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Change one slicer setting to take hours off
your long 3D prints Written and photographed by Bryan Vines
SKILL BUILDER: Faster 3D Prints
H
ello 3D printing friends! Today I want to
share a handy trick to get faster prints from
your 3D printer, just by changing a setting in your
slicer. It all started when I wanted to reduce the
print time for this Neutron Tube model (Figure
A
)
from Clockspring (patreon.com/clockspring3D).
You can watch my full 8-minute video about the
process at makezine.com/go/speed-up-prints,
but I’ll distill the steps for you here.
The Neutron Tube is a cylindrical container,
about the size of a 12oz ...