- How to turn it on and off
- How to get a model onto the printer: Makerbot
- How to get a model onto the printer: ReplicatorG
- How to unload and load the filament before/after a print
- Make sure to check the kind of filament you're using (PLA, ABS) and confirm settings when exporting for a print. (You don't want to use ABS settings with PLA, and vice versa.)
- How to unload and load the filament during a print
- How to watch the filament to make sure it isn’t getting tangled on the spool.
- How to level the build platform
- How to remove/add painters tape on build platform
- How to remove build platform
- How to pause a print, and when to do so
- How to cold pause a print, and when to do so
- How to cancel a print
- How to recognize print problems
- There is no filament coming out of the nozzle
- The filament is not being extruded adequately
- The nozzle is too far from the build platform
- Printer laying down filament unevenly (e.g. better on one section of platform over others)
- Model was not generated to sit on build platform
- Model needs a raft and/or supports
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Things to know before using the 3D printer on your own
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Jan 12, 2015
- Make sure to check the kind of filament you're using (PLA, ABS) and confirm settings when exporting for a print. (You don't want to use ABS settings with PLA, and vice versa.)
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