26 Reply by Skyler101

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Re: Warping on prints int he same place time after time.

Update: I have had some success with printing, still having issues with the "dead zone" but the results are amazingly better.
Still having issues, but my SD3 is giving the best results it has ever.

Oh, solidoodlesupport, I sent this issue directly to you guys via email. BEFORE I posted the issue here. Still waiting for a reply.

-Skyler101

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Re: Warping on prints int he same place time after time.

chuddly wrote:

you line across your tardis door can be solved with retraction in slicer (just a setting change).  as far as the warping that is the worst i have ever seen.  have you measured the temp on the bed in the different spots to see if its actually the bed?  I also found that if i set my first layer height to .175 it really pressed that first layer down and i got really good bite on the bed.  but you better have your bed set very level

Hey Chuddly,

I have reset the bed level, and that has helped a lot. Have not measured the bed temp, I think I will do that next.
I have given up with slicer, getting better results with Cura.

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Re: Warping on prints int he same place time after time.

Follow what Adrian said, plus what I would add is don't be afraid to model your own support structures (or contraction mitigation features), making them part of the model. Works wonders for me. Say you have to print some gears for a real life application, and it needs 100% infill for strength. This part will almost always warp on you. Add some simple thru holes and bingo, great success. Or, another way to make a brim that actually works better is to also model your own brim. Let this brim be your sacrificial brim, just make it a few mm in height and 5mm wide, all around your part. Just be sure the connection point from the brim to the part is thin, unless you love carving as a pastime. Many times my sacrificial brims lift, never once have they ruined my print.

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Re: Warping on prints int he same place time after time.

Great advice Briggs...
I will try it out in the future, my SD3 had its first real clog, and I am waiting to put my hot end back together!

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