I'M A NOOB IN NEED OF HELP | 3D Printing | Page 1

chrome oak Mar 26, 2025, 1:39 AM

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I'm a noob at 3d printing and have no idea what I'm doing, I tried to print something and this happened I think it might be under extrusion but as I said I have no clue

elder juncoBOT Mar 26, 2025, 1:39 AM

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chrome oak I'm a noob at 3d printing and have no idea what I'm doing, I tried to print some...

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It does indeed look like under extrusion. Several factors could be causing it, such as a clogged nozzle, incorrect filament diameter settings, insufficient filament tension, or a partially blocked filament path. I recommend checking each of these potential issues and adjusting settings as needed. Let me know if you need further assistance with troubleshooting under extrusion.

pulsar nexus Mar 26, 2025, 1:40 AM

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chrome oak I'm a noob at 3d printing and have no idea what I'm doing, I tried to print some...

looks to me like the zoffset got too low

elder juncoBOT Mar 26, 2025, 1:40 AM

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Leveling Your Printer
Here is a handy infographic that will help with levelling your printer.

pulsar nexus Mar 26, 2025, 1:40 AM

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where the filament has to bublbe out around

chrome oak Mar 26, 2025, 1:40 AM

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I'll try to set it to something else and check back in a little

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Thank you

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I have it at -1. 82

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Is that like anything super irregular

pulsar nexus Mar 26, 2025, 1:43 AM

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sv06? could be anywhere from like 0 to -4

chrome oak Mar 26, 2025, 1:43 AM

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Oh crap

pulsar nexus Mar 26, 2025, 1:43 AM

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gotta find your number

chrome oak Mar 26, 2025, 1:44 AM

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It seems to be pushing down on the plate

pulsar nexus Mar 26, 2025, 1:45 AM

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check the images above, too far your just setting it down ontop, soo close your ramming the bed, gotta mash it in just right

chrome oak Mar 26, 2025, 1:46 AM

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I'll try a few different levels and get back to you

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I appreciate it

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heady terrace Mar 26, 2025, 3:28 PM

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chrome oak I appreciate it

did you fix it? when you are done, follow ellie’s tuning guide. it’s really easy and will perfect your prints!

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i have an sv06 too

chrome oak Mar 26, 2025, 3:34 PM

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It was changed for sure but it's still gonna need lots of tuning

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I knew this wouldn't be easy but it's really frustrating

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I'm gonna do more tuning tonight and try to perfect it

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Because I'm still getting some really annoying issues but adjusting the z offset seemed to work I think it really just need more perfecting

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chrome oak Mar 26, 2025, 8:26 PM

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I'm trying every different z offset and it still seems to be messing up

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It's actually printing now but like it's still so bad

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Like just

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I'm so confused and so frustrated

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I just want my printer to work and seeing how good people's work online really makes me feel stupid because I'm clearly doing something wrong

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It always has the most trouble with supports and infil

heady terrace Mar 26, 2025, 9:04 PM

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chrome oak I knew this wouldn't be easy but it's really frustrating

to be honest, i had a problem for like 8 months. i regretted buying my printer so much. a few weeks ago i fixed it and have been printing every day. i’m so glad i got through every thing. every fix it definitely worth it. even tho you don’t fix it in a day, weeks, even months, the knowledge is also very worth it.

heady terrace Mar 26, 2025, 9:04 PM

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chrome oak

have you tuned your esteps? i also suggest putting this on reddit on the forum called “fixmyprint” good luck!

chrome oak Mar 26, 2025, 9:05 PM

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Esteps?

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I have no idea what you're referring to

chrome oak Mar 26, 2025, 9:06 PM

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heady terrace have you tuned your esteps? i also suggest putting this on reddit on the forum c...

What might my esteps be?

pulsar nexus Mar 26, 2025, 9:17 PM

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chrome oak What might my esteps be?

how far your extruder thinks its extruding https://all3dp.com/2/extruder-calibration-calibrate-e-steps/

All3DP

Extruder Calibration: How to Calibrate E-Steps

Delivering the correct amount of plastic is critical to printing success. Read all about extruder calibration to get great prints!

vapid belfry Mar 26, 2025, 9:32 PM

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Also need to check whether you are on the newest firmware as the original had a bug that wouldn't automatically save your bed levelling and z offset info.
You have to manually press store settings after it.

