1 Topic by pshcims

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Topic: Is this normal? Varied thickness of layers

Most of my prints sort themselves out after a few layers, but it's still jarring to see such a thick first layer, where parts of it vary in thickness from the rest.

I tried decreasing the Cura filament flow to 80%, but this just created disjoint lines later in the print.

http://i.imgur.com/zes5lrF.jpg

2 Reply by MacGyverX

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Re: Is this normal? Varied thickness of layers

In your favorite controller software issue a M501. Look for the line that has M92 in front. Towards the end of that line you should see a E<value>. If that value is higher than 105 (i.e. 138.00) that maybe your issue. I found good results setting that with E102.00. (I'd start with 105 then adjust if necessary)

To make a change issue M94 E(new_value). Then make a test print. Tweak if necessary. Once your are happy with it issue a M500 to store the parameter to the EEPROM.

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