<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — What is causing this bad first and last layer?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/11253/what-is-causing-this-bad-first-and-last-layer/ Sun, 24 May 2015 16:24:57 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: What is causing this bad first and last layer?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96887/#p96887 I just dried my filaments and its printing great. http://soliforum.com/i/?6IyZZl8.jpg

]]> Sun, 24 May 2015 16:24:57 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/96887/#p96887 <![CDATA[Re: What is causing this bad first and last layer?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96876/#p96876 Really? Interesting. Thanks for that info. I am really hating S3Ds support layers. I heard cuts has good supports too.

]]> Sun, 24 May 2015 14:38:07 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/96876/#p96876 <![CDATA[Re: What is causing this bad first and last layer?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96859/#p96859 barry1685 wrote:

I honestly think it's my filament because I've had way cleaner surfaces than this before. I am drying my other filaments out as I speak and will test them later.


Well that print I did was on a fresh opened spool and I think it is just like yours which is what I have seen from most printers. The only time I saw better top layer was with cura .

]]> Sun, 24 May 2015 03:50:50 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/96859/#p96859 <![CDATA[Re: What is causing this bad first and last layer?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96856/#p96856 I honestly think it's my filament because I've had way cleaner surfaces than this before. I am drying my other filaments out as I speak and will test them later.

]]> Sun, 24 May 2015 03:07:56 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/96856/#p96856 <![CDATA[Re: What is causing this bad first and last layer?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96851/#p96851 barry1685 wrote:

I lowered my e steps to what they should be at accurately. I'm still getting these weird lines. http://soliforum.com/i/?EQ4PjJn.jpg


Not sure what you mean by weird lines. That looks very near normal to me.. The top will never have a finish like the bottom. Here is an image of what I get when I print and this is what i have always seen on all printers.

http://soliforum.com/i/?RMr1m6B.jpg

]]> Sun, 24 May 2015 01:12:35 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/96851/#p96851 <![CDATA[Re: What is causing this bad first and last layer?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96848/#p96848 I lowered my e steps to what they should be at accurately. I'm still getting these weird lines. http://soliforum.com/i/?EQ4PjJn.jpg

]]> Sun, 24 May 2015 00:55:28 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/96848/#p96848 <![CDATA[Re: What is causing this bad first and last layer?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96784/#p96784 E steps are calibrated but I have a feeling I set it too high because long story short my nozzle tip size was only sized at .1mm not .4mm. My e steps probably need to be turned down. I'll give that a try and see what happens. Thanks.

]]> Sat, 23 May 2015 03:17:45 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/96784/#p96784 <![CDATA[Re: What is causing this bad first and last layer?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96760/#p96760 Thats over extrusion, what is your feed multiplier set at? If you are not stock, are your e steps on the extruder calibrated?

]]> Sat, 23 May 2015 00:17:31 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/96760/#p96760 <![CDATA[What is causing this bad first and last layer?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96759/#p96759 It happens on the first layer and the last layer. I'm stumped what would be causing it. Below are pictures

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