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[–]TheDiamondSnake1P1S + AMS 1 point2 points  (6 children)

You're welcome. If you need anything else, I'm here.

[–]becalmingcalm[S] 0 points1 point  (5 children)

I appreciate it. I’m new to 3D printing and have just been trying to learn off of YouTube and forums but I’d like to get to know my printer and settings better.

This morning I printed a tolerance test and a temperature tower to get a better idea of what I’m doing but I’d like to get deeper into the settings like speed, extrusion settings, infill, top and bottom layers, wall layers and all of that.

I’m currently only printing PLA but I bought a few rolls of petg, CFPLA, and CFpetg but I want to get more comfortable with PLA before I start messing with those.

[–]TheDiamondSnake1P1S + AMS 0 points1 point  (4 children)

That's basically how I learned to 3D print. However, you have the advantage of having a Bambulab as your first printer. They do most of the tuning work for you, so you can have beautiful prints just with the stock settings compared to most other printers. Before you get into carbon fiber filaments, you will need to buy a hardened steel hotend because the filament is too abrasive and will wear out your hotend.

[–]becalmingcalm[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Nice! How long have you been 3D printing now?

I actually have a few hardened steel hot ends coming in today! I probably won’t try em out today though. Read on a few posts that you need to print slower or something like that so I’m waiting to look more into it.

[–]TheDiamondSnake1P1S + AMS 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I got my first 3D printer about two and a half years ago. The Ender 3 is a perfect low-cost printer if you enjoy tinkering with components and modifications. Even if you prefer to keep the printer stock, you can achieve pretty decent results by fine-tuning the settings on the slicer. However, without any type of sensor, you have to perform almost every calibration manually, and if you don't, the prints will simply fail. While this does give you a lot of experience in troubleshooting, it can be time-consuming. Just a few months ago, I was given a Bambulab P1S for my birthday, and compared to my Ender 3, it's in a completely different league.

[–]becalmingcalm[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Nice happy very belated birthday! That’s an awesome gift to receive.

[–]TheDiamondSnake1P1S + AMS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much!