plain2car
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sooo.. the new holland blue & the massy ferg. red colors are sold out, but not JD green..... hhhmmmmm 
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LeonardY
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Kay, I'm convinced you're really a 20 something year old influencer.
kaymccampbell
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Oh, how I wish. The one farm went from horses providing power for most everything through post-war, when I was born, to iron wheeled tractors, I want to say it was something F, in the 50-60's, to rubber tired tractors, John Deere, in the later 60's. The other farms went from horses through the war, to sold to developers.Kay, I'm convinced you're really a 20 something year old influencer.
laser3kw
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having trouble getting the software updates to activate it from JD unless your a dealersooo.. the new holland blue & the massy ferg. red colors are sold out, but not JD green..... hhhmmmmm
.do you think the paver makes a difference? I've considered putting one under my x1 but it's been printing great without it.
not sure. these shelves are so weak they bow badly. so i figure more weight and some mass will certainly not hurt.
Mass (a paver) is a very good way to stabilize vibration (rickety shelf). If you’re on a solid base already, added mass may not be needed.
laser3kw
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I had a shelf unit like that. It was rickety from the start. I squared it up and welded all the joints. On a different shelf, I used 1/4" plywood and screwed it to the back and horizontal shelf members for stabilization. Then, I got smart and bought better shelving that didn't need all the extra cost and labor to make them substantial enough for my use.
slodat
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Two head Prusa XL shipped day before yesterday. Excited for it to get here.
they came with the house, were near good power, and im lazy. so far doesnt seem to be impacting print quality. When we move i will get new heavy duty shelves bolted to the concrete.
slodat
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Why aren't you keeping it?
really liking the P1Ps. the on board cameras are the clincher for me. it allows much easier remote monitoring as I can't babysit the print farm all day.
Poolshark314
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If you haven't already, you'll want to switch to a hardened steel nozzle. Most people say that filaments with additives wear right through brass nozzles
Yep, I have 0.4 and 0.6 Nozzle Xs.
I just started messing around with the 0.6 and holy ****. You can cut print time nearly in half with it and 0.4mm layer heights. The prints still look great if they don't have a lot of fine detail. If anyone has not yet tried a 0.6 nozzle, I highly recommend it!
Poolshark314
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@Poolshark314 what's that part?
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slodat
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Got a call from DHL Friday. They were verifying my address so they could deliver the XL.
Delivered. I’m working out of town a couple days. Don’t worry, a friend set it inside shortly after delivery.
More to follow once I get it setup.
Delivered. I’m working out of town a couple days. Don’t worry, a friend set it inside shortly after delivery.
More to follow once I get it setup.
garandman
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Printed a part for my boat. The bulkhead is at a 20 degree angle, so the compass is harder to read.
Designed and printed a 12 degree wedge.
Designed and printed a 12 degree wedge.
Jehannum
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I really disliked how the hardened steel nozzle forced me to slow down prints because of the lousy heat transmission as compared to the brass nozzles. I switched up to tungsten carbide nozzles instead, and have no complaints other than price.
All things being equal, I'd stick with brass, but since the kids expect it to be fire and forget, the tungsten is the choice for me.
AirMech#406
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Very exciting!! Keep us updated.Got a call from DHL Friday. They were verifying my address so they could deliver the XL.
Delivered. I’m working out of town a couple days. Don’t worry, a friend set it inside shortly after delivery.
More to follow once I get it setup.
sh944
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For how cheap brass nozzles are, why not just buy them 25 at a time (like I do) and replace as necessary? Granted, there are some types of filament that can be fussy about the nozzle and brass isn't a great solution, but for filament that is just highly abrasive but otherwise prints well, it hasn't posed a big problem for me.
Fair disclosure, I am not running a 3-d printing production shop, so my needs could be different from yours.
Fair disclosure, I am not running a 3-d printing production shop, so my needs could be different from yours.
