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MUSTMEES
(@mustmees)
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2.85mm upgrade

so i accidentally ordered a bunch of 2.85 mm petg filament, was wondering how would i upgrade my second mini?

Posted : 23/05/2023 12:22 pm
JoanTabb
(@joantabb)
Veteran Member Moderator
RE: 2.85mm upgrade

You would need a 2.85mm extruder and revised firmware

Joan

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Posted : 23/05/2023 12:35 pm
FoxRun3D
(@foxrun3d)
Famed Member
RE: 2.85mm upgrade

For all intents and purposes, you can't. It would require profound modifications to hotend, extruder, Bowden tube, firmware, slicer software that there wouldn't be much left of your Mini but the heatbed and gantry. 

Formerly known on this forum as @fuchsr -- until all hell broke loose with the forum software...

Posted : 23/05/2023 3:53 pm
cwbullet
(@cwbullet)
Member
RE: 2.85mm upgrade

You would be better off just buying a used 2.85 printer or selling the filament.  

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Posted : 23/05/2023 7:12 pm
Rat_Patrol
(@rat_patrol)
Trusted Member
RE: 2.85mm upgrade

 

Posted by: @fuchsr

For all intents and purposes, you can't. It would require profound modifications to hotend, extruder, Bowden tube, firmware, slicer software that there wouldn't be much left of your Mini but the heatbed and gantry. 

This. The juice simply isn't worth the squeeze. Return the filament, sell it, or just throw it away would be my suggestion.

Posted : 03/06/2023 7:08 pm
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