https://www.soliforum.com/topic/8284/problems-with-top-layer/ Wed, 12 Nov 2014 11:20:49 +0000 PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/post/71600/#p71600 some more images of the prints

]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2014 11:20:49 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71600/#p71600 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71599/#p71599 i have done a cube of 20 mm with 3 mm borders and here are the results

]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2014 11:18:03 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71599/#p71599 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71598/#p71598 oki so i found that i was extruding a little too much 3.3 mm to be precise but i believe i have an issue i ran the test a couple of times and at on time it was dead on and an other couple of times it extruded a bit too much, aswell i taught it would be best to adjust for the 3.3 mm and goggled how to do it but the button to go to the firmware is grayed out ... anyone has any idea how to fix this ?

]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2014 10:13:21 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71598/#p71598 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71597/#p71597 oki so i found that i was extruding a little too much 3.3 mm to be precise but i believe i have an issue i ran the test a couple of times and at on time it was dead on and an other couple of times it extruded a bit too much, aswell i taught it would be best to adjust for the 3.3 mm and goggled how to do it but the button to go to the firmware is grayed out ... anyone has any idea how to fix this ?

]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2014 10:13:12 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71597/#p71597 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71569/#p71569 I think you need to print a simple 20 mm cube that has one bottom layer and a single perimeter with no top layer.  Then use a caliper to measure the wall thickness and adjust your extrusion multiplier until that wall thickness is 120% of your nozzle diameter.  Of course none of that will help if you haven't dialed in your steps per mm in EEPROM.  Basically if you call for 100 mm's of filament does your extruder actually move 100 mm's?

]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2014 03:11:07 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71569/#p71569 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71529/#p71529 oki so i made my own thing that i believe will test out every thing also i printed a tensioner  , and here attached are the results what do you think ? i also made this box as well what do you think  ?

]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:47:57 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71529/#p71529 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71503/#p71503 is that a cube for doing flow calibrations? its not the correct cube if so. the correct cube has no top both are on thingaverse

]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2014 18:19:33 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71503/#p71503 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71495/#p71495 support is different than infill did you use infill?
You have some pretty heavy backlash so you may want to adjust your belts and remove any play from your printer.
Extrusion looks to be off also so until you do some calibrations don't expect great results.

]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2014 16:13:20 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71495/#p71495 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71494/#p71494 i have redone the print with support but the top layer finish is still not good. it has lots of holes and doesn't look good or hold water or anthing

]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2014 16:10:05 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71494/#p71494 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71493/#p71493 So if I think I am seeing correctly it looks as though that cube has zero infill?  Therefor you have nothing for the top layer to build upon.  What you are really having a problem with is bridging.  If you really need the cube to be hollow then you are going to have to get creative and print the top separately then use some Acetone to glue it on top of the cube.  If you don't care if it is hollow than you can try using 20% infill.

]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2014 15:58:21 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71493/#p71493 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71472/#p71472 here is an image

]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:47:18 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71472/#p71472 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71471/#p71471 I set it on 4 just mor layers the bigger the mess

]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:37:29 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71471/#p71471 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71464/#p71464 how many layers is top?

]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2014 04:34:36 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71464/#p71464 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71457/#p71457 Any pics?

]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2014 02:21:08 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71457/#p71457 https://www.soliforum.com/post/71449/#p71449 Hey everybody , ive got an Aurora 3d printer verry similar to the pursa i3 printer and im using repetier host and slice stuff up usong the cura engine , i just find it easyer to use than the normal one. Ive been having the isue that infil and the top layers are coming ou crapy, they dont hold up and look very bad sides are ok but the top is just rubish, does anyone know how i can fix this ?

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