Jehannum
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That's exactly what I'd prefer to do, but then I get periodic questions from the kids (who absolutely love to put abrasive filaments through the machine) about why their prints look funny.
I figure it at least saves me a little bit of headache to just have a hard nozzle in there instead. It makes the availability much higher, and the tungsten basically allows me to run settings compatible with brass, so I don't have to maintain a unique set of slicer settings either.
It goes a long way towards making the machine fire and forget, which is good for my use case.
kaymccampbell
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You're printing a garden shed?
nerraw117
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seeing as it is prime day. they have some of the crealty on sale. Any recommendations on the sale going on?
slodat
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Got back late this evening. Decided to check out the XL. It’s a BIG box:
Packed really well..
A few minutes of minor assembly:
Then run through various calibrations:
Then 90 minutes in support chat. The left Z axis stepper seems to have seized since it left the factory. They say they haven’t seen this failure. Because of this they need a few days to decide what they want to do. Support had me remove all the fasteners to lift the heat bed to verify the stepper does not turn.
This thing was a lot of money. And it has been nearly two years since I ordered it. (20 months I think.) A few paths forward were thrown out there by the support agent- I return, they evaluate, then either repair or send another. This would take 4-8 weeks. They send a motor and I replace.. but they don’t have instructions on replacing a Z motor. Even the kits come with the Z axis towers assembled.
Definitely leaving a bad taste in my mouth..
Packed really well..
A few minutes of minor assembly:
Then run through various calibrations:
Then 90 minutes in support chat. The left Z axis stepper seems to have seized since it left the factory. They say they haven’t seen this failure. Because of this they need a few days to decide what they want to do. Support had me remove all the fasteners to lift the heat bed to verify the stepper does not turn.
This thing was a lot of money. And it has been nearly two years since I ordered it. (20 months I think.) A few paths forward were thrown out there by the support agent- I return, they evaluate, then either repair or send another. This would take 4-8 weeks. They send a motor and I replace.. but they don’t have instructions on replacing a Z motor. Even the kits come with the Z axis towers assembled.
Definitely leaving a bad taste in my mouth..
kaymccampbell
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Why not 20 deg?Printed a part for my boat. The bulkhead is at a 20 degree angle, so the compass is harder to read.
Designed and printed a 12 degree wedge.
Most people just bump the nozzle temp up 5-10 degrees when using hardened steel nozzles. Did you try that?
Jehannum
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I tried that with tool steel, but the quality at brass speeds is lower on my e3d V6 hot end.
AirMech#406
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Man, that really *****. The XL has been so long-awaited I cant imagine the disappointment and frustration of having a trashed stepper right out of the box.Got back late this evening. Decided to check out the XL. It’s a BIG box:
Packed really well..
A few minutes of minor assembly:
Then run through various calibrations:
Then 90 minutes in support chat. The left Z axis stepper seems to have seized since it left the factory. They say they haven’t seen this failure. Because of this they need a few days to decide what they want to do. Support had me remove all the fasteners to lift the heat bed to verify the stepper does not turn.
This thing was a lot of money. And it has been nearly two years since I ordered it. (20 months I think.) A few paths forward were thrown out there by the support agent- I return, they evaluate, then either repair or send another. This would take 4-8 weeks. They send a motor and I replace.. but they don’t have instructions on replacing a Z motor. Even the kits come with the Z axis towers assembled.
Definitely leaving a bad taste in my mouth..
I jumped on the X1 Carbon band wagon to replace my modded Anycubic Vyper, but I am still eyeing Prusa for a future addition to my collection.
I doubt I would get the XL but I might dive in if they put out a CoreXY version comparable in size to the Mini or MK3S.
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snorvet
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Glad I found this thread. I'm a beginner and it's tough to find 3d printer talk out there - at least garage related. I'm still whipping up toolbox divider brackets.
slodat
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My patience is starting to run thin. They haven’t responded in two days. This is a VERY expensive printer.