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I just realised that I have already all the tools I need to assemble important information!

By creating a new topic in "the art of printing", I may convince people to help me collect and structure all this precious information. I will add it in the first post of the topic and if/when the result is acceptable a moderator can simply "pin" the topic so that it is visible at the beginning of the section.

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Thanks, Didier!

There is a wiki? How could I have missed that! :oops:

Thanks for the link. A wiki for the UM2 would also be a very good solution indeed. I'm surprised there isn't a link to the UM1 wiki in the support section of the main site.

Hi Dim3nsioneer,

Yes, such a section would be great! Maybe a good place for it would be right next to the welcome section!

I'm living in the french part (near Lausanne) but I also speak swiss-german. Zürich is a bit far for just one evening and the Fablabs seem to be more UM1 oriented… But I may come to a CNC workshop! These seem to be quite rare!

 

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Hello,

This is my first post, but I've been reading for quite some time know, waiting for my UM2.

What I see a lot when I search for something, are many topics from newcomers, in which experienced users point to various other, older posts which already answer the question more in depth.

What I also noticed, is that there aren't any stickies or read first or any sort of manual or index which would help people a lot when they start with their new printer and this forum.

There are a lot of useful and well written guides and other information but they are hidden in all the other posts and topics :

- newcomers asking often the same questions or having similar problems

- advanced users trying to improve their prints.

Maybe I have missed something, but right now this forum is the only source of information I have which explains how to use my printer!

Perhaps there would be much less redundant topics to answer if the right information would be more easily accessible?

What about a manual section or link collection to the following topics :

- how to choose the right printer settings for UM1 and UM2 for a particular object

- Settings, which have to be manually adjusted (nozzle and bed temp)

- print tests to see if the printer is ok (which should be the first prints anyway!)

- Analyse a print to clearly identify if there is a problem with it or the printer

- Solve problems like : underextrusion, print doesn't stick to the bed, feeder...

- overhangs and other important things to consider when designing or printing an object

- Print with ABS and switch between ABS and PLA

- Maintenance! When, what, how! Which parts have to be replaced on a regular basis (and may have to be ordered very early on), define maintenance steps, etc.

Having these informations all at the same place and easily accessible would be worth a lot to many new forum users!