Lessons

Learn 3D printing.
Fix what went wrong.

A guide explains one thing properly. A troubleshooting page is for a print that has already failed. Both are written from work this workshop printed.

Guides

One thing worth knowing, explained once and properly.

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Troubleshooting

What you see, why it happens, and the fix.

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Further reading

Other people’s guides, not ours. Each one opens in a new tab.

Further reading — Bambu Lab Wiki

Support Structures

It goes through the support settings one at a time, then says which support type suits which shape — plain overhangs, cantilevers, thin sharp tails.wiki.bambulab.com · opens in a new tab Further reading — Bambu Lab Wiki

Reduce Waste during Filament Change

It accounts for where the filament goes on a single-nozzle colour change — the flush, the wipe, the prime tower — and only then says which numbers are safe to lower.wiki.bambulab.com · opens in a new tab Further reading — Bambu Lab Wiki

XY Hole / Contour compensation

When a printed hole comes out tight and the pin will not go in, this is the setting that fixes it — and the page makes you measure a test print before you touch it.wiki.bambulab.com · opens in a new tab Further reading — Prusa Knowledge Base

Modeling with 3D printing in mind

For the modelling stage rather than the slicer: how thin a wall the nozzle can really make, how much gap two parts need, and which way up to print them.help.prusa3d.com · opens in a new tab Further reading — Prusa Knowledge Base

First layer issues

It applies to any printer and it is in the right order to work through: clean the plate, then nozzle height, then speed and temperature, and only then a brim.help.prusa3d.com · opens in a new tab Further reading — Prusa Knowledge Base

Warping

Short, and it names the real cause — the part shrinking as it cools unevenly — before it lists any fix.help.prusa3d.com · opens in a new tab Further reading — Prusa Knowledge Base

Stringing and oozing

It takes the retraction settings one by one and says what each actually changes, and it is honest that a damp spool can be the whole problem.help.prusa3d.com · opens in a new tab Further reading — Polymaker Wiki

Wet Filament

A filament maker's own list of what wet filament looks and sounds like, so you can separate a moisture problem from a settings problem.wiki.polymaker.com · opens in a new tab