Everything about Extruder Pre-Tension!

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Virtually all 3D printers have adjustment screws, knobs, or levers to change the pretension on the filament in the extruder. Though how do you properly set it for your application, how can you get the most out of your extrusion system, and why would you really lower the tension for flexibles? Let’s find out more!

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:27 Zellerfeld Promo
01:31 Extruder Pretension
02:27 How filament gets fed
06:50 Extruder Tension and Printing Quality
07:20 Extruder Tension and Flow Performance
11:46 Extruder Tension and TPU
12:25 How to handle Extruder Tension?

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