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How long is a piece of string Mark..............
On my teenager's advice, I'll go 60 minutes and 90 minutes
Ask your daughter how many settings there are ? Then ask her, if I told her all of the settings, filament, nozzle size, volumetric flow, MMS speed for the inner/outer, walls, number of wall loops, overhang, infill type, & %, support settings, type, EVERYTHING, could she work the speed out, WITHOUT the .STEP. or 3MF file ?
I've got all of that info, I have to enter it, and on a new file, I don't know the print time until I run the slicer/program.
As I said, it's not a trick question, and the fact that it is a pure guess, even if you're into printing, is what allows anyone, and everyone to have a go, for a bit of fun
Mark
Sorry, are you offering one time of 22 minutes, and one of THREE THOUSAND AND SIX MINUTES / 50 hours
HOLY MOLEY 
Mark
I dont think 6.5 is sensible either
Well, 6.5 minutes is too short, & 6.5hrs too long, but closer than 3006hrs
I could probably get extremely interested in this technological marvelry if it could put out this new banknote plasticky stuff.
I could probably get extremely interested in this technological marvelry if it could put out this new banknote plasticky stuff.
Having no idea about something has never stopped me before 
187 minutes (3hrs7mins in old money)
207 minutes (3hrs 27mins in old money)
Good luck all - it’s like the guy who entered the blindfolded m4sturbation competition after he’d ‘finished’.
He had no idea where he’d come
187 minutes (3hrs7mins in old money)
207 minutes (3hrs 27mins in old money)
Good luck all - it’s like the guy who entered the blindfolded m4sturbation competition after he’d ‘finished’.
He had no idea where he’d come
Forgot my second guess so will go for 69 minutes
Nah, I'll stick with my first guess in #60Sorry, are you offering one time of 22 minutes, and one of THREE THOUSAND AND SIX MINUTES / 50 hours
Mark
Hmmm! I'll make some quick assumptions. Printing in PETG. Going for decent quality, so shouldn't be super speedy print. Assumption of a 0.4mm nozzle. Printing 3 pcs, not overly complex shapes, perhaps 15-30% infill density, no support material needed....
194 minutes a set, give or take.
194 minutes a set, give or take.
Mammoth200,
So serious, I love the posts from the people with 3D printers...................
What do they say about "Assumptions"
........................ Oh yes........... What do they say about "A little information"
........................Oh yes...........With regard to "support", there are two recesses for the two magnets on the back of the body. Granted not a lot, but both recesses are supported.
I use a PLA for this part, as it's used indoors, and it has excellent characteristics both mechanical, and you can achieve a great finish on flat surfaces. I'll also tell you I use a .6mm nozzle, std, not HF, and not relevant, but I print PLA, PETG, and even ABS at exactly the same speeds. I can print at faster speeds, but I prioritise the finish over the print time.
So, does this information make it any easier to guesstimate the time
I don't think so, BUT, you have another guess, give it a go
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Does this information make it any easier to guesstimate the time.... Lord noMammoth200,
So serious, I love the posts from the people with 3D printers...................
What do they say about "Assumptions"
What do they say about "A little information"
With regard to "support", there are two recesses for the two magnets on the back of the body. Granted not a lot, but both recesses are supported.
I use a PLA for this part, as it's used indoors, and it has excellent characteristics both mechanical, and you an achieve a great finish on flat surfaces. I'll also tell you I use a .6mm nozzle, std, not HF, and not relevant, but I print PLA, PETG, and even ABS at exactly the same speeds. I can print at faster speeds, but I prioritise the finish over the print time.
So, does this information make it any easier to guesstimate the time
Based on my experience, my slicer software sometimes tells me a print will take 10 hours, but when I slice again it goes down to 3 hours... Clearly not an exact science, it doesn't hurt to try and apply some logic to it, but it's a bit of fun all the same!Second guess... 204 minutes!
Does this information make it any easier to guesstimate the time.... Lord no
Second guess... 204 minutes!
And fun is what it's meant to be
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