#Is it worth tuning my printer

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smoky raft
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I have a flashforge a5m and im wondering if it's worth tuning my printer at all

tacit vigilBOT
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Yes, it can be worth tuning your Flashforge A5M to improve print quality, reliability, and speed. This can involve calibrating the bed, checking belt tension, adjusting temperature settings, and ensuring proper filament feeding. Ultimately, tuning your printer can lead to better printing results.

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smoky raft
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im using flashprint slicer i want to learn how to use orca

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Also is it worth making a dragchain for my printer our of PETG

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It would be this one

fringe widget
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I suggest switch to cura just due to it’s support, and just add the extension to export to .x3g file

smoky raft
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?

smoky raft
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But why not orca

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i thought Orca was good

smoky raft
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how would one tune a printer?

fringe widget
smoky raft
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could i push my printer past the rated speed

fringe widget
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Yes, but I wouldn’t without doing farther research.

smoky raft
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if it already does 600m/s with 20000 m^2/s is it even worth it or would it be marginal at best gains

tacit vigilBOT
# smoky raft if it already does 600m/s with 20000 m^2/s is it even worth it or would it be ma...

Calibration
Calibration and tuning can help with all aspects of print quality.
Extruder calibration should be done only once, and then again if you change any hardware on your extruder setup (new tube, gear drive, different motor, etc).
Flow calculation should be done for every filament, even different colours from the same brand.

A number of calibration and tuning guides exist online:

?calibration requested by: m.von.d#0
hollow sonnet
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Just don't do stuff that already works

smoky raft
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ah i see

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