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Cube 3D printer discussion / Re: Crap hack. Bulk filament
« on: March 29, 2016, 02:29:47 pm »
Can you post your cura settings for the cube printer?  I downloaded it but not sure what values to input for the cube.

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Cube 3D printer discussion / Re: Crap hack. Bulk filament
« on: March 25, 2016, 07:28:18 am »
How did you adjust your filament drive for the bulk filament?

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Cube 3D printer discussion / Re: FrankenCube v0.1 Its ALIVE!!!
« on: February 09, 2016, 12:08:01 pm »
I stole the pic from youtube.  Does it show the part you altered?

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Cube 3D printer discussion / Re: FrankenCube v0.1 Its ALIVE!!!
« on: February 09, 2016, 11:37:03 am »
Ok.  Thanks for the quick reply.  If you have the cover off, could you post a pic of which part you did the grinding?  I too have been using the kisslicer software and it works really well.  The only problem I have with this thing is buying their filament.  It makes me not want to even use it.

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Cube 3D printer discussion / Re: FrankenCube v0.1 Its ALIVE!!!
« on: February 09, 2016, 11:03:01 am »
I would like to know if you are able to get this thing to print bulk filament.  I never could mine to print with it.  I tried adjusting the gears but it always seemed to not be able to push it through.

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Cube 3D printer discussion / Re: kisslicer infill settings
« on: March 02, 2015, 08:11:21 am »
Yeah, it seems to be working great and I finally figured out the infill settings.  I still can't seem to get it to print as accurately size wise as the cube software but hopefully someone might have an idea.

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Cube 3D printer discussion / Re: kisslicer infill settings
« on: February 10, 2015, 02:51:32 pm »
I'm not sure what you can change in kisslicer.  I'm still a novice on 3D printing and the slicers.  I do know that this one is a ton better than the cube software.  The only drawback is the printing time isn't updated like the cube software and you can't tell if you have enough filament left or not.  Hopefully before too long I can get this thing to print bulk.

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Cube 3D printer discussion / Re: kisslicer infill settings
« on: February 06, 2015, 09:00:16 am »
Thanks.  One more question.  I printed a 25mm cube with both programs and the cube software was right on about 24.9.  The kisslicer was 24.5.  Any idea on how to adjust this?  I am using the kisslicer settings for the cube 2.

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Cube 3D printer discussion / kisslicer infill settings
« on: February 05, 2015, 07:40:35 pm »
Does anyone have any settings to replicate the ones on the cube software for hollow,  strong,  and sold?   The program works great but I'm not sure how to achieve hollow and such.   I have been using the settings suggested in the other posts.   Thanks for any help.

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Cube 3D printer discussion / Kisslicer Instructions
« on: January 28, 2015, 09:01:24 am »
Can someone please post some step by step instructions on how to print using codex and kisslicer?  I managed to make a file and get it to print copying some settings from pics from the other message on here but do you have to enter those every time?  How do you get it to save the settings?  Any help would be great.  Thanks.

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I can't get anything out of the bfb file either.  What program are you using to read the headers of these files?

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Cube 3D printer discussion / Re: Crap hack. Bulk filament
« on: December 22, 2014, 12:35:39 pm »
It got up to 213C.  What type of text editor are you guys using to be able to open the .cube file? 

Hmmm.  way too cold.  170 is the quoted extrusion temp of most PLAs I have used.  Perhaps my current 100K epcos thermister is out, but If I try to extrude at 170 degrees with the new setup, the extruder skips steps and also slips on the filament, eventually the extruder becomes blocked.  If your extruder is hot enough AND the extuder is ROUGHLY aligned right (it doesnt need to be perfect), it should have no problem pushing through filament.  To measure, I just taped (using kapton) my thermocouple to the brass part of the hotendand ran it through a filament load process.  Mine got to roughly 210 degrees before it started pulling through filament. 

I wish I took some pictures of this before I tore apart the existing setup.  Sorry about that.  Regardless my factory setup worked fine with ANY **** filament I would use.  But the temp of mine measured 210 with PLA.  Knowing 3D printers and their components, I wouldnt be suprised if your printer runs cooler than mine.  If I take 3 thermisters and 3 heater cartridges - all of the same type, there is definitely considerable variation between them if used in the same setup.   These electronics are not accurate unless they have been calibrated.  Perhaps yours wasn't before it left the factory.

Saying all this, PLA melts and extrudes OK at 170 - just not as nearly as well as PLA at 210. In my experience.

I believe temperature settings are stored in the .cube file anyway.  Looking at some of the recent posts, it appears you may be able to compensate for your particular setup by increasing the temp in your sliced files.   

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Cube 3D printer discussion / Re: Crap hack. Bulk filament
« on: December 19, 2014, 09:18:11 am »
I take that back.  It did get up to 213C.  When do you check it and where exactly do you measure?

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Cube 3D printer discussion / Re: Crap hack. Bulk filament
« on: December 18, 2014, 12:50:48 pm »
We are getting a temp of 170C by touching the outside of the nozzle when loading and unloading filament.


What am I going to have to do to get this thing to even extrude bulk filament.  I have tried adjusting the nuts but it feeds it then almost like it is to big for the hot end.  If I do manage to get it to go and then it cools its almost impossible to remove.  Do I need to make the hole in the head bigger?  How is everyone else getting this to work?

Get a thermocouple type K thermometer and report back the temperature of the hotend.  THey cost about $10 on ebay. Sounds to me like it's too cold.  Mine runs (ran) at 210 deg C


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Cube 3D printer discussion / Re: Crap hack. Bulk filament
« on: December 17, 2014, 07:05:40 pm »
What am I going to have to do to get this thing to even extrude bulk filament.  I have tried adjusting the nuts but it feeds it then almost like it is to big for the hot end.  If I do manage to get it to go and then it cools its almost impossible to remove.  Do I need to make the hole in the head bigger?  How is everyone else getting this to work?

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