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--- monoprice_mp_select_mini [2017/04/25 12:10] – simple usage instructions sdh7
+++ monoprice_mp_select_mini [2017/05/31 00:48] – sdh7
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   * Turn the printer on, select "Print", and select your .gcode file.
   * While the build platform is heating up, I usually set the extruder temperature to whatever it needs to be (to speed things along) and set the build speed to 2.0.
-  * If printing something for personal use, please [[Donate]] a couple of dollars to cover filament usage and other expendable parts (hot end, etc.), especially if it's a big print.
+  * If printing something for personal use, please [[Donate]] a couple of dollars ($1/hour for PLA? $2/hour for TPE) to cover filament usage and other expendable parts (hot end, etc.), especially if it's a big print.
+Additional Considerations:
+  * TPE - in May 2017, we got a spool of Inland TPE (Thermoplastic Elastomer) - It does work with the MP Select Mini, but you do need to be very careful or your print will be very easily ruined. Suggestions:
+    * Run the Extruder fairly hot (235?)
+    * Put some heat on the bed, but not too much (40 seems good, 60 was too much, and the part lifted off the tape)
+    * SLOW. SUPER SLOW. I'm currently running a job at somewhere around 8 mm/s (original gcode set at 20 mm/s, and running with the MP speed set at 0.4). Any faster and the filament will kink up in the cold end of the extruder. A Lego keychain took about 71 minutes to print, versus the usual 9-10 minutes with PLA. Expect to be patient.
 Potential Hacks/Improvements: