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I just started 3d printing, and sometimes my prints looks like the second cube, but I have absolutely no idea how to calibrate it right 😅 (I use Cura slicer) can you maybe show some settings for a good print 😅

You forgot to mention the torture toaster

I honestly love how the 3D Benchy incorporates so many stress tests into a simple little boat model. Some great design engineering there!

For any new plastic, I do the following: 1) Linear/pressure advance test (with some coarse tuning of retraction over the course of printing, thanks Klipper and FW retraction). 2) A retraction test (often coupled with the temperature fine tuning). 3) A flow multiplier test (a 20x20 mm box with two perimeters of a known width is sufficient). It all takes less than an hour and provides all data needed to really fine tune the printer. *For a new brand of low-temperature plastics like PLA or TPU I also sometimes run a simple overhangs test and bridging test. For crystalline non-composite plastics like ABS or Nylon, I also run a fast, but accurate shrinking test (a 1.2-1.5 mm high and 10 mm wide L-shaped ribbon with 150x150 mm XY dimentions so it fits my calipers). For the initial setup of a new printer or some major hardware change, after running tests 1-3 and dialing in acquired optima, I also run an acceleration "curvy box" test (or an accelerometer-assisted resonance test in case of Klipper) to dial in optimal acceleration values.

Ahh yes thanks to your video I now know the calibration needs calibrating so I’ll just calibrate the hell out of it. Gonna do some crazy calibration up in here which I definitely know how to do. Thanks again for your priceless advice.

This is all good advice. I personally recommend a variety of torture tests, but especially single parameter tests. If you have a terrible looking benchy, it can be hard to figure out where to start. But if you try a couple of specialized tests, like an overhang test, bridging test, stringing test, etc. you can isolate issues and correct them immediately.

Finally, a 3D printing channel that shows ways to better your prints. Rather than just, "Look at the thing I made!". Great work, dude. Keep it up! 👍

Not owning a 3D printer, I see this as an ABSOLUTE WIN!

This is great advice as long as the calibration devices come with instructions on how to fix the issues they highlighted.

“Now your printer can tackle larger prints” Kink in the Z screw: “allow me to introduce my self”

The “straight overhangs” you highlighted are typically known as “bridges” rather than actual overhangs, since they bridge to parts together, vs overhanging from one part but not connecting to another. I think that’s an important distinction to understanding slicer settings because most use that terminology.

Bruh right now my benchy has so much stringing it looks like it was taken over by spider webs :/

the problem is even though you see problems there's no information that tells you specifically how to adjust the settings to eliminate the "issues" on your print.

"Can it wait a moment Shepard? I need to do some calibrations."

Feels good

benchy!! cool! and functional! yey. i just started LEARNING about 3D printing (and i mean JUST--- its still gonna be a good long while before i ever may get to print something myself/own a printer) and I have recently watched a whole buncha KZfaq videos (your content is great-ty!!) and followed a whole buncha peeps on other socials that post, well, whole buncha prints n info n stuffs.... and man.... i seriously kept seeing that lil boat and kept wondering WTH was with it & what significance it could possibly have!! haha 🤦‍♀️ now i know 😎 ...and feel like i learned the secret password to the club . heh. double 😎😎 thanks !

A printer at my school has a small turtle one you snap together. I love it.

The speed 3D printing advanced for at home printing just blows my mind. Who would of guessed this 20 years ago? I might of thought the tech would be there, but also that it'd be so expensive, it'd only be realistic for big companies to own and operate the things.

These links were super helpful! Just started my 3D print journey today!

For me who will probably never get a 3d printer I personally like the toaster evaluation

The best sentence "STL in description"

Thank you me and my dad are trying to put together the 3-D printer my parents got me Christmas and this would really help out

It would be great to talk about the printer settings that were changed from the print issues.

I really want a 3d printer with auto calibration

Personally I think the calibration toaster is the best for testing

That are decently priced?

the first calibration cube looks CLEAN AF

I prefer the benchy with benchy infill

I would love having a bunch of tiny dragons around my house

Thank you for this information, now if only I could afford a 3D printer

we all know you need to print the benchy first, then cal cube, its tradition!

That cube and boat look cool for if I ever get one of these

Thank you for posting this video. I’m doing so much testing now😂

The first thing I printed ages ago when I got my printer was a mando helmet it worked well

Thanks for the tip, I have recently gotten a 3D printer, so I’ll have to try this out!