Keep learning blobthumbsup
It's a steep curve but you can make it!

chrome oak Mar 26, 2025, 9:53 PM

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This e step thing is so confusing and I'm terrified of it

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Like I gotta take it apart

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Why is this so difficult

pulsar nexus Mar 26, 2025, 9:55 PM

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you mark the filament 120mm from where it enters the extruder, get thte nozzle hot and extrude 100mm, throw the number into an online calc

chrome oak Mar 26, 2025, 10:05 PM

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You mark the filament 120mm then put in and extrude 100

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Wouldn't that be 20 everytime or am I missing something

pulsar nexus Mar 26, 2025, 10:13 PM

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if its 20 then yyour good, the esteps are right, but its commonly just off enough to cause issues

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why we want to check it on most any printer

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chrome oak Mar 27, 2025, 12:39 AM

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OHHHHH

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I GET IT

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still not sure how to fix it but im sure a youtube tutorial might help

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thank you m8

elder juncoBOT Mar 27, 2025, 12:43 AM

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Unknown G-Code

vapid belfry Mar 27, 2025, 1:57 AM

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on the base sv06 esteps setting are both in the slicer and also on the printer under advanced...

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?esteps

elder juncoBOT Mar 27, 2025, 1:57 AM

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https://ellis3dp.com/Print-Tuning-Guide/articles/extruder_calibration.html

Ellis’ Print Tuning Guide

Extruder Calibration

Ellis’ Print Tuning Guide

vapid belfry Mar 27, 2025, 1:57 AM

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you just gotta adjsut the number...

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heady terrace Mar 27, 2025, 6:12 AM

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chrome oak still not sure how to fix it but im sure a youtube tutorial might help

u can also follow

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?ellie

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?ellisz

elder juncoBOT Mar 27, 2025, 6:12 AM

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Ellis' Print tuning guide
Follow this guide for easy print tuning
Guide

heady terrace Mar 27, 2025, 6:12 AM

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that’s the one

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so what you do is u measure with a ruler exactly 12cm(120mm). then u go to prepare (in ur printer settings u adjust with knob) and move axis, then move extruder exactly 100mm (10x10mm) and when its done, measure the distance. if the distance is 1.8 or smth, ur overextending. if its like 2.2 ur underextruding. measure the exact mm and then put it in a calculator u can find on google (esteps calculator)

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its really easy actually

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chrome oak Mar 27, 2025, 12:18 PM

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Thank you @heady terrace

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I hope this helps

heady terrace Mar 27, 2025, 1:26 PM

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chrome oak Thank you <@810854884974657566>

let me know if you did it!

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chrome oak Mar 27, 2025, 10:08 PM

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I did it

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But I think I did it wrong

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Do I feed it before I extrude 100 mm or do I just let the 100 mm go through

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I'm so confused

twin pebble Mar 27, 2025, 10:20 PM

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Try turning up the nozzle heat...

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Add like 5 or 10 degrees

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This last picture is much better then your first picture

chrome oak Mar 27, 2025, 10:35 PM

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Okay so I think I simply just did the measuring wrong

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Because I just redid it and came up with a number that makes so much more sense

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So I'm gonna try a print quick and see if I did it right

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I definitely did it wrong the first time

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I came up with 86.76

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This time I came up with a much more plausible 95.4

pulsar nexus Mar 27, 2025, 10:45 PM

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the number is arbitrary, ive seen 400+, but that does use a different gear ratio, usualy they come with 93 for whatever reason

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also is that a raft? shouldnt need one for most anything nowadays

chrome oak Mar 27, 2025, 10:58 PM

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I tried a test print and this

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This is brainachingly annoying

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The YouTube tutorials are the least descriptive tutorials I've ever seen

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I don't understand what I'm doing wrong

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And yes it is a raft I used rafts for support because certain parts kept coming up

chrome oak Mar 27, 2025, 11:28 PM

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I'm so confused as to what I'm doing wrong

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I've done so many tests to figure it out at this point

little mason Mar 27, 2025, 11:40 PM

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chrome oak And yes it is a raft I used rafts for support because certain parts kept coming ...

Rafts are pointless don’t use them

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Brims are better

chrome oak Mar 27, 2025, 11:41 PM

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Noted

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But that isn't something I need to worry about until this stupid printer gets fixed 😭

little mason Mar 27, 2025, 11:50 PM

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chrome oak

This is super underextruded

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What are your speeds?

chrome oak Mar 27, 2025, 11:51 PM

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I slowed my speeds by a lot actually

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Hoping that would help

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:10 AM

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out of curiosity, which slicer? could try another just in case theres some borked setting

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:12 AM

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I've tried cura, bamboo and prusa

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I'm using prusa right now

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:15 AM

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ah, already tried that trick then, tried a cube or benchy? simple things are better at the start when trying to diagnose

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:15 AM

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I use low poly stuff to test

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I literally don't know what more to do

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I might still have done the e step wrong

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:16 AM

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https://teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html#intro you follow any guides?

