Author: ezradharris
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First Successful Print On My New Printer!
Yesterday I finally got a successful print-off on my new printer, the cr-10 s5, after many weeks of troubleshooting and learning how this printer works. I realized that the problem was that I had made these mistakes which led to clicking on the extruder motor. I got a print to successfully finish and not have…
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Reversed Fan Wiring For my Creality 3D Printer
When I purchased my 3d printer, I bought it from a previous owner who was in the middle of upgrading the hotend and the extruder configuration and had not thoroughly tested it. After looking at the fan configuration, I noticed that the extruder fan had not been on when the printer turned on. Instead, the…
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Customizing my 3D Printer Boot Screen
When working on my printer yesterday, I had to change the firmware to accommodate the new bl touch, and I wanted to update my Marlin version to a newer one. Marlin is the flavor of code that a lot of 3d printer firmware runs on. So I used firmware from TH3D Studio for my specific…
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PEI Sheet Arrived! CR-10 S5 Printer
When working on my new printer (CR-10 S5), I ordered a PEI sheet since I heard that was the best sheet for 3d printing since it had the smoothness of glass and the grip for 3d prints. I had found one on Amazon for about $90, which was the right size for my printer, which…