I have a rebranded Wanhao Duplicator I3, got any suggestions as to the settings for the clear filament or should i try google?
GregValiant 1,370
Test prints are your friend. You should be able to "Tune" a print from the LCD.
An alternative is to manually add some commands every so many layers. "M220 S" is % feedrate, "M221 S" is % flow, and "M104 S" would change the print temperature.
If you slice a calibration cube with a feedrate of 100mm/sec and put an M220 S25 line at ";LAYER:0" the print will actually start at 25mm/sec. As you tune the feedrate on the LCD the % reading would always be the actual feedrate. That makes it a bit easier to figure out.
A temperature tower would help with the printing temperature to dial in what the material likes. Start at the cool end of the recommended temperature range and move up to the high end every so many layers.
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GregValiant 1,370
Some filaments (anything "white" and any "PLA silkys" in particular) need different settings. It has to do with the material used as the colorant. If you do a filament change you may need to set the temperature differently for each material.
Speed is another factor and layer cooling can also contribute to a problem. The amount of pressure exerted by the extruder pressure arm might come into play.
What printer are we talking about? Feeding manually during a print would not be a good idea.
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