Absolutely great -- After decades out of any schooling I feel like I’m back in class with a super teacher who’s thoughtfully walking me through the otherwise-boggling technical details in such a way that I leave with increasingly robust comprehension of the underlying principles that lead naturally to those details. Thank you! 🙏
@taylorjordyn7305 Жыл бұрын
not just this video...but I have watched at least five videos of yours so far...only been printing for three days, will be watching more...But thank you for all your help! finally got my printer bed really close to perfectly level...got a print that was having issues with adhesion to print...10/10! thank you for your videos/ help!
@daveoliver39093 жыл бұрын
Another great tutorial. I'm a " mature" noob who's only recently been bitten by the 3D bug and have found all of your videos brilliant. There are many you tubers that I follow and all have their style, some a bit slick, others far too fast but watching you is like being taught by your favourite teacher or lecturer!! Clear and concise and put in a way we can all follow. Looking forward to more!!
@MakeWithTech3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind words.
@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been printing for about 3 years and found myself taking notes. This has unlocked some of the mysterious settings and I’m already applying this. Your explanations are clear and waffle-free. It’s also useful to know what to fine-tune and what to disregard. Thank you!
@peterdekeles.3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your knowledge. My Ender v2 shows up tomorrow. I'm no longer apprehensive, I'm excited.
@DavidReubenrdmusic3 жыл бұрын
Shalom You are just wonderful. You just vaxed me with your tutorials. After a 1 year of 3D print machine owner and still not finding the right way to use the machine efficiently. There are tons of tutorials on web, that I was always in the confused state of mind as whom to believe. Than one day I found your tutorial and that was it. I have a Ender 3V2. Now I just follow your instructions and successfully printed many things. Toda Rabba for that and keep up the good Job.
@koolkevin23573 жыл бұрын
I have watched over 100 hours of 3D videos in preparing for my first build and print (Ender 5 Plus) to include aftermarket upgrades and the like. I just got my machine built and ready to start churning out the hot PLA into cool things... I froze. I did not know just what - the next indicated thing - was. After all that time and effort, I had to get back to basics and learn how to start the right way. The Better Half of me suggested I go find the Dr. MAX that I was bragging on about "You like him and the way he teaches, maybe he can help." Well, Dr. Vax - you have. And I wanted you to know just how much I like your style and great attitude! Thank you so very much, If you ever leave KZfaq - Please let us know, so we are not left without your great teaching style! EDIT: I have subscribed to many KZfaq 3D channels - but you are the only one I have EVER hit the notification bell for. You're that good.
@moisesortiz174 жыл бұрын
This man is an example an exemplary teacher. Shalom and thank you!
@MakeWithTech4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure. Thanks for the comment.
@lesbetts5694 Жыл бұрын
well guess i better subscribe cant believe how much 2 year old content you have thats still relevant and useful, lol im seeing your head pop up in every search, probably should just watch your playlist :)
@JoshBaumer3 жыл бұрын
I am a noob to 3D printing and this video was so helpful not only to getting my prints in a better state but for me to understand how to get them there. Can not thank you enough!!!
@horrifiedrancor4 жыл бұрын
Regardless of the topic of the video, and how sucky my day has been, the good Dr always gets me in a good mood.
@MakeWithTech4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I appreciate the kind words.
@swdw9733 жыл бұрын
Being a beginner, this video and some of your others are priceless. Thanks for including the test figures and showing how to utilize them. I'm going to be sharing this on the Anycubic FB pages I'm on.
@CCCfeinman553 жыл бұрын
I just got my first 3d printer (a Mingda D2) for prototyping and am swimming in a sea of questions. This video cleared up a great many for me! Thank you, so much for being so good at cura details, explaining the g-code start and finish instructions and for your generosity with this profile process. I’m going back to school at Dr V’s school of better 3d printing. Thanks again.
@MakeWithTech3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind comment.
@1607rosie3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip on blabbing I've seen that on prints. And over extruding vs under extruding changing the size of things.