One of my he best ones is the toaster. It mainly tests spacing and angle.

Use calibration cubes for identifying issues, but definitely do not use it for fixing issues. Especially dimensional accuracy.

Dont forget the torture toaster, while larger than your average benchie its still a good one

Me, watching these videos like I could afford a 3D peinter ever: interesting

It's the worst when you get half way through a large part and you forgot to do your maintenance and the bastard under extrudes haha... Prep first print second don't get too excited 😆

I just printed the cool geometric vase at the end of this video.

I love sloaps

Bambulab -> Hold my Beer 🍺

That was helpful . Thanks

Love this

I like to think that there’s just a room filled with tiny boats in his house

The first test should be the temperature tower. At what temperature will you print the cube?

in the future they will find billions if calibration cubes and see them as the letter blocks we played with as babies.

When I was 8 I swam into a huge island of trash on the sea surface and came out with one of those boats. It was so precious to me back then and I still keep the boat

I'll have to keep this in mind, Also nice Tech helmet

Thats why i went with resin 3d printing, its so much better in terms of setup

A lot of the calibration models are good for the ones that print in lines but I have a resin printer and it does completely fine with smooth walls

I thought the dragon had a rubber duck body at first 💀

A bad benchy that don’t need no man

I use the rocktopus.

There is also the teamster to check mechanics

Funny, when I got my very first printer, my very forst print was printing a life size accurate lightsaber that tool over 17 hours to print

We had a beckoning cat that had a lot of details in the hair and writing for our calibration

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't forget the torture toaster!

Thx bro.

That is the case In the Bambu ads

Thanks!

One of the preloaded calibration models on mine was a phone holder.

CaliCats are nice for calibration

lol I need to adjust my settings then, my first print was a calibration cube and it took an hour and a half. It came out great tho

I thought the dragons were kissing- 💀

Thank you! I did none of these... Idk why this got recommended, i've had my printer for two years.

Oh hey tech's helmet. I'm sanding one of those

My bro says the first thing you gotta print is a boat❤

I really want a 3D printer 😔

The toaster😂

Not really related, but as im watching this im printing an air duct of sorts for a custom battery pack... there is a curved surface with an overhang and as i was watching it print i thought i forgot supports but it turns out then ender3s1plus is just a beast with bridging. I just watched it bridge about an inch with precision as i expected it to fail. No point to this, just a remarkable bridging acomplishment that i wasnt expecting lol.

The dragons be like 😘

There is also Cali Cat!

I printed the vase at the end, can't find the STL for the life of me now.

Damn those dragons look so messy

Nice tech print

My favorite has to be the toaster

Do u have any suggestions or like names of 3d printers that are big enough to print stuff like cosplay masks and stuff?

Has nobody made a calibration thing that nice to a have a lot of? Sure, that boat is nice, but what about a slowly growing collection of fancy puzzle pieces that slot together?

The great question of course is: which setting do I have to change with which issue?

torture toasters are good for testing as well

“Mason get down” How

Toaster: AM I A JOKE TO YOU

5,000 years from now, archeologists digging up their 928th Benchy exclaim - "There are so many of these - they must have worshipped Benchy as a god!"

My dad tests with a little watering can.

The calibration cube is meant to be measured after it's printed it's supposed to be exactly 20.0 mm on all sides

After using filament 3D printers and switching to resin print, the resin prints win hands down. The only downside is that it can be messy to print if you’re not careful and the wash and cure part is sometimes annoying but over all still much easier to use than a filament printer hands down. The best part is you get prints without lines!

Thanks

I haven’t been printing any of that and mine is perfectly fine I’m ready to make a storm trooper helment 💀

Cube told me I had a loose z axis. First print and saved me from breaking my new printer.

10-20 minutes Me with my Bambu Lab X1: 😂😂😂😂

A true 3d printer such as myself knows the reprogram that dammmmmm eprom chip

Creality Calibration Cat my beloved

Question the bucket

Me waching this trying to figure out how to around this just so I can make a small dragon

My first print was a golf ball 😅

I have a Ender 3 S1 and all my corners over extrude. I'm using Cura slicer and I would like some help from someone to calibrate that. Really annoying whenever I'm trying to make parts that need to be precise. Have a great day!