3d Printing Crew: Tugboats up in this biatch

[TheGreat8]

So I hooked the pi up to my printer using a usb port on it to connect to the micro usb on the Ender 3 Neo V2. I'm still getting this and I'm not sure where to even start. halp plz.

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[Ramathorn15]

Had an idea to use aluminum for the paneling for my P1P enclosure and plexi for the door. Saving about $100 over full plexi. We'll see how well it works.

 

[Ramathorn15]

Also nice that I can throw the aluminum on my plasma table to cut custom holes for ventilation when I get to that point.

 

[Buttons]

So I hooked the pi up to my printer using a usb port on it to connect to the micro usb on the Ender 3 Neo V2. I'm still getting this and I'm not sure where to even start. halp plz.

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Are you using a cable that supports data and not just charging?

 

[TheGreat8]

I enable ignore empty ports but now it just says "are you sure your printer is connected"

 

[TheGreat8]

Are you using a cable that supports data and not just charging?

how would I determine that?

 

[TheGreat8]

I have a fuckton of cable but I don't know how to tell the difference.

 

[TheGreat8]

From what I have found online, it could be a plugin issue? But I don't think I have installed anything other than what is default, if anything.
Edit: found the plugins and none are selected. Could that be an issue?

 

[Buttons]

how would I determine that?

Try different cables and see if one works. I had this issue trying to get my printer connected to my pc.

 

[TheGreat8]

Try different cables and see if one works. I had this issue trying to get my printer connected to my pc.

Ok I'll give it a shot. Thanks

 

[Ramathorn15]

Wtf is this. Printing some pteg and keep getting different sheens. Temp seems to be constant so the only thing I can think of is the filament.

 

[Boots]

Cool but I'm less excited than I was. Tried the "organic" supports on a recent project and they have their own issues. Not quite the magic bullet I was hoping for. Oh well. Back to my favorite support settings.

0.25mm z distance.
75% xy distance.
3mm support spacing.
3-4 interface layers.
0.2mm interface layer spacing.

I love, love, love the organic supports. Major game changer imo.

Also the lastest release where they fixed support material not bridging sparse infill.... I literally tossed a print in the trash yesterday that had a bumpy surface due to that. Nice to see it fixed albeit a day late for me.

 

[CPTMULLET]

Had an idea to use aluminum for the paneling for my P1P enclosure and plexi for the door. Saving about $100 over full plexi. We'll see how well it works.

if you have any of that radiant barrier stuff from the hardware store you could probably gain a few degrees by lining the aluminum with it

 

[CPTMULLET]

Wtf is this. Printing some pteg and keep getting different sheens. Temp seems to be constant so the only thing I can think of is the filament.

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usually that's cooling related not nozzle temp (could in theory be different wetness, but usually that's with super gyroscopic PC blends)​

 

[TheGreat8]

 

[TheGreat8]

Trying diff cable was the trick!
Thanks!!!

Now to figure out how to use this biiiiitch lol

 

[Ramathorn15]

usually that's cooling related not nozzle temp (could in theory be different wetness, but usually that's with super gyroscopic PC blends)​

Not used to these min/max fan for layer time in seconds. I'm guessing thats probably it though. Any recommended changes?

 

[CPTMULLET]

Not used to these min/max fan for layer time in seconds. I'm guessing thats probably it though. Any recommended changes?

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I'm still fucking with my fan profiles, I don't really print PETG on mine. if you're worried about the color change you can just make the fan speed the same on the min/max threshold, you'll run into some weird edge cases where that fucks things up, but particularly printing enclosed it shouldn't matter nearly as much

 

[deadbeef]

Here's a question...

My extrusion is properly calculated. Feeding 100mm properly eats 100mm of filament. Cura is set to the correct nozzle size, I checked: 0.6mm.

But when I print, all the lines on the first layer have a uniform gap between them, and the whole print is brittle. Outer walls have these gaps as well, all the way to the top of the print. Only when I crank the "flow" to 150 does the filament fill out and the print work.

Obviously I shouldn't have to do this - what could be wrong?

 

[OneTwo]

are you sure you have the 0.6 installed?

 

[deadbeef]

are you sure you have the 0.6 installed?

Yeah and I've even replaced it with another.

 

[CPTMULLET]

if cranking flow to 150% fixes it all signs point to slicer issues

 

[CPTMULLET]

Glass filled abs

 

[Cicada]

Wtf is this. Printing some pteg and keep getting different sheens. Temp seems to be constant so the only thing I can think of is the filament.

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Speed variation?

 

[Ramathorn15]

Speed variation?

Hmm. Possibly. I know I did slow it down once or so for meetings. Can't remember if it was in line with the shift though.

I did some more reading last night and it sounds like lots of people have issue with pteg at standard speed. They usually have to either crank the nozzle temp ~10 over or print in silent mode to get good results.

Might try again and let it run in silent.