PLA temperature towers

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*NOTICE* If you downloaded these temp towers before 1 January, 2019, the old file may have been corrupted and there may have been weird gaps between some of the bridges. These new uploads should have solved that, at least when opened in Cura 3.6. Sorry for any issues you may have had using these. This is a remix of the 3Dmakernoob generic temperature tower. I redesigned them to work within the Worksteel/Sunlu, 3D Solutech, Hatchbox, and Tianse recommended temperature ranges for their PLA filaments (190C-220C, 180C-210C, 190C-210C). I added levels so there would be a broader range available for analysis. I'm sure you could use these tower for other PLAs as well. Each level is a 5 degree drop in temp and the temp each level is printed at is marked on the side of the tower. The following are the heights of each level so you know where to adjust the temperature in your slicer: base and first level: 0mm - 16.46mm second level: 16.46mm - 29.92mm third level: 29.92mm - 43.38mm fourth level: 43.48mm - 56.84mm fifth level: 56.84mm - 70.3mm sixth level: 70.3mm - 83.76mm top level: 83.76mm - 97.22mm After ensuring my bed is level, the axis are in sync, and the extruder is putting out the correct amount of filament, I like to run this test as the first model on a new roll of filament. Once I determine the best temperature for that specific roll, I write the temp it runs best at on the side of the roll so I know what to set my slicer at when using that particular filament.