Buy bambu if you just want to print..
Voron is the way to go if you love tinkering ang have control... It's addicting.. Believe me I have 3 of them
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Voron is the way to go if you love tinkering ang have control... It's addicting.. Believe me I have 3 of them
Oh definitely aware of that, part of the appeal is the tinkering aspect.Buy bambu if you just want to print..
Voron is the way to go if you love tinkering ang have control... It's addicting.. Believe me I have 3 of them
The P1S I have is good and mostly super reliable, but an absolute ballache to deal with when it needs disassembling, particularly with the AMS.
I should really get started with the E3 conversion I picked up bits for, expect it would be a good preliminary step before jumping into a Voron
this is the thing, I see people harp on about bamboo "just working" but I've also met people who had _the worst time_ trying to fix a simple issue.
I still think that unless you're spending real money on a printer, with support etc, then it's never going to "just work".
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Been having a lot of failures lately didn't realise I had to replace the nozzles frequently and as it was second hand printer who knows how many hours the nozzle had on it. Luckily the previous owner included a spare 0.4mm so that's seems to have sorted out one issue.
Frequently might be pushing it. If you're burning through brass nozzles it might be that you need a hardened steel nozzle. Last a lot longer, don't get immediately trashed by abrasive filaments...but you may have to raise the nozzle temp a few degrees because they don't conduct the heat quite so well as brass.
Personally I seem to manage to irreparably clog them well before I wear them out. Very frustrating!
Personally I seem to manage to irreparably clog them well before I wear them out. Very frustrating!
What does the printer report for print time total? Obviously doesn't give you indication for the nozzle itself, but if it is low it may indicate abrasive materials were used and that you should check out the extruder gear also.
For reference, I am at 1142 on my original 0.4 brass with no sign of issues yet, printing mostly PETG with some PLA/TPU. I did replace my extruder gear quite early with the hardened version for no other reason than wanting something that didn't wear as quickly.
tbh PLA and PET-G shouldn't wear out a good brass nozzle. unless you're using it 24/7. it's more likely you've had some low temp filament in there and cooked it when using PET-G or ASA? or vice versa maybe?
More likely that I have?
My nozzle is fine, after 1100+ hours, my reply was to Stovepipes who had to replace his nozzle on a 2nd hand printer.
yeah I wasn't trying to suggest that yours was worn out, just that it could be filament stuck inside the noz
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Honestly never thought to check I just put on the new nozzle and seems ok now. Also bought two hardened steel ones for £3.99 of Amazon so I should be sorted for a while.
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the only issue wth hardened steel is heat transfer. you may need to up the temp for some filaments.
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Cheers for that. There's always something. Not quite as easy a hobby as I'd hoped but least it's something to do on the weekends.
What do you all do with your failed prints?
Ah I was thinking we were in the Bambu thread when I mentioned checking print hours, in any case glad it resolved the issues.
I don't have many failed prints, but failures/support etc I tend to chuck in separate PLA and PETG containers thinking I should find a way to recycle, before eventually throwing them away! So interested in any practical ideas to avoid chucking them also!
plastic recycling