@christianroy10713 жыл бұрын
You Sir made my day and desserve 100 times more views. As a recently graduated mecanical engineer, I've worked both with fdm printers (huge stratasys fridge like printers with dual material and soluble support with 100 infil everytime for prototyping parts which will be injection molded when the final product is released and sla for fast prototyping. As a graduation gift I gave myself and ender 3. I really like to tinker aroune but most ressources pitch you what setting you should use and that's it, you on the other hand open my eyes to a lot of interesting features I can use to make my prints better, and you actually explain why and when some parameters are useful to play with. This might be too tecnical for some peoples, but you're going deep enough for me to get useful knowledge about stuff I thought I knew. Your support video also save me lot of filament and time already and I think you desserve a lot more recognition for what you do. Hat's off to you, take my subscription and my likes.
@franciscomillan89162 жыл бұрын
Right now I am working on similar concepts and yes! I am taking notes 📝 I aprished everything from this chanel. Hi everyone ☺ Hi Dr 👋
@larryjones63593 жыл бұрын
Great job, lots of due diligence , and a great teacher, keep on teaching and I’ll keep on learning, 82 years old and just unbox a Longer LK1 And loving the tech. Learned FreeCAD open source SW, or should say learning. Thank you LJ
@samj10122 жыл бұрын
Thanks Irv, cannot thank you enough. God bless you and everyone dear to you.
@LokiX764 жыл бұрын
This may very well be the best video I’ve watched yet on learning about this wonderful new hobby. Following this, I was able to use the profile that was born from it to fix an issue in my prints. I don’t know what setting specifically fixed the issue but it’s way better. Thank you.
@MakeWithTech4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@MarkLawry4 жыл бұрын
your joy is infectious.
@MakeWithTech4 жыл бұрын
I am having a blast producting these videos.
@johnderosa42263 жыл бұрын
This was the best educational 3d printing video I have come across. Thank you for sharing your expertise. Looking forward to more videos.
@MakeWithTech3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@narayan69113 жыл бұрын
hi dr vax i loved your line "learn something together " and it puts a smile on my fce whenever you say this in you videos👍👍♥️ Love from India 🇮🇳
@MakeWithTech3 жыл бұрын
So nice of you
@narayan69113 жыл бұрын
@@MakeWithTech Same to you 👍☺️😁
@larryfroot2 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I think of you as my 3D printing dad. Which is ludicrous as I'm older than you!!!
@oleurgast7304 жыл бұрын
Nice video, as always. One little addition: magical layerhight only applys to printers without ABL or with fading ABL after some layers. As ABL meassures a grid of points (f.e 5 by 5) and interpolates between, magic layers do not work anymore, as the real poition by the bending of the bed. So if the correction by the mesh at a point is -0.03 and your layerhight is 0.2, the z the axis moves to is 0.17 - not magic at all. But with the optinon to fade activated in firmware, correction is reduced or ehanced layer by layer, so you might be back to magic layer hight. But on most printers fading is not activated... A better way for magical layerhight is quite sinple: Change leadscrew and its nut to a new one with a lead of 2mm 1 start. So one rotation (200 fullsteps) does 2mm of movement, which makes 0.01mm per fulstep. So any layerhigt you can set in the slicer becomes magic, as any layerhigth with twocounts behind the point of course always is a multiple of 0.01... Done that to most of my printers (exept th prusas with integrated leadscrew) an I am very happy with it. Microstepping does not help much. The torque gets exponential less with increasing microstepping. The tourque has to work against gravity - mayve the torque of a halve- or quarterstep might be enouth to hold position against gravity - but certanly not a 1/256 microstep. High microstepps are not for more precision, but for smother movement. Fullsteps (and maybe some low microsteps) can start and stop movement. But higher microstepping only supply enough torque to keep an existing movement constant and smooth (and therefore reduce noise) if they do not have to work against to much force. Prusa ran into that problem on the extruder - with the 1/256 interpolated microstepping issue#602 inconsitent