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:16 AM

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I've followed so many guides

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:16 AM

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make sure/store setting to save after edit toi keep the change

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:17 AM

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Yeah

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I know

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A lot of the tutorials I've followed leave me with questions I don't even know how to word out

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:19 AM

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for one thing else to look into, why your raft is missing some lines, im guessing zpffset/dirty bed, or maybe the filament doesnt have a clean path to the extruder

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:21 AM

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There's so many variables in this

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Like I literally don't understand

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I've tried calibrating z offset a multitude of times

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It could be a blockage but I'm way too scared to take it apart especially considering it could just not be

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:23 AM

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at least tried a new nozzle?

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:23 AM

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Don't even own one

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:23 AM

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and printing is stacking up 1000 wais to fail just right that it (mostly) works, one bad thing and boom

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sv06 or plus? mk8(ender 3 nozzles) are cheap

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:24 AM

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Is my bed supposed to shake a little

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This is something that has caught my eye but I never thought it was that bad

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:25 AM

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no, even on the old printers they had little hacks to keep them only moving in y axis

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:25 AM

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Oh

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:25 AM

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nothing should wiggle freely

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:26 AM

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Huh

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It doesn't do it like that bad but it feels almost like loose

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:26 AM

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if steppers are on and belts tight shouldnt mve at all

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:27 AM

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It's kinda hard to describe

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:27 AM

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think it would be observable on a video?

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:28 AM

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But if it moves it kinda

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You can definitely hear it but Its not entirley visible

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Like it is a little but that's why it never took me as an issue

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Ill try and get a video of it

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Gimme a sec I'm just waiting for it to heat

vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 12:32 AM

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chrome oak

Quick question.... How tight is your filament tensioner....?

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:33 AM

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My what?

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Is that what this is

vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 12:33 AM

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Your z looks fine btw 👌

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:33 AM

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vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 12:34 AM

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chrome oak

Yeah that

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You dont want it all the way up.

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:34 AM

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How do I fix it

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:35 AM

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tighten it till there are teethmarks on filamnt that pass through it

elder juncoBOT Mar 28, 2025, 12:35 AM

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vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 12:36 AM

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Was looking for a reference...

Yeah small amounts, half turn. 👌

If it flops open, thats the wrong way, but know that you can see into the extruder easily like that 🙂

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I think mine is a little over halfway the full screw. (Idk if that helps)

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:39 AM

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Im not sure 😭

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I tried tightening it and seeing if that helped so I'm printing a test

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:40 AM

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once its done pull out a bit and check for the marks

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:40 AM

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I'm printing a big test because the bed shaking issue is worse on big prints

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But I'll take it off like 5 layers in

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:40 AM

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first layer or 2 would be enough, really just the first

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:41 AM

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My problems really are much more noticeable on layers but still noticeable on the first

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Wow so far so good

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Actually not jinxing it bc I've said that before

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:42 AM

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another double check, whats the start gcode look like in your slicer

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:42 AM

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Wdym?

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:42 AM

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gcodes run at the start of every print, under printer settings somewhere

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:43 AM

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I actually don't know

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I'll go check

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My print settings tab only has filament types

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Oh wait

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I'm stupid

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Well for some reason my settings didn't change but I pretty much changed the support type to organic, infil to 15℅ and infil speed to a lower number

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The infil speed was a test so I know these issues aren't from that

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:47 AM

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start gcode? im checking for a G29or M420 S1

vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 12:48 AM

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The bed screw under the pei sheet sometimes gets a little loose as well.
Just cos of expansion and contraction, heating cooling.

(Check ur gcode first)

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:48 AM

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How do I see that?

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:48 AM

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vapid belfry The bed screw under the pei sheet sometimes gets a little loose as well. Just co...

I'll check that

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Thank you

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:49 AM

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chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:49 AM

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I don't have that option

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Oh

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Found it

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Again

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I'm stupid

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pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:51 AM

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and your not loading the probe data, add a G29 ; probe new mesh under the G28

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with that the nozzle moves up and down on the first layer after a bunch of probing at the start

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:52 AM

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Like that?

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What does that help with

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:53 AM

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you see how when you home z the nozzle gets close to the bed without touching? it does that across the entire bed, then accounts for where the bed is on the first layer

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 12:53 AM

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Oh

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Wow

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That is helpful

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First layer still has some spaces

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 12:59 AM

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and if you hookup octoprint lets you get something like a visual of the bed

vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 1:00 AM

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pulsar nexus and if you hookup octoprint lets you get something like a visual of the bed

Firmware needs modifying for it to work... pepecry
Great idea though!

