here is the file,also note when i sent to printer the bed or extruder didnt heat and once the file began the excruders moved so slow that you had to concentrate to see it move
also the support it made was really imbedded in my gdaughters bear print
also things arent printed in the middle of the bed which prevents cura from saving a large bed print [i assume] but in cura it looks like the file is taking up the whole bed but the print is only 1/4 of the bed
thx greg
it may not seem like it but i am making progress,lol
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It depends on what material you print with, where you live, how fast you go through rolls, things like that. When I bought my stove I didn't really pay attention to some of the minor controls. I took another look when I got into 3d printing (because people were mentioning the problem) and lo and behold the Samsung has a "dehydrate" function. It's a low temperature setting (like 115°F) and an exhaust fan runs. It's good enough for me. I have had problems with wet PLA (it gets really humid here) but it does take a while for it to be a problem. PLA gets really soupy and with PETG there can be little pockets of steam that can cause issues. It makes for bad prints. On the other hand, if you are using a roll in a month (I go through 3 or 4) then it shouldn't be an issue. I keep my rolls in 1 gallon ziploc bags with a couple of silica gel packets inside. That works well for storage and the gel packs come back to life in the oven as well.
Is a drybox worth the money? Maybe if you printed a lot of nylon or PVA. They really suck up the moisture. Ultimakers have a special system for those types. Buy some big ziplocs and a new roll of filament will come with a gel packet inside.
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