[colug-432] Off-topic: 3D printer help

[Stephen Potter]

Mostly what I understand you need to modify when moving from bowden to 
DD is speed and retraction.  Because you've essentially gotten rid of 
the bowden, you should be able to dial retraction down to pretty much 
nothing.  Because of the weight of the extra motor, you'll need to slow 
down your print speed.

-spp

On 9/11/2021 4:19 PM, Scott Merrill wrote:
> Sorry for the off-topic, but I know there’s a strong overlap between this group and folks who do 3D printing.
>
> I have an Ender 3 Pro onto which I have installed the official Creality direct drive kit. I’m having a devil of a time finding / setting the proper Cura configuration options to get good prints.
>
> If anyone would be willing and able to talk me through the process of tuning this, I’d appreciate it! Feel free to email me directly, to keep the noise low on the list.
>
> I’m a casual printer, without a deep understanding of all the options. Prior to installing the direct drive, I had decent success with the Bowden tube, mostly because the vast majority of tips and tricks online favor that config.