More Print Help

[Nath5]

I have been printing like crazy since I got the printer up and have fixed a whole bunch of problems but I have a new round of questions for you printing veterans.

There is something going on that leaves these indents on the sides of my prints.

lemon_handle

lemon handle 2

Here you can see there is a lot of layer seperation. Is this do to temperature differences and if so is there a good way to fix it, or do I need to build and enclosure?

lemon_seperation

I tried to print a sprinkler from the following thingiverse file:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:414552

It prints ok, although it has a hard time doing the threads. The big problem is that the print seems to be stretched vertically. The width is about right but there seems to be extra layers being added. I printed it three times, once using slic3r with a .15mm layer height, then using cura with a .2mm layer height, and finally again with slic3r using a .2mm layer height. All resulted in the same behavior. Please let me know if you have any idea why this would be happening.

sprinkler_gap

sprinkler_gap2

sprinkler_gap3

Thanks for the help!

[BrianC]

Try doing some extruder calibration. http://forum.seemecnc.com/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=1163 This is a great post on how to calibrate your extruder. It also helps to make sure the filament settings are correct a difference in settings of 1.75 vs 1.78mm can help your prints look better. The de-lamination could be due to heat settings. What material are you using? Pla tends to print larger items easier. And are those seams leaving an indent or an bur? Could be your retraction settings. You can do a 2 tower test print to get your extruder settings worked out. I would choose pla or abs and get your machine tuned for one or the other.

[Nath5]

I will give that thread a read this weekend thank you. I am printing with abs and the circled areas are indents.