1 Topic by LdyMox (edited by LdyMox 2014-04-27 22:06:47)

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Topic: Poor print

Any setting suggestion for these print problems? it's Silver PLA @165 degrees. SD2, mostly stock Slic3r setting 1.5mm. Many of my prints are better then this, but this new Silver PLA seems to require more tweeks. I am just not sure what to tweek.

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Re: Poor print

It looks like it needs a higher extrusion multiplier than your other filaments.  Print a hollow cube with 1 perimeter and check to see if the wall thickness matches the extrusion width Slic3r is using.

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Re: Poor print

IanJohnson wrote:

It looks like it needs a higher extrusion multiplier than your other filaments.  Print a hollow cube with 1 perimeter and check to see if the wall thickness matches the extrusion width Slic3r is using.


+1

Also, you might consider increasing the amount of infill when you print this part so that new layers do not fall into the sparse infill that is printed below.

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4 Reply by LdyMox (edited by LdyMox 2014-05-02 19:07:09)

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Re: Poor print

I played with the settings and got it better, just not great. A lil more infill help along with more calibrations and messing with the flow rates.  Maybe this Silver filiment is is not high quality (despite claming high quality and higher price). I switched back to the Rio Rand Golden (lovely color FYI) and tweeked it for much better results.

This is the best I can get and it's not bad but still had some problems on the round corners.  Do you think this is about the best the default hot end can do? (mods: glass bed, Mk4 hot end holder, an anti-z back lash well nut, homemade case)

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Re: Poor print

I can't speak much for PLA, but for ABS I think you could tweak it a little more. Another thing that works good for me is to set the infill top layer to "concentric". This seems to blend things together a little better.

I also need to calibrate my y axis belts, as I just printed out a part for a customer with 3mm dia. holes and they are noticeably egg shaped. I was fine on the bigger circles, but I know its gonna bug me if I don't fix it.

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Re: Poor print

Well I have a E3D hotend on the way because my hotend kept clogging...so I'll have to retweek a bunch of things smile

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