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:01 AM

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damn, been a second since ive seen my full mesh, .529 range, now i have a project again

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:02 AM

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vapid belfry Firmware needs modifying for it to work... <:pepecry:881227647240245258> Great ...

octoprint not work stock? i know im on klipper but still should work

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:03 AM

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This printer gonna give me a brain anuerism

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My blood pressure is in metric tons 😖

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:05 AM

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now image doing manual bed leveling with no help in 2018 vaulthah

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:05 AM

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I'd honestly rather die

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This is painful

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:05 AM

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takes a special type of persion if you know what i mean

vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 1:06 AM

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pulsar nexus octoprint not work stock? i know im on klipper but still should work

No.....unfortunately... Tried already...

Printing a physical square is very revealling for your mesh... Smil

vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 1:06 AM

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chrome oak I'd honestly rather die

BREAK TIME.
Go have some choccy or cuppa

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:06 AM

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vapid belfry No.....unfortunately... Tried already... Printing a physical square is very rev...

bite the bullet and klipper already, join the cool kids club

vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 1:06 AM

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Because it fixable.

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planning on adding marlon input shaper
I like fish

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:07 AM

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You guys being in the printing hobby should know how I feel right now

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Especially with Manuel bed leveling

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Jeez

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:08 AM

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chrome oak

hard to tell with the quality, but if you can see the bed through parts probably should lower z ofset some more

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:08 AM

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Probably

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:08 AM

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enhance

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:08 AM

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That's not priority ATM bc it seems fine without for now

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I will after this test print

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:08 AM

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could cause problems later, like benchys flying off

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:09 AM

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That's for future me

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Or me in about 10 minutes when this test finishes

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Still future me though

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No words have sent chills down my spine more than Manuel bed leveling

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:11 AM

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yeah, one screw rotation is .7mm, and you want the hole bed within like .1 without a probe to check , now anything under .5 flies

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to be fair you could just use less of the bed and it kinda just worked

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:12 AM

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Wow

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That made as much sense to me as I thought it wouldnt

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As you said

elder juncoBOT Mar 28, 2025, 1:12 AM

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ABL (Auto Bed Leveling) uses a probe to measure the bed surface and compensate for deviations in flatness. It is not meant to replace manual bed leveling, but to compensate for imperfections.

Upgrading to ABL requires firmware modifications, so ensure your machine is compatible or you are comfortable with the modification process. Additionally start gcode in the slicer must be updated to enable and load or reprobe for mesh compensation.

Probe Z offset, the distance between the nozzle tip and the probe trigger point, must be set accurately for best results. You can adjust this through Configuration>Advanced Configuration>Probe Offsets or during the first layer of a print using live leveling.

vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 1:12 AM

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Here...

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:12 AM

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Takes a special type of person

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:13 AM

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2 weeks and few drinks fiddling was great in memory, thinking back probably dont remember half of what i messed with

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:13 AM

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pulsar nexus 2 weeks and few drinks fiddling was great in memory, thinking back probably dont...

Makes sense

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:14 AM

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vapid belfry Here...

what in the Egyptian hyroglyphs is this

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:15 AM

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basicaly you bed was close enough to level that ignoring the mesh was almost working

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:15 AM

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Ahh

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Makes sense

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In the most liberal usage of that

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THAT'S THE SHAKING

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It usually happens when infilling or doing supports

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:17 AM

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looks like normal printing small circles to me

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:17 AM

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Okay then that's not the issue

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:17 AM

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check the sliced view around that area

vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 1:20 AM

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chrome oak what in the Egyptian hyroglyphs is this

So your black probe with the blue round end attached to the hotend?

Yah it does this
Just look at the picture.
You are not in manual mode anymore....
By adding g29. It will now use it.

You have magnetic induction probe (z) with sensorless homing for x and y.

Is it an sv06 PLUS with touchscreen?

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:20 AM

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Yes it's the plus

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What pic tho

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Which one do I look at

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:21 AM

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on the right

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:21 AM

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Oh whoops

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:22 AM

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also in theory you can use crealitys K1 nozzles stock, or volcano with some mods

vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 1:22 AM

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The Plus i thought was already volcano?

