It seems like when I try to print something, I print out lots of iterations with minor changes between the two. I got tired of cubes < http://mike.creuzer.com/2012/03/working-on-fine-tuning-the-printer.html > so I switched to something that may actually be useful. Carabiners. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:18390 The 1.75mm Natural colored PLA printed awesomely for me, but I had gotten that …
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The cooling fan I tried first didn't work so hot. So I found another bracket style and thought I would try printing that to see if it would work better. It does! I really like this bracket, it's so simple, and so effectively matches to my MG Prusa. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:13343 I was amazed at how .1mm …
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I printed out a Yoda http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:12288 the other night for my friend's 5 year old. He turned out pretty well, but not perfect. I need to tweak my cooling a bit yet. Some dry erase markers on the natural PLA, and he looks pretty good. It's really hard to photograph these things though. Print DetailsMakerGear …
One of the suggestions to me to improve my print quality was to add a fan that blows on the print and help cool it faster. So last night I printed it, and tonight I installed it. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:10988 It didn't work. Too much back pressure, no air came out of the nozzle at all! Just …
One of the things that it needs to do is go from pillar to pillar without forming strings of plastic and also to bridge between the pillars forming a solid piece. I've been trying different settings and taking notes on what they are and comparing them to the photos for reference. In album RepRap PVA …
