I’m using matter controller that is the only Program that will connect with my Printer without removing jumpers. I have printed several small things off thigaverse they came out decent, a millennium falcon, a spider-man Buddha, the surface seems a little rough unlike the test print of the hand I printed out, which was smooth for the most part. I have a Wanhao Duplicator I3 for reference. Are there different quality filaments? because the test filament and the wood filament I bought print smooth but the Black and Blue I bought off E-bay (Black wont print at all) Blue has that Rough texture. The Brass filament I bought I cant get to lay down at all.
Question 2 - Im having trouble printing larger objects ( Tried and failed to print a dice tower twice off Thingaverse) its prints a nice smooth raft and bottom layer but failed twice around the spiral staircase part. Is everything ready to print from Thingaverse or do I need to adjust anything? as far as supports will my Matter controller know where to put them if I check mark the support box or do i have to place them. I have Simplify 3d but it wont connect to my printer but I could use an SD card to transfer the code if its that much better of a program. Please help, Thank you in advance.
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Simplify and an SD card is a much better option. Filament qualities vary wildly from vendor to vendor and spool to spool. Also filament temperatures vary from vendor to vendor so you may to run a calibration tower or check the temperature rating of your filaments. The majority of models I’ve printed off of thingiverse I’ve had to run through netfabb before they would print correctly. Sorry for the brief answers.
I watched it tonight the material seems to be pulling up and causing the nozzle to jump when it hits it, this is usually only over a large flat area. I wish I could figure this out.
SOC3D
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Can you attach a picture? Is the material that is pulling up ABS? Do you have retraction turned on with vertical lift of at least the layer height?
SOC3D
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And a follow-up where are you located? We do free printer repairs and training in house, there may be hubs near you that offer similar services.
North East Ohio Ashtabula
its PLA yes I will show some pics of failed prints
The first pic the nozzle was getting caught on the lump that was forming and jumping about a half inch before resuming
SOC3D
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The pictures help a lot. Looks like to much heat and you may need to enable vertical lift for retractions. Those look like waves on the bottom surface of your print. Three things to tune to fix them; Make the first layer a little higher Use fans on the first layer though very low Turn down the bed/nozzle temps. Your print looks like it is laying down really well on the first layer and then curling/waving because of heat issues to much or to little. Once that layer is printed the nozzle is dragging over the part without lifting and tearing up the bottom layer.
What do you recommend the first layer to be?
I already have the nozzle turned down to 190 degrees Celsius, should I go lower than that? and what temp should the bed be? I have it at 55 degrees right now.
SOC3D
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Unfortunately that is all brand dependant. I use 195c and 60c for my PLA. Try lowing the nozzle temp 5 degrees to 185 and then to 180 if that doesn’t help try increasing it to 195 then 200.
here are more pics been trying to solve this all afternoon
SOC3D
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Do you have retraction turned on? With vertical lift? From the pictures it looks like the 210 one printed the best?
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I am here to report I am an idiot, the problems I was previously having was because in the bed levelling tutorial I watched I thought he meant the nozzle was to pull on the paper heavily when it was underneath I was leveling according to this. In other words my nozzle was always too close to the bed causing the heat issues and the warping. ugh. I guess this is a learning experience but it is very frustration also. I am printing a dice tower bottom all seems to be going well. I will report on this in the morning. Btw where is everyone from that has been helping me?
SOC3D
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You are a lot smarter than you were yesterday. You went through a lot of trials and learning to figure it out and that what counts. I’m in Michigan.
Current Print after the Re-leveling…
Well I have figured out most of my current problems. The 2 Z axis rods that go across, the bottom one did not extend into the other hole it only went about 3/4 way across. I realized this when watching you tube videos, had to use a screw driver but I got it all the way across, and its amazing how the printer is printing when its put together correctly, ugh. I am definitely learning a lot.
