1 Topic by jwmflying14 (edited by jwmflying14 2015-06-19 01:16:20)

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Topic: Clumpy infill?

Hey guys, I have been printing with my Soli3 for about two years now.

I have recently had a problem with not being able to do anything less than pretty much 100% infill. My filament will not bridge and just clumps any time it tries to infill.

You can see in the picture below that it will try to "clump" where there would normally be an intersection.

I have been using Octave filament for quite some time with excellent results. I have noticed this trend in the middle of a roll, so I decided to open a new roll. It still did it. So I order 2 more new rolls, and it STILL does it. This lead me to a last ditch effort to make a storage container (a sealed Tupperware type box, with an 18" dehumidifying rod (gun safe), as well as a bowl of silica. The lid of the container has weather stripping (which I installed) to try to seal it even further....) I have even tried baking my rolls for 2hr+ at approx 350-400 degrees Fahrenheit. At this point I doubt it is humidity, but I could be wrong.

Any ideas??



On a separate note:
I have had issues with this printer since I first got it, mainly that it would print gaps between walls while printing arcs (or non circularized circles, with gaps between one axis of the wall). This was reduced when I switched from Slic3r to Cura. It still won't print perfect, but satisfactory. (I have been told several times to adjust belts, to no avail.) It also occasionally will "step" randomly. It won't do it for months, and then all of a sudden it will step every 15 layers or so, by about 10mm in the Y axis. Belts are properly tension-ed, and it has done it with varying tension in the past. Was told to adjust the pot on the back, which i did (to the appropriate voltage, which it was already at), again with no avail. For note, I believe I have the original motherboard. It hasn't had the step problem in a while, so I am not primarily concerned about it at this moment. (so for the purpose of this post, please concentrate on the filament, since this is the forum I posted under)

Thanks for your guys input!
-Justin

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