extrusion occured. The solved this by reprogramming the driver to 1/32 native microstepping, giving the extruder more precision. So magic numbers are good if you do not use ABL (or manual mesh). As soon as you use ABL (or manual mesh) it gets useless. But you can solve this by some methods: 1. Increase fullstep-resolution a) leadscrew with 2mm lead or b) 0.9° stepper and leadscrew with 4mm lead c) geared stepper and beltdriven z 2. reduce load on z by avoiding gravity, so the little tourqe of a 1/256 microstep is enough. So rent a room for your printer on the ISS, but do not forget to by an anti-backslash nut ;-) I think the solutions under point 1 are a little bit lower in cost than for solution 2. So I recomment 1a) as the cheapest solution. Solution 1b would be more expansive without better results. 1c is quite interesting than you have z-wobble - a belt-driven z will be always free of wobble. As I live in germany and it is about half past 1 in the morning, I now will choose solution 2. Because it is time to sleep and doing solution 2 in my dream is for free ;-)
@MakeWithTech4 жыл бұрын
Excellent explanation. Thanks for sharing. Would you mind reposting to fourm.drvax.com. I am trying to collect all of the good stuff their for my viewers. Thanks again. Irv
@markmullins34323 жыл бұрын
Knowing Comments help your channel I will be dutifully adding my 2 cents. I may even revisit a troubling print with what I'm learning... I will definitely be taking a small video of it if I can't over come the problems. Thnkyvrymch.
@keithsanderson40504 жыл бұрын
I am a new starter to 3D printing and i can say after watching some of your Lessons I feel good at having a go you put the subjects over in an way that is so easy to follow . I am also learning Free cad with you and enjoying every lesson keep up the good work and I hope you are feeling much better. Thank you
@Osatarium3 жыл бұрын
Wow sir you answered all of my questions and needs in one video . Thanks a lot for this information
@vegasvideoguy4 жыл бұрын
Your explanations are the best I've seen here on KZfaq. Kudos!
@MakeWithTech4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words. Feel free to suggest content in the comments.
@princehenryiv92074 жыл бұрын
@@MakeWithTech Hello Doc Vax, I'm brand-new to 3D printing and I want to know is it possible to create ones own infill pattern?
@DanCasciano2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the thorough presentation. Very useful.
@marzy573 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! As a new user ready to order ny first printer, your explanation for creating a new profile ia Beyond Value.
@PatJones824 жыл бұрын
Irv, you sir are a priceless find for me. GREAT CONTENT. I'm shopping for a replacement for my OLD Afinia H479 and I think I've decided on a Original Prusa i3 MK3S. The Afinia used it's own software with built in slicer so I've never had to know about or learn any other software, other than Sketch up to draw models. I searched looking for answers and you sir have been a Godsend. Thanks for explaining in a clear, concise and thorough manner! I enjoy learning with you. :)
@holmesmotorcompany59633 жыл бұрын
Hi Dr Vax, I'm new to the world of 3D printing having been given an Ender3 for my birthday. I have had a very bad experience so far but am finally getting on top of all of the issues I have encountered. I now have a problem I am unable to resolve on my own and am turning to you for advice because your videos have been so helpful so far. I have recently installed Cura 4.8, I printed a part using Cura in PETG which I had previously printed in PLA and the results were excellent. Armed with this result I wanted to print a large part in PETG, I had previously tried printing this in PLA using Prusa Slicer and it was pretty awful. Encouraged by the result of my previous part I loaded this large part into Cura, however it showed with cross hatching lines all over it and a message saying it couldn't slice because it was not Manifold.. I changed my drawing of the part and tried again, this time I got a message saying please review your settings and check if your model , fits within the build volume, is assigned to an enabled extruder and that not all models are set as mesh fixes. I think I understand all of this an have, as far as I can see, addressed all of these points, however, it still comes up with the same message. I really am at a loss, any advice would be very welcome. Thanks in advance. Graham.
