# Printer Dialed In!

**URL:** <https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/printer-dialed-in/2596>\
**Category:** 3d Printing / Slicers / Setup / Problems\
**Created:** [August 27, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/printer-dialed-in/2596 "2020-08-27T23:50:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Alan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.makewithtech.com/alan/32/26_2.png) [@Alan](https://forum.makewithtech.com/u/Alan)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/printer-dialed-in/2596/1 "2020-08-27T23:50:47Z")

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Finally got my profile just right! Getting super realistic prints!

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Sorry, couldn’t resist.

(h/t Travis Greving in the Cura Facebook Group)

 ![Realistic_Prints.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/makewithtech/original/1X/b739e694a8413eb28191dcdb2fad26c73236343a.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Ender5r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ender5r](https://forum.makewithtech.com/u/Ender5r)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/printer-dialed-in/2596/2 "2020-08-28T01:18:19Z")

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Boooooo Hissssss 😃 😃 😃

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**Author:** ![Geit](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.makewithtech.com/geit/32/44_2.png) [@Geit](https://forum.makewithtech.com/u/Geit)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/printer-dialed-in/2596/3 "2020-08-28T04:14:22Z")

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Nice one! 😃

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**Author:** ![Larry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/47e85d/32.png) [@Larry](https://forum.makewithtech.com/u/Larry)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/printer-dialed-in/2596/4 "2020-08-30T00:52:14Z")

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Bet you didn’t use PLA to print that ?

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**Author:** ![Ender5r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ender5r](https://forum.makewithtech.com/u/Ender5r)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/printer-dialed-in/2596/5 "2020-08-30T00:54:27Z")

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Yeah, no doubt he used HPLA (HiresPLA) 🙂

Oh wait, you know how you can get ‘wood’ PLA? Maybe he used ‘fur’ PLA, and then set his retraction control really bad, so he gets a ton of stringing.

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**Author:** ![Larry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/47e85d/32.png) [@Larry](https://forum.makewithtech.com/u/Larry)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/printer-dialed-in/2596/6 "2020-08-30T05:18:35Z")

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> [@Ender5r](#):
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> Yeah, no doubt he used HPLA (HiresPLA) 🙂
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> Oh wait, you know how you can get ‘wood’ PLA? Maybe he used ‘fur’ PLA, and then set his retraction control really bad, so he gets a ton of stringing.

ROFLMAO I bet he didn’t use hair spray to make that stick to the bed ?

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**Author:** ![MarcSchuh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.makewithtech.com/marcschuh/32/48_2.png) [@MarcSchuh](https://forum.makewithtech.com/u/MarcSchuh)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/printer-dialed-in/2596/7 "2020-09-08T16:19:19Z")

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Fantastic 😃