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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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[–] ScottE 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't on my FlashForge CreatorPro unless I had an issue, but I do on my BambuLab X1C - but that's because it's a fully automated process using the built in lidar.

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

Automatic flow calibration is so nice. I don't use any of the other "smart" features, but it's worth the extra cost just for that.