@HuFlungDung23 жыл бұрын
I suspect a modelling error might be the root cause of the error message. There is a bit of a trick to modelling in solid modelling software so as not to have gaps and cracks and hidden surfaces inside the model. This often happens because the designer is using approximate positions, instead of precision positions. So surfaces may not truly join at the edges. If the model has complex curvature, it can take some effort to make sure the surfaces knit at the edges. This means that if two surfaces meet at a boundary, make sure they overlap by placing them deliberately in interference (then merge them) then break to surfaces again, and discard any 'waste' overlap pieces. Unfortunately, this process can be highly software specific to deal with, but this may give you a clue about a different course to take in creating your models.
@UvThe1st3 жыл бұрын
A thumbs up and a subscribe was not enough to show how helpful this video is! I can guarantee I will watch it at least twice more to make sure I learn the ins and outs. I had no idea about so much of this and yet listening to you describe it all makes so much more sense! Thank you so so much for this informative video, I will be sharing it far and wide
@Filmman5862 жыл бұрын
Thank You, your videos and tutorials are always so helpful 🙏🏻
@davidrivera74513 жыл бұрын
Thank you I'm new to printing and your an excellent instructor I've wash other videos but they don't explain very well or they mumble details thank you for your clarity and details
@artesim_7794 жыл бұрын
I have spent the last week documenting first on modeling, then on printers themselves, and now on the process of actually printing things. And I have to say, I think I am in the right place: after this one video, it's immediately obvious to me that you are what I consider a "beautiful person" :) I mean that in the sense of your own comment at 28:10, of course, that (paraphrasing) learning is half the fun in this. You seem to take such joy in transmitting what you learned that it transpires in your video. I'm about to spend quite some time on this channel (wasn't I supposed to catch up on my sleep during these holidays ? :) ).
@DragonSirenHITOMI3 жыл бұрын
I was given a ender 3 max. A lot of you guides have been a god send but I am confused when it comes to cura. It is my first printer and I am fresh into deep water lol. It came with a runout sensor and I was gifted with it a BLTouch. I had to get some m3 screws and t nuts and change the z end stop down and just got the bed leveled. Given that I am new again I am lost with cura
@yuriswan30573 жыл бұрын
Agree. Super teacher.thank you
@alpakman10823 жыл бұрын
Great! Informative! Excellent presentation! BIG THANKS!
@Westwind992 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a god video with some good explanations why to alter the settings.
@kevinvalentine52354 жыл бұрын
Excellent Video, I've had my Ender 3 Pro for just about 2 weeks and printing was good. After watching this video and dialing the printer in further the 3D prints have become better.
@supermodestmouse4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the very detailed explanation of Cura. I've been printing for a little over 2 weeks now and have had a whole host of problems the groups and pages have said are very atypical. I appreciate you taking the time to show beginners things that others may forget are completely foreign for those just getting into it. Thanks again and I look forward to watching more of your videos and as you said, learning more together.
@MalkitSingh-ic2zn3 жыл бұрын
I m very new to printing .Thanks for explaining in detail very satisfying
@Bluidvl783 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this, I had been stumbling through the dark forest of 3D printing for a week, but you have given me a clear path! Great info, well communicated, and I feel like I have a much better foundation to work from. Fine work sir.
@pablodiezcanseco3532 Жыл бұрын
Thanks you. Excelent video!
@stylinstu4 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable to watch. Thanks for sharing your talents with us.
@MakeWithTech4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@user-jw1tb5wx7i3 жыл бұрын
Very simple and useful, thanks
@YoSpiff3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. That helped me wrap my head around a few settings that didn't make sense just from they are called.
@brentbumgardner56644 жыл бұрын
One minor correction. G28 doesn't send the print head to (0, 0, 0), because when the machine is homing, it doesn't even know where (0, 0, 0) is. G28 commands the steppers in the negative direction blindly until they make their respective switches, usually twice, and then those points become the origin for each axis.
@digihz_data3 жыл бұрын
You explain in a very good way, thank you for your videos.
