1 Topic by BobMcBobGuy

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Topic: Bottom of Print Not Flat

I started printing a .42 mm calibration cube to set the filament flow, and I noticed that the bottom of the print is curled upwards slightly. This makes it impossible to calibrate the flow rate, so I was wondering if anyone had experienced this before and had a possible solution.

Here is a picture of the finished print, sorry for the poor quality.

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2 Reply by elmoret

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Re: Bottom of Print Not Flat

Yes. Literally thousands of people have encountered this, it is probably the most common issue in all of 3D printing. Try searching for "curl" or "warp".

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3 Reply by wardjr

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Re: Bottom of Print Not Flat

Of all the nights to not have my PC.  Raise your bed, increase your bed temp to 105 and enclose the printer.  If you don't have glass with hairspray, get some.

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