So that barrel:
Opening the flashprint software, you get this screen"
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Click the top left button marked "load" and find the file you have downloaded "Barrel.stl". double click on it and this appears:
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We can play with the positioning, the size and the orientation of the barrel - but it is fine for this purpose as it is. Now click supports (middle button at the top), and then autosupports:
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You can see supports added to the outside to hold up the top rim, in green. Click back and then Print:
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You get this message. click OK. you get this message:
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It is easy to save it on the desktop where you can find it.
All this will have generated a file called "Barrel.gx". That is the file to put onto the USB stick and take to the printer. I will let you take the stick to the printer and press print on the printers screen. Insert the usb stick and click on the screen over the usb icon. then click on the file name icon. It should now print. Go get a cup of tea!
Carefully take the barrel off the print bed by gently sending it. Put it back in the machine, cleaned, and find something else to print.
Just a few pointers now. If you put the usb stick in and then turn the power on my machine cant recognise the USB stick. So turn the power on press print and then insert the usb stick - in case they all behave the same way.
Dont mess with the print settings - use the ones shown on the screenshots for now. When you have gained some experience you can experiment, try no supports, try no raft. Try adding a brim instead of a raft. Don't try changing the settings YET. I know you will waste some filament in the supports and the raft - but it looks more than it actually is. Ignore that waste. Experimenting by the way will make waste!
When you have this working try other files from thingiverse or the forum.
So deal with each object one at a time. I treat the usb stick as a transport device, and delete files that I have printed. I keep the ".gx" files on the computer filed away in case I want them again in the future.
Hope this helps
Trevor
Trevor