@thomasheisler4 жыл бұрын
I am just beginning to start using cura, so I am excited to learn all the new settings I get to play with, thanks Doc
@Pigjes3 жыл бұрын
I love your channel, it has helped a lot!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!
@OlivierPetit744 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for you great videos, very clear, easy to understand and to follow, and in addition your enthusiam is a real plus. Please keep on going, it's great ! Thumb up and kudos !
@MakeWithTech4 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@philippe53944 жыл бұрын
It was very instructive for me to review some points, and to learn some others. I will now print the chat! Thank you very much for the whole set of videos.
@MakeWithTech4 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@jeanbernier92883 жыл бұрын
It's great I've dramatically improved the quality of my prints with your profile technic Thanks!
@calebcaple68004 жыл бұрын
Sir, I am not extremely familiar with 3d printing, but I am familiar with mathematics and physics. In the video you seemed to explain jerk as being equivalent to deceleration. Jerk in mathematics and physics is the change in the level and direction of acceleration per unit time. Deceleration is acceleration in a direction opposite to the direction of velocity. Please clarify.
@cristinaramirez55603 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great teaching job you do, the best I have seen so far, professional, accurate and straight to the point. I just love it.
@FUKTxProductions4 жыл бұрын
thank you again, dr. vax. if you keep teaching, i promise i'll keep learning.
@Arthurlabs13 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Best information I have received
@AmosRedlich3 жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorial for beginners. I enjoy it very much. Thanks
@grahamhobson28753 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your detailed explanation, and the time it took you to put it all together. I have subscribed, and clicked on the bell to be notified about any future videos you may produce. I am hoping to purchase a 3D printer tomorrow.
@KAYAPOGAN4 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC
@MakeWithTech4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@frankvillani87013 жыл бұрын
This was outstanding. Explained a lot of general stuff I didn't know about.
@dleivam4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, very useful, easy to understand and follow. you definitely deserve more views and subscribers.
@alfredoacevedo41294 жыл бұрын
The way you teach is inspiring. Keep doing in that way. Thank you very much.
@SeanPamer3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the detail on these parameters, I appreciate your knowledge share.
@pabloerosi4 жыл бұрын
I feel thankful for your clear explanation!
@scoolro3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, very informative.
@elidari604 жыл бұрын
Mr. Schapiro first thing first then goodness you’re back and you’re healthy so now is my question I went ahead and I made a new folder and I saved it so the question is can I use the same file to print everything or do I need for every project a new profile or a new printer I’m not sure how to call it thank you for your help and welcome back God bless you
@retiredgrandpaselectronics101 Жыл бұрын
very very helpful. Thank You.
@BrianMaynardLetsDoThisThing4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. Exactly what I was looking for
@MakeWithTech4 жыл бұрын
No problem!
@japga7774 жыл бұрын
Dear Irv, first, I am very happy to see you getting your old strength back (in newer vids). Second, thank you for the effort to teach us beginners the elementary of 3d prints. Most of the time your vids find the perfect middle of overwhelming and too simple explanations. Perfect !!! Third, how is your setting on the ender 5 for Mesh fixes ? I know you have a stronger 32bit board. But what would you recommend for an 8bit board ? Many greetings from Germany
@frankaalbers10994 жыл бұрын
I like your constant smile while you talk :) Pushed subscribe . Now lets start learning stuff !
@bartacus35214 жыл бұрын
As usual, a very helpful video! Recent subscriber, but I've been watching a lot of your videos, and they are chock full of excellent information. If I may make a recommendation, it would be great if you had a 'table of contents' with time stamps, maybe as a 'stickied' first comment. For longer videos, that would help people immensely, especially for people looking for a specific aspect of Cura. I will watch every minute, but sometimes in a pinch I go looking for very specific bits of info (ie supports). Having a TOC would help there too. I tend to refer to your videos multiple times, looking for those bits. Keep up the good work sir! Siskel and eBart give you two thumbs way up!
@AndrewAHayes4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Irv I really enjoyed watching this!