Aka not that important just can pump out more plastci

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:23 AM

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same threads, not as pointy so need new fan vent and probe mount

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https://sv06.blakadder.com/Plus/volcano-nozzle/

Use Volcano Nozzles on SV06 Plus - SV06 Knowledge Base

Guide on converting SV06 Plus hot end to use Volcano style nozzles

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:24 AM

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😭

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What are we even talking about

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I'm so confused

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We're on to nozzles now?

vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 1:24 AM

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Sorry we got distracted.
That not important

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:25 AM

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proprietary nozzles you got, and how to mod to use the open source stuff, so nerd talk

vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 1:25 AM

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Black afder is great start for sv06 info though... So nookmark for later 😅👌

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:26 AM

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Okay

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This machine is driving me insane

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This is how ai is gonna take over

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They aren't gonna kill us they're just gonna overload our smol brains

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Or maybe it's just me

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Considering half the stuff you guys say sound like pig latin

vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 1:28 AM

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chrome oak

If u do a 45 degree picture of this....
Cos over photo... Close and too far can look similar... 😕

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:28 AM

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jargon technically

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vaulthah

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:30 AM

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vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 1:30 AM

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chrome oak They aren't gonna kill us they're just gonna overload our smol brains

"i'm learning new things, mistakes are just more ways to learn more" blobthumbsup that an take ur time.

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:30 AM

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Should I stop it

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:31 AM

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vapid belfry "i'm learning new things, mistakes are just more ways to learn more" <:blobthumb...

That's fair

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The things I'm trying to learn are gonna put me in cardiac arrest but fair

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And I appreciate it

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I stopped the print

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Now what?

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I'm out of ideas

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I don't suppose you got more nerd jargon to throw at it

vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 1:34 AM

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I'm questioning why there is gaps in that first layer.... 🤔

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Your prints will stick...
But why is it there.

This might be a very good chance to take a break though.

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Just for 10-15mins serioulsy muting me is ok

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:35 AM

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I'm gonna fix this printer if it's the last thing I do

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Although I do have some premade rice

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Might eat that then come back

vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 1:36 AM

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Rice sounds good. 💜

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:36 AM

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I've used 2 rolls of filament trying to fix this

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That's unprecedented

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:54 AM

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I'm back

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That was tasty

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I'm honestly about ready to give up on this

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I know this isn't some plug and play hobby but

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This is insane

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 1:58 AM

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i will say your in the top% for how hard it is now, this was standard fair back then but now like 95% of people have little issues, not some major ones

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 1:59 AM

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Then why is it so bad

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It's so frustrating man

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It's not even about the money or anything

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I just wanna make some cosplay

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 2:02 AM

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you are using the default profile for it right? been thinking why that G29 wasnt there

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 2:02 AM

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Yeah default

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Why doesn't the default profile have the g29

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If its that helpful

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 2:05 AM

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prusa bad at making the default? i used their MK3S profile and editted the start gcode since there was no default at the time

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 2:05 AM

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Oh

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That's annoying

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So prusas just bad

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Lol

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 2:05 AM

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switched to orca and did the same, so cant verify thats good either

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well i mean they are a printer company making profiles for other printers

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 2:06 AM

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Cura doesn't have one

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Not from what I saw

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 2:06 AM

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cura is the slowest to update, and still owned by another company

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orca was someone saying "i could do this better" then did it better

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 2:07 AM

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Bambu is terrible

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That literally stringed my prints

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Wait what

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I just started a test print and it's auto leveling

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Is that G29

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 2:08 AM

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thats G29, you could have it just load the auto leveling, but whats another 2 minutes to a perfect bed mesh

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(change G29 to M420 S1, but dont)

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 2:09 AM

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Hm?

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You telling me to change it or is that more nerd stuff

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I'm dumb

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 2:09 AM

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nerd stuff, and you dont have to manualyt run the bed mesh

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it will always be up to date

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 2:10 AM

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Okay

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I hope this test goes well

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It's a much smaller low poly test

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But hopefully G29 helped

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I also changed the z offset to a little lower

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 2:11 AM

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hows it look sliced? both full and just the first layer

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 2:12 AM

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pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 2:12 AM

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looks fine, just wanted to double check, some try printing round things on the bottom or dont get good first layers

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 2:13 AM

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Oh

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Um

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The first layer is scaring me

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It looks messy from what I can see

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 2:14 AM

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nozzle too close again?

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 2:14 AM

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Actually

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Maybe not

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I'm not sure

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Too early to tell

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That e step thing seemed to have helped a bit

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But still not enough seemingly

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OMG

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WAIT

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INFIL FROM WHAT I CAN SEE LOOKS GOOD

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Not trynna jinx it but yknow

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Hope has been restored even slightly

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 2:18 AM

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oh another thing to throw at later you, x gantry leveling, or good old soupcan method https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH7nQ1z6Y1M&t=497s

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chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 2:18 AM

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Noted

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I've used 2 rolls of filament so far trying to repair this

vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 2:28 AM

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pulsar nexus you are using the default profile for it right? been thinking why that G29 wasnt...

