This makes supports print '''much''' better.) | ||
* Support Density: 20% (Needs more than PLA.) | * Support Density: 20% (Needs more than PLA.) | ||
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'''Experimental''' | '''Experimental''' | ||
* Maximum Resolution: 0.01 mm | * Maximum Resolution: 0.01 mm | ||
* Enable Costing: SELECTED | * Enable Costing: SELECTED<br />==> Costing together with a small retraction seems to works better than using just retractions.<br /> | ||
* Costing Volume: 0.1 mm<sup>3</sup> (aprox. 150% the Cura 3 default value) | |||
* Minimum Volume Before Coasting: 0.8 mm<sup>3</sup> | |||
* Coasting Speed: 100 % | |||
* Alternate Skin Rotation: SELECTED (UNSELECT this when using Supports.) | * Alternate Skin Rotation: SELECTED (UNSELECT this when using Supports.) | ||
* Use Adaptive Layers: SELECTED | |||
* Adaptive Layers Maximum Variation: 0.05 mm | |||
* Adaptive Layers Variation Step Size: 0.01 mm | |||
* Adaptive Layers Threshold: 180 (Default value is 200)<br />==> 180 seems to provide about same quality & speed as using a 0.1mm layer height with PLA on Ultimaker 1. | |||
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NOTES: | NOTES: | ||
* For best results printing PETG, '''do not use the Filament Fan'''. (Print with the Hotend Heatsink Fan '''only'''.) When the Filament Fan is used, expect layer separation problems. When printed without using a Filament Fan, PETG has '''exceptional''' layer bonding. | * For best results printing PETG, '''do not use the Filament Fan'''. (Print with the Hotend Heatsink Fan '''only'''.) When the Filament Fan is used, expect layer separation problems. When printed without using a Filament Fan, PETG has '''exceptional''' layer bonding. | ||
* As a filament type, PETG is terrible at things like bridging. This includes you might need just a bit more top surface over infill to get a smooth outer layer. | * As a filament type, PETG is terrible at things like steep overhangs and bridging. This includes you might need just a bit more top surface over infill to get a smooth outer layer. (Or just use a slightly higher infill %.) | ||
* | * That PETG likes to to buildup on the '''outside''' of the print nozzle is a major problem with this filament type. This has a lot to so with how all PETG is "stringy". (Some makes/brands are worse than others.) So as the hot nozzle moves through any spiderweb thin strands between printed parts, PETG filament builds up on the nozzle. (And eventually may drop onto the print, as a possibly print ruining blob of plastic.) For that reason, any print that could be described as a "highly shaped bock of plastic" should work well. But prints where the head constantly moves over open air -- with no plastic under the nozzle & creating many strands -- are more likely to fail. | ||
* These settings use a 0.35mm line width out of a 0.4mm nozzle, '''instead''' of all the other overlaps which would also contribute to PETG trying to build up on the outside of the nozzle. | |||
* These settings | |||
==Cura 3 Settings for this Printer== | ==Cura 3 Settings for this Printer== | ||
In Cura 3. | In Cura 3.4.1, to use the below settings, create a '''Custom FDM printer''', then edit the '''Machine Settings''' for that printer to contain the following:<br /> | ||
... '''PRINTER TAB'''<br /> | ... '''PRINTER TAB'''<br /> | ||
'''Printer Settings''' | '''Printer Settings''' | ||
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</code> | </code> | ||
... '''EXTRUDER 1 TAB'''<br /> | ... '''EXTRUDER 1 TAB'''<br /> | ||
* Nozzle size: 0.4 mm | * Nozzle size: 0.4 mm | ||
* Compatible Material diameter: 1.75 mm | |||
==Machine Log== | ==Machine Log== | ||
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!Notes | !Notes | ||
!Entry By | !Entry By | ||
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| June 28, 2020 | |||
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* This Machine has been retired, it was taken home during the HL2 => HL3 by a member. This was with the consent of the hacklab membership. | |||
| Revident | |||
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|November 14, 2018 | |||
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* Had repeated/ongoing LAYER SHIFT problems with a large "lot of movements" print. | |||
** Snugged the screws to hold the plate on, as it was moving. | |||
** Tightened the printhead gantry screws. Several have nuts pulling through, so '''need to glue that part of the printer'''. | |||
** Retention both belts, by adding a printed piece onto each belt. | |||
** Still getting some Layer Shifts, so will have to try 120mm/s travel speed next. (Instead of 200mm/s) | |||
* Discovered the Print Bed Plate is no longer flat. (Small high area, centered on X-axis & bit behind Y-axis.) | |||
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|September 19, 2018 | |September 19, 2018 | ||
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* The PETG | * The PETG p4rinthead DIED. | ||
** broken wires due to wires flexing right at the Heater connector. | ** broken wires due to wires flexing right at the Heater connector. | ||
** Also, again getting erratic flow or PETG out of the printhead. | ** Also, again getting erratic flow or PETG out of the printhead. | ||
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==Parts and Supplies Wish List== | ==Parts and Supplies Wish List== | ||
* Connector Parts needed to finish other 2 Printheads -- and also to try different filament cooling fans. | |||
** 3 pieces of: https://www.digikey.ca/products/en?keywords=Wm1845-ND (Have 2 of these.) | |||
** 20 pieces of: https://www.digikey.ca/products/en?keywords=Wm1837CT-ND (Have 4 of these.) | |||
** 8 pieces of: https://www.digikey.ca/products/en?keywords=Wm1855-ND (Have 2 of these. Also for cooling fan.) | |||
** 50 pieces of: https://www.digikey.ca/products/en?keywords=Wm1841CT-ND (Have NONE of these. Also for cooling fan.) | |||
PLEASE NOTE: These connectors are '''extremely difficult''' to crimp in a manner they work. So at least '''double''' the crimp-connector parts are needed to get solid/working connectors. | |||
*www.aliexpress.com/item/A-Funssor-Silicone-Socks-for-v6-hotend-SILICONE-HEATER-BLOCK-COVER-Heater-Block-Silicone-Insulation-Blue/32823079702.html | *www.aliexpress.com/item/A-Funssor-Silicone-Socks-for-v6-hotend-SILICONE-HEATER-BLOCK-COVER-Heater-Block-Silicone-Insulation-Blue/32823079702.html | ||