@MakeWithTech4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@ramtek27023 жыл бұрын
Good job, Irv. Cura 4.8 just came out so you might want to consider an update.
@TheTympanist4 жыл бұрын
Excellent ! je regarderais vos vidéos à l' avenir !
@hassimtony73723 жыл бұрын
i really like your learning video..im new in 3d printing stuff and consider buying one..the harder choices is chosing between anet 4 or ender 3..🤔
@MrRenoman20114 жыл бұрын
What an awesome video thanks for the time you take for these awesome videos
@Jimgoodwin846 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Thank you for your time and effort. I have an old ender 3 pro…I have never updated the firmware from V-1.0. It seems to print ok, but not quite as accurately as new. Hope updating the cura settings will help.
@johnm49624 жыл бұрын
Thanks you great video I am going to make major progress now thanks to you help !!!!
@igordekiparis4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the explanations!
@MakeWithTech4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure.
@joeruggiero28224 жыл бұрын
This is my go to channel for tweeting my Ender 3. Thanks for helping to add to my knowledge base.
@MakeWithTech4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Feel free to leave suggestions for future videos.
@soundsnvisions4 жыл бұрын
I'm very new to 3D printing and found your videos. VERY helpful. But I do have a question. When making adjustments to settings, is there 3-4 that make a big enough difference to play with? And if so, what are they? And lastly... is there a particular order you fiddle with the settings? Are there settings that need to be set before moving on to another setting - meaning... you mess with one, then play with another and the 1st needs to be readjusted. I'm ready to spend some time making a bunch of pieces - The end result will be MUCH better prints. Can't Wait!! Thanks again for your teacher's heart mindset.
@stevemcnerney4 жыл бұрын
Thanks again. Always great information.
@colinfielder66954 жыл бұрын
as always great informative video
@MakeWithTech4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@neokerman6594 жыл бұрын
Very helpful. Thank you!
@MakeWithTech4 жыл бұрын
Your welcome.
@jianchengliu98633 жыл бұрын
You are really great !!!!
@northmarine67703 жыл бұрын
great video!
@JC-ms3he3 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for excellent work!
@ericlauryssen15184 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, thanks i learned a lot
@noemiguadalupecollazo77303 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, there is a lot of really good information.
@adrianstealth3403 жыл бұрын
Massive thanks
@rodneysmith78883 жыл бұрын
Good Quality Video
@h4m3d843 жыл бұрын
Good Job! Like your video...
@py85512 жыл бұрын
Very nice video I have learned a lot thank you, I am new for 3D printing, I have a same 3D printer I am trying to design a small gear for my old SONY walkman it requires a very strong gear to handling a large torque from the motor, could you please provide the correct settings for the ENDER-3 printer? I am using PLA.
@MakeWithTech2 жыл бұрын
The strength of a print is often more depending on the number of lines in the walls (Cura terminology) than the fill. I would start by trying 5 or 6 walls (the default is I believe 3) and 50 percent infill. However PLA will probably wear down as a gear. I would recommend looking into stronger materials that are compatible with the top extruder temperature on and Ender 3 of about 230c.
@sofoniasyemane20303 жыл бұрын
very good explanation, i have a question how to get Sample Start code to change the default start code
@MakeWithTech3 жыл бұрын
Not sure I understand the question. A great place to discuss this is at the DrVax forum located at forum.drvax.com.
@utsimon4 жыл бұрын
Great Video tutorial, tks Dr. VA
@949Designs4 жыл бұрын
Great information🤙🏼
@myvidlocker2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your videos. They have been very helpful for getting up to speed with 3D printing. I have a new Mingda Magician X and an just getting up and running. This video talks about setting up the Cura settings and I am having a problem with retraction. There is no retraction listed in my Cura (newest version, 4.13.1). I assume this is because Cura doesn't know my printer is a direct drive? How can I fix? Also it looks like layer resolution is only .1 mm on my printer. Is this the same as my stepper resolution? So I guess I shouldn't be using the default setting of .15 mm in Cura for my "Normal" prints? I am planning to change to .2