I think it's missing in 2.3.0 orca profile too. (At least for the base 06)
So might just be a commonly missed item.

How much do you want your printer "tuned"...
you have the following options:
- working: zoffset is set, and stuff stick and prints but isnt the prettiest (recommended for people who haven't had the chance to print something simple and the printer is yesterday new)

decent: most items look clean enough to use, and no major issues present, but a little rough round the edges. (Fine for most people)
perfect: everything...everything is tuned. Run through ellis running guide and teaching techs calibration guide.

It's incredibly easy to get caught up in perfection and burnt out.

Soup cans if the auto z align does not work.

U and jack have got it going fine so far. 👌

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 2:29 AM

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Im gonna be using this for cosplay meaning a lot of sanding

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So working is good

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I just want it to work

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Perfection doesn't matter to me because I'm gonna be using filler on it anyways

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Like just having this thing work would be a dream

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UPDATE ON THE TEST

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The layer lines are so bad

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It's working I suppose

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But those layer lines look like weak points

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Like they could snap the print in half easily

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Possibly z offset

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 2:37 AM

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how bad? and z offset is like the first 2 layers, shouldnt matter past that

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and i swear to god if somehow your zsteps are wrong im gonna do somethings

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 2:39 AM

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That

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 2:40 AM

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now we are back to not easily identifiable since ive never seen it, but wet filament is the goto point at that

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?beddrying

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pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 2:40 AM

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or the filament snagging somewhere above the extruder

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 2:41 AM

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DRYING FILAMENT

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Bro

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This is wild

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 2:41 AM

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?floridament

elder juncoBOT Mar 28, 2025, 2:41 AM

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https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/339978089411117076/1041176770696712262/20221111_145736.jpg

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 2:41 AM

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What

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The

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 2:42 AM

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told you, 1000 things to go wrong

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 2:42 AM

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Yeah

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This is a brand new roll of filament

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Like a week old

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 2:42 AM

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new doesnt equal dry, still a consideration, usually PLA is fine for some time

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and thankfully we are not in the anet age

elder juncoBOT Mar 28, 2025, 2:43 AM

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THE ROOF IS ON FIRE

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 2:43 AM

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What the

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What happened

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 2:43 AM

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bad PSUs were a firehazard

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 2:44 AM

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That's like next level

pulsar nexus Mar 28, 2025, 2:44 AM

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yeah, 2015 was a wild time

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 2:45 AM

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Wow

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That's bad

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This printer is never gonna be fixed omg

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Like

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 3:14 AM

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So

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The print

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Boutta torch this printer 😭

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It broke apart

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Like

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What is going on

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I just spent the last 6 hours trying to fix this and it ended up like this

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chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 5:31 PM

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Yknow what

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I'm gonna just set this thing on fire

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I'm so done

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Im honestly just gonna beat it

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I think it's pretty crystal clear that nothings gonna work and I'm so tired of trying

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So screw it

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:01 PM

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chrome oak Is my bed supposed to shake a little

video?

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 6:02 PM

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chrome oak

.

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:05 PM

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chrome oak I've used 2 rolls of filament trying to fix this

i used 1kg for my problem in almost a year, still don’t fully know the issue, and he’s gotta earn my trust back, but i bought 5kg of filament now and have been happier than ever. how the f did u use 2 spools thi

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 6:06 PM

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I've been nonstop testing this for like 3 months

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:06 PM

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chrome oak This is insane

yea, i regretted buying my printed so much actually, not touching it for weeks, but when you fix ur problem, and you’re sure, it’s worth it

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 6:07 PM

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I fully regret buying this

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How did your problem get fixed

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:07 PM

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also i can’t see new msg until i finish reading this conversation, am now at 3am

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:08 PM

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chrome oak DRYING FILAMENT

i dried my filament on my bed, it’s really easy. u just can’t use ur printer for a day or so

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forgot the temp and times

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 6:09 PM

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Oh

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:09 PM

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chrome oak

it almost looks like the printer is having too much space between the layers or smth

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:09 PM

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chrome oak I've been nonstop testing this for like 3 months

damn

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:09 PM

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chrome oak I fully regret buying this

been there

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:09 PM

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chrome oak How did your problem get fixed

fully unasseblying it, then fully assembling it, and fully retuning

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as if u bought a new printer

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u can also do that if ur so lost

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but that was my last resort

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after 8 months

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 6:10 PM

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I didn't assemble It to begin with so I don't know how

