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Chaz2b

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bendiddley

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12 minutes ago, Len1257 said:

Just checked one of mine and hour and quarter. Obviously gone for fine finish LOL!

I always take the long view. It takes what it takes, plan ahead and get on with other things. Some of my prints have taken two days +. 

Cool cheers

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4 hours ago, bendiddley said:

How long does it take to 3D print something, excluding designing it, the actual print time. For example a simple end cap like the one in the first photo?

This is an unusually simple thing to print - it doesn't have to get that much bigger or more complex to start taking 1-2hrs+, and things that you want to be strong take even longer. A pair of tube rings for a cooled CCD camera took 14hrs... 

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