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Welcome to my basics of 3D printing part 2! As a recap last week we looked at; Preparing the Model for 3D Printing Where to get the Model from. Slicing the model ready for the printer. This week we will actually get to printing! so without further ado....  Settings The settings you choose will determine the overall quality of the print and how long it takes.  Remember not every item needs to be the highest resolution possible,  for example if you're printing some sort of mechanical piece, something that will not be seen or just something where surface detail is not important, you should consider turning the layer height up.  On the flip side, if you're printing a display piece  or a miniature with lots of intricate surface detail, then you will want to go as high resolution as possible.  Most printers will print in the range of 0.05mm to 0.3mm layer heights comfortably.  However, one of the quirks of my little Cetus is that it will not pr...

Hey guys, over the next two weeks I'm going to have a quick look at the basics of 3D printing.  I've split it into two posts as even though I'm only looking at the very basics, there is still quite a bit to cover. Disclaimer - if you already know how to 3D print you probably want to skip this one. But I would feel bad letting you leave without something, so here's a picture of my cats holding hands; Right now into the meat of things.  This is going to be a long post guys so I'm going to split it into seven parts over two posts so you can read in sections if you need to; Post 1. Preparation The Model Slicing Post 2 Print Settings Check it! Printing Finishing Preparation Good preparation will solve 90% of any problems you might encounter.  Most failedprints I've had are down to me not setting something up properly or overlooking something I thought I had correctly set up previously. Firstly, what filament are you using?  What ar...