Old Chinese proverb: Man with Harbor Freight in town always know where to buy tools. Man with three Harbor Freight never sure.geneb wrote:Printing ABS with an un-verified thermistor is risky. If it's under-reading, you run the risk of ruining the PEEK section of the hot end - Harbor Fright sells a nice little meter that has a good thermocouple on it for under $40. (I'm lucky, I've got three HFs within easy driving distance! )
I've found that I'm getting MUCH better prints from PLA than I ever got from ABS. I think it's a combination of different properties in the material and maybe PLA is a bit more forgiving of my uncoordinated stumbling around.
Blobbing and stringing boils down to slicer adjustments - I'm not good enough at that yet to recommend anything to anybody.
When you print a cube of known dimensions, how accurate is the result you're getting? BTW, a 20%-25% infill is plenty for most things you'll be printing.
Congrats on finishing your build and thank you very much for the feedback you've given on the 2nd edition!
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I didn't make it clear -- I don't have a thermocouple thermistor YET. I haven't had a chance this week to visit the solitary, lonely HF that's nearby.