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- Wed Apr 18, 2018 12:53 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: ABS Build Surface - PEI? Geckotek?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 285
Re: ABS Build Surface - PEI? Geckotek?
The Bondtech extruder is high on my list of things to upgrade to, but for now, I got what I got. I got a disappointing email from customer support who said to contact the reseller I bought my printer from and basically told me "Don't print without a raft" That said, I am managing to get my...
- Sun Apr 15, 2018 7:46 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: ABS Build Surface - PEI? Geckotek?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 285
Re: ABS Build Surface - PEI? Geckotek?
Hey all, I had some initial success with the LokBuild. It does hang on to ABS pretty tight. On a larger print I started getting warping at the edges. On further investigation I determined that one of my big problems is despite several attempts I have not leveled the bed. I just put in a support tick...
- Thu Apr 12, 2018 12:38 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: ABS Build Surface - PEI? Geckotek?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 285
Re: ABS Build Surface - PEI? Geckotek?
I used to use PET tape with ABS juice on my older printer. It worked great for me for smaller parts but when I started printing larger parts it wasn't enough. PEI was definitely a step up for me. It was working well for me, up until the other day when my sheet tore in half when I pulled a part off t...
- Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:42 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: ABS Build Surface - PEI? Geckotek?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 285
Re: ABS Build Surface - PEI? Geckotek?
So I have a Lokbuild surface and a spool of eSun ABS+ arriving tomorrow for Amazon.

I will let you all know how it shakes out.

I will let you all know how it shakes out.
- Tue Apr 10, 2018 1:27 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: ABS Build Surface - PEI? Geckotek?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 285
Re: ABS Build Surface - PEI? Geckotek?
Zemlin - I am using Inland ABS. I saw one of your recent posts about ABS+ and I'm actually going to give it a shot soon. The problem is I still have 4 spools of this stuff sitting around that I don't want to go to waste. ;) I'm printing with a bed temp of 110 and nozzle temp of 260. I'm doing some R...
- Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:31 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: ABS Build Surface - PEI? Geckotek?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 285
ABS Build Surface - PEI? Geckotek?
Hey all, I've been printing a lot of ABS recently. I've never had luck with the BuildTak surface with ABS. I bought a thin sheet of PEI from UItem (as suggested by a post on here). I've managed to get my prints to stick, but I've had to squash the first layer down quite a bit. Its hard getting the p...
- Tue Mar 20, 2018 12:18 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Bondtech Upgrade Typical Speed Improvement?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 370
Re: Bondtech Upgrade Typical Speed Improvement?
That sounds super sweet!
I'm going to read up on the stepper driver upgrade too. Looks interesting (and not very expensive). Thanks for the tip.
I'd love to hear other stories.
I'm going to read up on the stepper driver upgrade too. Looks interesting (and not very expensive). Thanks for the tip.

I'd love to hear other stories.

- Mon Mar 19, 2018 5:44 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Bondtech Upgrade Typical Speed Improvement?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 370
Bondtech Upgrade Typical Speed Improvement?
I was debating getting the Bondtech dual extruder upgrade for my N2+ Dual extruder. I've seen a lot of users here have success with it. I'm curious how much you can safely increase the speed of printing with the lighter extruder? Does anyone have any custom speed/accel settings they use that work fo...
- Wed Oct 18, 2017 12:08 pm
- Forum: Software
- Topic: WPA2 Security Vulnerability
- Replies: 6
- Views: 402
WPA2 Security Vulnerability
I was curious if your company was looking into patching the firmware on your devices in case they are vulnerable to the new WPA2 security vulnerability. https://www.krackattacks.com/ I would hate to see anyone use your product as an attack vector into a network. Hopefully, its an easy patch to integ...
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 6:28 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Wavy Horizontal Lines in Print?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 533
Re: Wavy Horizontal Lines in Print?
I will take a look and see if the head is tight. If thats not it, I'll give the slower speed a try. Thanks for the advise!
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:12 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Wavy Horizontal Lines in Print?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 533
Wavy Horizontal Lines in Print?
I printed this recently. This is the first time I've printed something with overhang details that the IdeaMaker software did not automatically generate supports for. The squares and circles down the middle are supposed to be smooth. You can actually see other areas near them that also have wavyness....
- Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:17 am
- Forum: User's Gallery
- Topic: My Star Wars prints.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3445
- Tue Mar 14, 2017 11:44 am
- Forum: Feature requests, ideas, wishes
- Topic: Variable Layer Height
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1336
Variable Layer Height
I've been seeing various implementation of Variable Layer Height. It keeps a balance between thin layer heights for detailed areas (like curves in the Z direction) while allowing for thicker heights for printing speed in less detailed areas. I would love to see this in IdeaMaker! http://hackaday.com...
- Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:10 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: What's a good reliable PLA
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1949
- Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:08 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: 0.2mm nozzle tips
- Replies: 2
- Views: 678
Re: 0.2mm nozzle tips
I was curious about this as well. The profiles in Ideamaker work great for the stock 0.4mm nozzle. Are there any profiles for the other nozzles available? (0.2, 0.6, 0.8?)
- Wed Mar 08, 2017 1:23 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: What's a good reliable PLA
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1949
Re: What's a good reliable PLA
Has anyone tried Inland from Microcenter? I've seen a few people claim its made by eSun.
Its $15 per KG and local, both of which are pluses.
Its $15 per KG and local, both of which are pluses.
- Fri Mar 03, 2017 4:16 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Can't load filament for first print - Something is blocked!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 303
Re: Can't load filament for first print - Something is blocked!
Thank you for the videos they did help.
I didn't have any luck with the steel wire, but when I rethreaded the filament in with the acrylic cover off, I managed to get it loaded.
I'm printing!!!! Thanks for the quick response!
I didn't have any luck with the steel wire, but when I rethreaded the filament in with the acrylic cover off, I managed to get it loaded.
I'm printing!!!! Thanks for the quick response!
- Fri Mar 03, 2017 3:06 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Can't load filament for first print - Something is blocked!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 303
Can't load filament for first print - Something is blocked!
Hey all, I just got my shiny new N2 plus tonight. I just tried to load filament and the extruder started clicking. I took the acrylic plate off and experimented with pushing the filament down manually. By the length of the filament I can load, it doesn't look like it even makes it past the heat sink...