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BenTanis

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  1. First off, thank you for the response and offering insight.

    To give a bit more detail...  I originally had set up a Custom Printer Profile in Cura, with the correct dimensions for the Minibot's bed (75 x 70 x 70mm).  I made sure the material settings were for 1.75mm PLA.  

    The included designs (a bunch of vases, a hedgehog, a fish cup, etc.) print quite well but when I tried to generate my own gCode files it seems the nozzle height is incorrect - it's up off the bed slightly - I level before each attempt at printing.  Print temp (200° C) is right but the results were not good.

    It had occurred to me that if I have existing gCode files that work, I could possibly translate those into a makeshift printer profile.  I will study, as you suggested, and see if I can gain understanding.

    I ran through the included 200g of filament in 2.5 days so I'm currently waiting on more to be delivered, which gives me a few days to troubleshoot.

  2. I won a Fulcrum Minibot 3d printer in a contest and it showed up in the Post this past week.  This is my first step into this world and I'm really enjoying it, thus far.  The printer includes 20-30 or so preset designs to print, on an included SDcard.  While that is fun, I would like the freedom to download .stl files and print other designs.  I've tried using Cura (current version) and my gcode files do not print well - base layers rarely adhere and when they do, the resulting print comes out looking skewed or slightly melted.  

    Is there any hope for me or must I wait for a profile for the Fulcrum Minibot to be added to a future version of the Cura software?

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