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I see a lot of people claim they tune/calibrate their printer any time they use a new spool of filament. But does anyone actually do this? It feels like a waste of time when filament is so consistent, even between brands. I can understand doing it for specialty rolls, but for basic pla? Seems unnecessary

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So I've essentially started printing on a higher difficulty? Guess I'll switch to PLA when the PETG runs out and change profiles in the slicer to PLA

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, you're printing on Hard Mode. PETG is weird at first, but easy-ish later on. Some veterans tend to treat it like no big deal, but it can be a real stumbling block for some. I know it took me a while.