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			<title><![CDATA[Re: First Print Result by Solidoodle 4 Very Strange]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<div class="quotebox"><cite>wardjr wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>with the exception of the first layer you will want to reduce that to somewhere around .24-.36.&nbsp; This will create more tool paths on that first layer and promote adhesion.</p></blockquote></div><p>Aha! The adhesion master strikes again!<br />I&#039;d somehow missed this trick. Next print... Exciting! <img src="https://www.soliforum.com/img/smilies/smile.png" width="15" height="15" alt="smile" /><br />Thanks Ward.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2015 00:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: First Print Result by Solidoodle 4 Very Strange]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Very well done grob!!!<br />A couple of additions.<br />Layer heights need to be set as such.<br />.3 = .2963<br />.2 = .1976<br />.1 = .09878<br />I like to run my first layer height the same height as the rest.</p><p>You will also want to take a look at the extrusion widths in your slice profile &gt; Print Settings &gt; Advanced.<br />Any number that is .42 change to .48 with the exception of the first layer you will want to reduce that to somewhere around .24-.36.&nbsp; This will create more tool paths on that first layer and promote adhesion.&nbsp; &nbsp;Glass + Hairspray will greatly increase your odds of achieving good results.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2015 14:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: First Print Result by Solidoodle 4 Very Strange]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>grab,</p><p>Many thanks for your prompt reply. Good. Looks like you&#039;re an expert in 3D Printing. Then, let me try <img src="https://www.soliforum.com/img/smilies/smile.png" width="15" height="15" alt="smile" /></p>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[null@example.com (fikri)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2015 06:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: First Print Result by Solidoodle 4 Very Strange]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to the forum, and hope you enjoy learning about and getting to know your printer!</p><p>Good to hear you&#039;ve levelled your bed - keep an eye on this.</p><p>Ok, lots of overextrusion there! First off you&#039;ll need to calibrate the extruder:</p><p>(1) Measure your actual filament diameter - while nominally 1.75mm, it can vary depending on the supplier and batch.<br />&nbsp; (a) Measure at several locations along a few m of filament with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calipers#Digital_caliper">digital calipers</a><br />&nbsp; (b) Take an average of these results<br />&nbsp; (c) Enter this value into &quot;filament diameter&quot; under slic3r&#039;s filament settings</p><p>(2) Calibrate extruder steps-per-mm<br />&nbsp; (a) Mark the filament with a marker 100mm and 150mm from the top face of the extruder (use a ruler!)<br />&nbsp; (b) Note down the extruder steps-per-mm from R-H eeprom settings (lets call this &quot;E_old&quot;)<br />&nbsp; (c) With the nozzle heated up to normal extrusion temperature (210C for the stock SD4 hot end will be fine), manually extrude 100mm into free air using the R-H control panel<br />&nbsp; (d) Measure the distance from the top of the extruder to the 100mm or 150mm mark, to determine how much filament actually went into the printer - let&#039;s call this &quot;L&quot;<br />&nbsp; (e) Calculate the new extruder steps per mm (let&#039;s call this &quot;E_new&quot;) using the following formula<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;E_new = E_old * 100mm / L<br />&nbsp; (f) Enter the new steps-per-mm value into the R-H eeprom settings (1 decimal place is fine), and save<br />&nbsp; (g) Repeat steps (a) to (d) to confirm the extruder now takes exactly 100mm, repeat calibration if necessary<br />Note that most users report a value of around 105 steps/mm for the solidoodle extruders, while the default is closer to 130.</p><p>(3) Set your default extrusion width to 0.48mm (this is the recommended value for a 0.4mm nozzle) in slic3r</p><p>(4) Run a <a href="http://www.soliwiki.com/PID_tuning">PID autotune</a> on your extruder heater</p><p>(5) Calibrate the wall thickness (single-wall cube) using the slic3r extrusion multiplier<br />&nbsp; (a) Set your extrusion multiplier (under slic3r&#039;s filament settings) to 1 (let&#039;s call this &quot;EM_old&quot;).<br />&nbsp; (b) Print a 20mm cube, in slic3r adjust the following settings:<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;* Number of perimters: 1<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;* Infill % : 0<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;* Number of bottom solid layers: 2<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;* Number of top solid layers: 0<br />&nbsp; (c) Using digital calipers, measure the thickness of all four walls, and take an average - let&#039;s call this &quot;T&quot;.<br />&nbsp; (d) Adjust the slic3r extrusion multiplier using the following formula:<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;EM_new =&nbsp; EM_old * 0.48mm / T<br />&nbsp; (e) Print another cube, and confirm the wall thickness is now exactly 0.48mm.<br />Note that this value varies for users, most report a value between about 0.85 and 1.05.</p><p>Then I&#039;d highly recommend (you can look these up further via google and this forum):</p><p>* Tightening and aligning your y-axis belts, including the motor drivebelt, to minimise backlash. There appears to be some distortion in the circle.</p><p>* Investigate using glass+hairspray (or glass + gluestick) as your build surface instead of kapton - this seems by most accounts to have much better adhesion than plain kapton (no matter how scrubbed or clean!).</p><p>* Buy and install a well nut to reduce backlash on your z-axis (these are very cheap and surprisingly effective!)</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2015 05:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[First Print Result by Solidoodle 4 Very Strange]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Hello All.. I am really newbie in 3D Printer. I need advise on how to improve my Solidoodle 4.</p><p>During my first trial, I got very strange result : warping, gap between layer, shrinkage etc.</p><p>Trying few steps :<br />1.) clean bed with acetone<br />2.) leveled the bed with thin paper<br />3.) calibrate Z-Tab</p><p>However, no improvement. The results as in attachment. All pictures shown the same part.</p><p>My SD4 Printer and Software settings :<br />1.) Nozzle Size : 0.4mm<br />2.) Motherboard : Rev-E<br />3.) Filament : ABS 1.75mm White Color from Makerbot<br />4.) Bed Temperature : 100 C<br />5.) Bed Type : Kapton<br />6.) Extruder Temperature : 210 C<br />7.) Sotware : Repetier Host with Slic3r version 1.1 <br />8.) First Layer Height : 0.35mm<br />9.) Other Layer Height : 0.30mm<br />10.) Fill Density : 40%<br />11.) Fill Pattern : Honeycomb<br />12.) Top/Bottom Fill Pattern : rectilinear</p><p>Can anybody help on what is actually happen to my SD4. What is the most possible root cause?</p><br /><p>regards,<br />Fikri</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2015 03:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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