#filament — Public Fediverse posts
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Current status: I wanted to respool #filament from a defective spool, and had to realise that I have no more empty spools.
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Current status: I wanted to respool #filament from a defective spool, and had to realise that I have no more empty spools.
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Current status: I wanted to respool #filament from a defective spool, and had to realise that I have no more empty spools.
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Current status: I wanted to respool #filament from a defective spool, and had to realise that I have no more empty spools.
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Current status: I wanted to respool #filament from a defective spool, and had to realise that I have no more empty spools.
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Na, habt Ihr einen 3D-Drucker und viel Abfall?
Nervt es Euch, dass vom teuren Filament so viel weggeworfen werden muss?
Dafür gibt es eine coole Lösung. Oder besser gesagt: soll es geben. 😊
https://tino-eberl.de/vibe-coding/3d-drucker-filament-recycling-creality/
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I've been 3D-printing for around five and a half years. So I'm not a rookie, but I just made a #rookie #mistake.
I've spent the last couple of weeks making compartments and dividers and such for the toolboxes I take to the Repair Cafe. Lots of test #prints to check fits and footprints, full prints, changes to design based on lessons learned during use at the last cafe, etc. I've put around three kilograms of #filament through my printer in that time.
Then, in the last couple days, I started having various problems. At first they only showed up on big prints - #adhesion and #curling, which I've had before when pushing the limits of my bed size. But prints seemed to be getting #sloppier, and I had a couple of spaghetti explosions.
Tonight, I finally took the #hotend apart and looked at it closely - it's very difficult to do when the printer is fully assembled, because it's a #delta printer.
Lo and behold, the nozzle appeared worn. And that can account for all the problems.
I should have checked this sooner - but I've only been printing plain #PLA, nothing abrasive, so I didn't think of it. Lesson learned.
Pardon the shitty photo from a cheap digital magnifier. The old #nozzle #orifice is about 1.5x the diameter of the new one - so 2.25x the area. No wonder plastic was going everywhere but where it should go!
Seems to be printing *much* better with a new nozzle.
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It's true, PLA-CF is mostly useless, it's hard to find an advantage over regular PLA. "I built a thing" shows what happens in details with electron microscope and CT scanner as well as physical testing. Impressive images!
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I Gotta Print More Cowbell - Since the earliest days of affordable, home 3D printers, the technology behind the... - https://hackaday.com/2025/07/03/i-gotta-print-more-cowbell/ #3dprinterhacks #carbonfiber #3dprinter #filament #cowbell #pps-cf #metal
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One nozzle replacement and cooling assembly upgrade later, and my 4y old Prusa Mk3S+ is back to printing at excellent quality.
The new cooling assembly provides a higher flow rate while focusing the air onto the extruded filament a lot better than the old one. And I replaced the worn 2yo .4mm nozzle with a new .6mm one. 10/10 worth it.#3dprinting #3d #printer #printers #filament #extruder #prusa #prusa3d #i3mk3s #mk3s
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A good video from "I built a thing" that may surprise you about carbon fibre filaments. Their only advantages are probably appearance and reduced shrinkage.
In addition to poorer mechanical properties, they may also be carcinogenic!
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Making calcium lactate, precursor to #PLA from sourkraut and egg shells.
