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3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.

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Preeetty sure I found the cause of my under-extrusion woes (self.3dprinting)

submitted 1 year ago by Drudge to c/3dprinting

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[–] j4k3 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Direct drive requires less retraction by like an order of magnitude which speeds up printing. There isn't the tension that builds up like a spring in the Bowden tube.

The precision of the extruder components is really important. The Bowden setup is less critical to an extent. This guy explains the issues really well here:

https://piped.video/watch?v=c6JmCdovE0U

[–] Drudge 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the link!