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Re: Squiggly Prints

null@example.com (solijohn) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:26:34 +0000

perlguy wrote:

I've not had any problems like this until today.
How can I tell if my Z-Tab is calibrated, and how do I calibrate it?

We have a video here: http://wiki.solidoodle.com/first-layers … e-z-offset

Re: Squiggly Prints

null@example.com (cmetzel) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:04:50 +0000

You didn't happen to wind up the speed and decrease the cool time did you? I can get something like this when I all but turn off cool in skeinforge, meaning that the layer below isn't solid enough yet to put down the next layer. I agree it looks as though you're extruding more material than can fit but the wavyness doesn't really make sense.

Re: Squiggly Prints

null@example.com (IanJohnson) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:52:28 +0000

It looks like the layer changes became too big at some point, as if Z steps/mm changed mid print. Do you have a dial indicator, or some way to measure how far the Z moves?

Re: Squiggly Prints

null@example.com (perlguy) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:52:02 +0000

I've not had any problems like this until today.

How can I tell if my Z-Tab is calibrated, and how do I calibrate it?

Re: Squiggly Prints

null@example.com (solijohn) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:46:44 +0000

perlguy wrote:

I have not seen this before from my printer...
Am I running too hot? Too cold? Is it caused by a partial clog?

Weird. Is your Z-tab calibrated?

Squiggly Prints

null@example.com (perlguy) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:13:01 +0000

I have not seen this before from my printer...

Am I running too hot? Too cold? Is it caused by a partial clog?