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:10 PM

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chrome oak I didn't assemble It to begin with so I don't know how

i have the normal sv06, it’s really easy

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:10 PM

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chrome oak I didn't assemble It to begin with so I don't know how

also how didn’t u assemble it

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how’d u buy it

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:10 PM

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heady terrace i have the normal sv06, it’s really easy

do u have the manual? if not u can search it online

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 6:11 PM

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I have some sort of manual

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But I bought it off my uncle

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:11 PM

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chrome oak But I bought it off my uncle

ah

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did it work for him

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the printer

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 6:11 PM

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He showed me it working fine before I bought it

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:11 PM

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bc if so, ask his profile and slicer etc

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 6:11 PM

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Then I bring it home and printed something

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Which the print was flawless

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:12 PM

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interesting

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 6:12 PM

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And then my next prints weren't working

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:12 PM

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same for me, but after a couple of weeks it went weird

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probably hardware then if u didn’t switch anything

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u could unassemble it

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maybe ask ur uncle to help you

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:12 PM

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heady terrace u could unassemble it

and then reassemble

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then esteps

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pressure advance or whatever it’s called

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then flow

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etc

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 6:14 PM

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I don't know

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I might try that but im not trying to waste an hour trying something that isn't likely to help

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I've wasted months trying to fix this

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:16 PM

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chrome oak I might try that but im not trying to waste an hour trying something that isn't...

yea, it was my last resort, maybe some day u can try it too

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its not hard tho

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like 30min i think

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and ik when people say “it’s not hard” bc they’re good at it

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no, i was in ur position a year ago

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its not hard at all, i mean its its the same assembly as sv06

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i think only diff is screen and bed

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 6:17 PM

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Oh

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Is the bed wobbling thing looking weird at all?

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 6:21 PM

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lemme recheck

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a little bit tbh

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lemme film some of my printing

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its going slow for the first layer, but compare with ur own

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ill film when its going faster

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@chrome oak

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 6:51 PM

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Mine likes to shake when infilling

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I think it's speed that does it

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It's almost like it's not tight or something because if it goes fast it doesn't stop when the motors stop

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I could be entirely wrong

heady terrace Mar 28, 2025, 7:09 PM

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try tightening all the screws

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like the bar things

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up and down bars

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and the side and side

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check the manual

chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 7:17 PM

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I'm probably gonna factory reset it and disassemble/reassemble it

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I'mma follow a assembly guide backwards

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And then do it forwards again

vapid belfry Mar 28, 2025, 8:16 PM

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heady terrace and ik when people say “it’s not hard” bc they’re good at it

Each step is not hard... But problems can have many solutions....and some need some testing to get tooo....so lots of work + time.
small \ tiny test prints are key.

Directly for underextrusion...

filament tensioner (if the lines are inconsistent)
coldpull in case it's partially clogged
flow testing.

Before u disassemble the whole thing

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?coldpull

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chrome oak Mar 28, 2025, 10:12 PM

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A cold pull?

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chrome oak A cold pull?

Yup.... (See instructions) but basically:

Stick filament into nozzle, heat up nozzle to melt it together, allow to cool to certain temp, yank upwards to remove bits that might be making the nozzle hole smaller...

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?coldpull

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chrome oak Mar 29, 2025, 4:06 PM

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I'll try it out

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chrome oak Apr 1, 2025, 10:52 PM

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YO

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GUYS

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YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE THIS SHI

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That part right there was just dangling off

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I think I may have found the problem

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The one side wasn't even screwed on

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@vapid belfry @heady terrace

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I'm like 1000℅ sure that was the problem

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I'm running a test print just to see

chrome oak Apr 1, 2025, 11:14 PM

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@pulsar nexus

pulsar nexus Apr 1, 2025, 11:15 PM

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i did say that the bed shouldnt wiggle vaulthah

chrome oak Apr 1, 2025, 11:15 PM

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LMAO

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I'm tuning s offset

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Real quick bc it's way off after I put that on

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Z offset*

chrome oak Apr 1, 2025, 11:49 PM

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@pulsar nexus print is halfway done and looks flawless

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I wanna be mad at myself for not seeing that but I don't even care

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I'm so happy

pulsar nexus Apr 1, 2025, 11:50 PM

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wonder how that screw got lose, and intresting it could cause that much of a problem

chrome oak Apr 1, 2025, 11:50 PM

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Not sure how the screw got lose

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But you could tell the bed wants able to properly move

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vaulthah

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Oof we are still getting occasional print lines

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But still

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Not near as bad as before

chrome oak Apr 2, 2025, 1:01 AM

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@pulsar nexus I forgot the g29 code

