3DPrinting
3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.
The r/functionalprint community is now located at: !functionalprint@kbin.social or !functionalprint@fedia.io
There are CAD communities available at: !cad@lemmy.world or !freecad@lemmy.ml
Rules
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No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia. Code of Conduct.
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Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.
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No porn (NSFW prints are acceptable but must be marked NSFW)
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No Ads / Spamming / Guerrilla Marketing
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Do not create links to reddit
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If you see an issue please flag it
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No guns
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No injury gore posts
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The garbage bin...I'm not wasting storage space keeping a few grams of material, nor am I wasting time on useless models that I'll eventually throw out anyway.
You don't make shivs out of the excess? I feel so confused.
I have plenty excess shivs already, I'm trying not to and up a hoarder.
Thanks for clearing that up.
I've had tailouts catch in the reverse Bowden tube a few times, I'll run as far as I can and then scrap the remainder, can cause issues even with one of those encoder filament sensors. I do try to collect it, want to start recycling material myself at some point.