Beginners often have issues with the first layer when starting a print. It’s either a bit too high or too low causing issues with layer adhesion. If the nozzle is too high, the print will not adhere to the heated bed properly. If it’s too low there’s a...
OctoPrint is an open-source project that adds a lot more functionality for your 3D printing needs. From remote monitoring and better time estimations to gorgeous time-lapses, OctoPrint is the best tool to use in order to improve your 3D printing experience. In this article, I will show you...
I am working on a guide for upgrading the Artillery Sidewinder X1 and Artillery Genius to 32bit with the BIGTREETECH SKR 1.3 and TMC2208. Unfortunately, the stock screen firmware has issues communicating with the board. I was looking for a fix online, and stumbled upon delwinbest’s github repo...
I previously reviewed the Artillery Genius which is an awesome printer. The stock profile is decent, but can be improved. After a few prints, i managed to dial in the profile and get really good results with it. Here is my tweaked Artillery Genius profile for Simplify 3D...
The Artillery Genius is awesome and the firmware it comes with is properly configured, but unfortunately it uses an older variant of the Marlin firmware and it lacks some features. It is recommended to upgrade the Artillery Genius Firmware to Marlin 2.0.5.3 in order to get all the...
I have struggled with PETG printing for a while now but I am finally getting beautiful prints – as good or better than PLA. Here are a few little PETG tricks I have learned along the way. These came about after spending countless hours watching my printer and...
A few weeks ago, Trianglelab has released their new Dragon Hotend. This hotend takes features from multiple successful hotends like the E3D V6 and Mosquito Hotend and integrates them into a small and effective package. I ordered one, and decided to install it on the Creality CR-10S PRO...
I noticed that there are a lot of people who experience Z banding, inconsistent extrusion or other issues in their prints. In my Sidewinder X1 review I went over some first checks a user should do when receiving and installing the printer for the first time.In the following...
If you are an Octoprint user, you probably noticed that the printer display is always on. This is caused by the USB connection powering the printer display and motherboard. Today i will show you an easy fix for the Octoprint always on printer display. Why is this happening...
The Ender 3 is a really good 3D printer for the money. But if you install Klipper on Ender 3 print speed can also be improved while keeping quality. In the following guide i will show you how to install Klipper on Ender 3. I had great results...
