On Tuesday 16 June 2020 08:59:07 Thaddeus Waldner wrote: > > No one has yet relayed their extruder speed to me. So I've no clue > > whats really RIGHT. > > Where exactly are you setting the extruder speed, Gene?
from the printers own menu's.punch knob, scroll down to control, punch knob, scroll does to steps/mm, punch knob, scroll to axis to adjust, punch knob, scroll to change, punch knob backs out. There is a save settings at some point, if you've changed anything, so a save so its default.. This is how I am also calibrating the size of the 5x5 test file, about .05mm at a time now that I'm getting close. > Most slicers, > including Cura, don’t allow direct control over the actual filament > feed speed. This parameter is instead calculated by the slicer from > material diameter, layer height, nozzle diameter, wall width, and > perhaps other factors. Many of these are variables that change from > one job to the next and even during the print. > > The way to “fill more” in Cura is to increase “Flow” under “Material.” > Before you do that, check and see if your filament size matches what > you are using. The most common size is 1.75mm. You set this in the > preferences under Printers>Machine Settings>Extruder1 Correct, thats a cura thing, this is the printers own defaults I'm putzing with. I made an improved nozzle duct yesterday, but its weave is so open I painted it with New Skin so the air actually goes where its pointed. which visibly sharpened up the teeth of an XL sprocket, but the improved cooling also loosed the bond between threads, so I need to adjust cura's temps up a bit. The sprocket looks lots better, but has loose threads in the internal walls. And its roundness is much softer due to the poorer bonding between threads. Adhesion is much better if the first layer is laid at 70C for build plate. The improved air flow at the nozzle seems to indicate a need for a higher nozzle temp, but that is a cura setting and I'm haveing a hell of a time just finding the project saver, so I can go back, reload a project and make one change for effect. cura is not a friendly slicer, menu's come and go for no reason I can grok. But I don't think I'm up to a full thread on the extruder yet. When I installed the first spool, I had to take out the exit guide, run it out an inch, thread it thru the guide and screw the guide back in, needs a funnel at the back entrance. Will be a repeat pita when I need to load another spool. Works ok once threaded though. I've not been anyplace to get a glass plate yet. At my age & health, I'm steering as clear of this damned virus as I can. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
