Tips and Tricks

Some Golden Rules:

• Design your Object with 3d printing in mind and keep it as simple as possible (KISS).
• Ensure wall thickness and hole positions are suitable for the intended material and use
• Slicer: Set seam alignment to random for maximum strength
• Slicer: Varying infill percent and pattern affects both object strength and printing time required
• Ensure the material is suitable for it's intended environment
• Adding temporary printing supports to your CAD file can sometimes be better than those produced by the Slicer software
• Always keep your printer in immaculate condition, never leave stray waste on the platern or beneath it
• Keep your spools of fillament dry in air-tight boxes with silica gel desiccant
• Always wear heat resistant gloves (280°C to 300°C!) when removing the current printer nozzle

Links:

YouTube: Essentials
YouTube: Sharp internal Corners
Creality: Add Weight to the Model
Creality: Fix 3D Printer First Layer Problems
3D Bridge Printing

Fault Fixes

Links:

YouTube: Q2 REMOVE EXTRUDER
YouTube: Q2 UNCLOG EXTRUDER - TAKE APART
Q2 REMOVE STUCK FILAMENT FROM 4 TO 1 JUNCTION BOX
YouTube: Q2 REMOVE NOZZLE
YouTube: Q2 REPLACE HOT END
YouTube: Q2 UNCLOG NOZZLE
YouTube: Q2 CLEAN NOZZLE (better than unclog?)
YouTube: Dismantle Qidi MK1 Box (MK2 Similar)
Qidi Google: Qidi MK2 Box: Remove box cover
Qidi Google: Qidi MK2 Box: Access feeder extruder: check for clogging.
Qidi Google: Qidi MK2 Box: Re-assmble

Enhancements

Links:

Maker World: Tool: Removing PTFE tube from print head
Printables: Qidi Box filament Guide
Printables: Bowden Tube Guide [1]
Printables: Bowden Tube Guide [2]
Printables: Q2 Spacer for stable TPU printing for Qidi
Printables: Plug for Unused Filament Inlet (Having fitted a Qidi Box)
Printables: Qidi Box Filament Saver PC4-M6/M10
Printables: Tool: QidiBox 4 to 1 box PTFE tube remover