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Aloha,

I got an Elegoo Carbon FDM coreXY printer and a roll of PLA from the same brand. I've read that some filament brands are better than others but I figured I'd start easy.

I've taken STLs to the library to print, but I've not done my own before. What's all this slicer stuff? What other software and tools do I need? Thanks!

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[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey, if the wife supports the 3D printing hobby, I think that's worth printing a bit of garbage.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It wasn't going to be MY hobby, but I can tell I'll be tech support.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago