Comment on Advice for a newbie
neidu3@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
Calibrations are important, but some of the defaults work well out of the box. Don’t expect perfection from the start, aim for “good enough” and improve over time.
- Bed leveling (tramming) is mostly automated these days, since it’s such a vital step
- Extrusion multiplier (a.k.a. flow rate) needs to be done on a per filament basis, but it’ll probably work fine with defaults. Dialing this in is useful, but not super critical in the beginning.
- Pressure advance… eh, no comment, as I haven’t mastered this yet. Suffice to say my petg prints could be better, and this is the likely reason
Beyond that, filaments vary in quality. Try to stick to one brand and type that works well for you and your needs and once you’ve mastered that, try others.
And learn blender (or anything else that can export to .stl or other supported formats). It turns your printer into a proper household tool you wouldn’t be able to live without. My house has so many functional prints that I wouldn’t be able to go back to not being able to print whatever doodad I need.
Maerman@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Thank you, that’s all good to know. I’m looking at filament dryers now, and the prices don’t seem too outlandish.