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submitted 1 year ago by spckls@lemmy.world to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

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Turned on retraction speed to 11 and i guess it wore down the filament at one part but then managed to push it after some 10 minutes of spaghetti 👌

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[–] chris@l.roofo.cc 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

A few tips that made my prints much better:

Check if your rollers are tight enough. None of the axes should wobble if you pull on them
Use a PEI sheet for printing
Clean the PEI Sheet with Soap and Water at least once
Clean with IPA after every print
Don't touch the print bed. The oil on your skin really doesn't help with sticking.
Get yourself a metal feeler gauge with 0.2mm. Level your bed heat nozzel and bed to your normal print temp an then move the nozzel 0.2 mm above the bed. Adjust your Z Offset until you can get the metal gauge undr the nozzle but still feel it touching. that should be your perfect height
If you still have problems try all the steps here one after another: https://teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html

I used to have a lot of problems with parts lifting up or my prints being unclean but since I did this my prints look great and stick to the bed.

[–] FredericChopin_@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for these tips. The next time I’m motivated to print something I’ll definitely take this on board.