Fused Filament Fabrication Frustrations? Read our 3D printing troubleshooting guide to the most common 3D printing problems and their solutions. It’s amazing what your 3D printer can produce. But we’ve all had those infuriating moments when, despite everything, a seemingly simple model just refuses to print successfully. You’ve checked the model, and seen countless others make…

3D Printer Troubleshooting Guide to 19 Common 3D Printing Problems|Part Two

Today we will continue with our topic on “troubleshooting guide to 19 common 3D printing problems”, and provide practicable solutions for you  3D printing hobbyists! 3D Printing Problems #10: Over-Extrusion What’s the 3D Printing Problem? Over-extrusion means that the printer supplies more material than needed. This results in excess material on the outside of the…

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How to Use 3DTouch Auto Leveling Sensor on Your Geeetech Prusa I3

3DTouch is an auto leveling sensor for 3D Printers that can precisely measure the tilt of your print surface. It can greatly improve the printing precision of your 3D Printer. 3DTouch features simple, smart and precise. It could work with nearly any kind of bed materials, such as glasses, woods, metals and so on.The main…

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How to Print dual color models with geeetech prusa I3 pro C

if you are interested in 3D printing, you cannot afford to miss this post, today, i will show you a step by step instruction on how to print dual color models with geeetech prusa I3 pro C.     Before reading this text,please make sure you have already read the set up guide of the version of 13B single extruder and you can use it to print 3D models. If not, please learn how to operate the single extruder. Of course, you can take this one as the single extruder version to start.  Step 1:Open Repetier Host,click Config/Printer Settings to set up the connection.  1. Name your printer.  2. Select the corresponding COM port and baud rate. Baud rate is generally 115200 or250000. 3. If you are not sure about the COM port, you can check it in your device menager.  Step 2: Set up your extruder Choose the number of extruder, here we choose 2. Set up the diameter and color of filament Offset X/Y refers to the distance between the two extruders,which can be adjusted based on real situations. You can leave it alone now.   Step 3: Set up the shape of printer  Choose Classic printer as the printer type. Home X: min  Home Y: min   Home Z: min Print height: 150   Now,you can click the Connect button on the left corner to check whether it can connect with your printer. If it fails, please recheck the COM port and Baud rate. Step 4:  Manual control …