Desktop 3D printing, explained
3D printing, one layer at a time.
Straight answers on printers, filament, slicer settings and failed prints, with real numbers you can use: millimeters, degrees and print times.
A typical PLA print profile
- Nozzle
- 0.4 mm
- Layer
- 0.20 mm
- Hotend
- 210 °C
- Bed
- 60 °C
Layer 125 / 125Z 25.00 mm
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