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Print Quality Help

Posted by poppen

poppen

Print Quality Help
April 24, 2013 12:52PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 15

Printed my first test objects and the results are very encouraging, but still need some tweaking. I've attached photos of the thin wall and 20mm cube prints.

I'm looking for advice on which settings to adjust to fine tune the print. I'm using a Prusa Mendel i2, 3mm PLA, .35 nozzle, heated bed.

Thanks!

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Dale Dunn

Re: Print Quality Help
April 25, 2013 01:08PM

Registered: 13 years ago
Posts: 485

Layer height looks too high. The 0.35 nozzle should have layer height something like 0.2. Have your seen Prusa's calculators?

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poppen

Re: Print Quality Help
April 25, 2013 01:44PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 15

Thanks, I'll give that a try. Currently my layer height is set to .35 in Slic3r. I had come across the calculators during my initial research and bookmarked the page. Now that I'm printing it's time to revisit and use it!

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jbernardis

Re: Print Quality Help
April 25, 2013 02:56PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 1,320

Check your Z axis steps/mm setting. The 20mm cube seems too tall to me, but it's kind of hard to tell from the photo.