I've almost always used PrusaSlicer just because the only printers I had access to were mk3s+.
I've started playing with Cura though because A. i wanted some more complex prints that PrusaSlicer struggled to support, and B. We also got some creality cr-30's functional at my college again. So far I still feel Prusa is easier but that's likely just familiarity.
Hmm. If the common wear items are commodity parts I'd probably be okay with it.
It being a high gear ratio direct drive is a huge plus too. I like my TPU.
I'll add it to the consideration list for next year's graduation present to myself. However without a multiextruder head or filament changer (I REALLY wanna do disolvable supports), it'll be lower on the list. Thanks for providing your experiences!
I'm a little iffy on jumping on the Chinese supplier train just because I worry about longer term parts and software support. Id rather support a based company like Prusa, except Prusa just isnt keeping up with everyone else in the features/capabilities department... But if the Chinese supplier's quality passes, it's hard to argue against.
The design-model-to-print pipeline is really what I enjoy the most too. Very nice design work!
Feels like a lot of people get into printing but then just print existing models from online- which is valid, but missing out on a HUGE opportunity that is really what makes 3d printing useful.
Feels like it sometimes. I mean hell, the last time it broke I had to email Jonah to even get him to come look at it... to think it's managed to run this entire time with zero interaction or maintenance is scary.
Sure, but on these fully DC printers all the power control hardware is integrated into the main board and supplied from a single main power rail. You'd have to basically build a separate power control board with that would allow you to isolate those MOSFET's on their own power rail and then jump the PWM control signal over to it from the main board. Decent amount of electronics knowledge and skill required to pull that off.
That's why the non-parentheses number is zero for all seeded torrents. In parentheses number is "hey I'm here". Out of parentheses number is "hey I'm here. Let me in."
For actively downloading torrents they're an indication of connection health. If there's 150 announced seeders but you only open a connection to one or two of them, you might have a network problem.
Layer adhesion almost always means plastic is extruding too cold. Especially if the adhesion problems are happening on layers off the build plate. Keep bumping the temp and maybe use less part cooling fan- you can't really make it worse at this point.
Hardened steel nozzles do not conduct heat nearly as well as typical brass nozzles. (The thermal conductivity of steel is around 40w/m-K for high alloys, while for brass it is 110w/m-K). It cannot heat the plastic up nearly as fast.
I usually start at 210C for PLA on my Prusa mk3's with a brass nozzle, and will back down to 200/205 if there's more overhangs or too much stringing. But on the printer set up with a steel nozzle I ended up around 225C to get results comparable to 210 on the brass nozzle.
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I've almost always used PrusaSlicer just because the only printers I had access to were mk3s+.
I've started playing with Cura though because A. i wanted some more complex prints that PrusaSlicer struggled to support, and B. We also got some creality cr-30's functional at my college again. So far I still feel Prusa is easier but that's likely just familiarity.