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I won't bother you anymore after this lol

pulsar nexus Apr 2, 2025, 1:02 AM

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hows it look?

chrome oak Apr 2, 2025, 1:02 AM

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Print lines occasionally but pretty good

pulsar nexus Apr 2, 2025, 1:03 AM

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seems like too low a z offset, but really hard to tell from that, and even without the G29 thats small enough it probably wont fix too much

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on the gaps ive always seen others with them, but never found some fix, they always ask then solve it themselves

chrome oak Apr 2, 2025, 1:04 AM

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Oh

pulsar nexus Apr 2, 2025, 1:04 AM

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id blame wet filam,ent or extruder not extruding somehow

chrome oak Apr 2, 2025, 1:04 AM

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Huh

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That's weird

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I'll try adjusting filament tension

pulsar nexus Apr 2, 2025, 1:05 AM

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intresting about the ear though, im guessing the surface area was small enough the printing forces caused it ot tip, good flow tuing/ a little z hop could help

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and now that you can printyou can do the flow print

chrome oak Apr 2, 2025, 1:06 AM

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No no the ear was another line

pulsar nexus Apr 2, 2025, 1:06 AM

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another?

chrome oak Apr 2, 2025, 1:06 AM

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I just pressed to hard on lol

pulsar nexus Apr 2, 2025, 1:06 AM

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ah, yeah layers are the weak part

chrome oak Apr 2, 2025, 1:06 AM

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Yeah it was another print line

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I should tighten the filament tension right?

pulsar nexus Apr 2, 2025, 1:07 AM

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make sure its leaving teeth marks, but not too deep

elder juncoBOT Apr 2, 2025, 1:07 AM

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chrome oak Apr 2, 2025, 1:08 AM

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Ahh okay

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Goldilocks kinda thing

pulsar nexus Apr 2, 2025, 1:08 AM

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it all is

chrome oak Apr 2, 2025, 1:08 AM

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I found that out the hard way

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chrome oak Apr 2, 2025, 3:42 AM

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Dude

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It's not working

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I'm trying to print something and it's being annoying again

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This printer is the band of my existence

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Bain*

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Not in the mood auto correct

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It prints smaller things relatively well now but it's still screwing up bigger prints

languid ridge Apr 2, 2025, 5:06 AM

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damn i hate sovol

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refund!

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yeah fuck all that

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too much troublshooting. refund

small sinew Apr 2, 2025, 5:16 AM

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languid ridge too much troublshooting. refund

Man this was so helpful. thanks for contributing!

small sinew Apr 2, 2025, 5:16 AM

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chrome oak It prints smaller things relatively well now but it's still screwing up bigger p...

sounds like a bed leveling issue.

languid ridge Apr 2, 2025, 5:18 AM

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Yeah, your welcome

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Best advice I can give you

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Honestly

heady terrace Apr 2, 2025, 5:24 AM

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chrome oak

wth even is that LOO

heady terrace Apr 2, 2025, 5:24 AM

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chrome oak

wow

heady terrace Apr 2, 2025, 5:25 AM

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chrome oak YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE THIS SHI

never get too exited lmao

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how’d u tension ur belts btw

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chrome oak Apr 2, 2025, 5:12 PM

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heady terrace how’d u tension ur belts btw

Um

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Idk

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How am I supposed to

heady terrace Apr 2, 2025, 5:47 PM

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alright go to this site

heady terrace Apr 2, 2025, 5:48 PM

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chrome oak How am I supposed to

https://belt.connect.prusa3d.com/

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it takes less than 2 minutes

chrome oak Apr 2, 2025, 6:25 PM

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Aight

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Which printer do I select

pulsar nexus Apr 2, 2025, 7:37 PM

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or a guitar tuner and get it close to below

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?belt_freq .3

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Belt Tension Frequency

For a belt:
Length: 0.3 m
Mass: 1.252 kg/m2
Width: 6.0 mm

The required frequency is:
MIN: 96.148 Hz (T= 25 N)
NOM: 105.325 Hz (T= 30 N)
MAX: 113.764 Hz (T= 35 N)

chrome oak Apr 2, 2025, 8:12 PM

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The prusa one is telling me 97 hz

pulsar nexus Apr 2, 2025, 8:55 PM

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sounds close enough, want them tight but not overtight, fits around the thing above

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@chrome oak any update

chrome oak Apr 3, 2025, 6:11 PM

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Messed with settings a little and printed another test

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This one is so much better line wise

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Literally perfect print

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But the big print I tried ended up coming off the plate and turning into a stringy mess

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So I'm thinking bed leveling

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I added the g29 code just for extra security too

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And I'm retrying the print to see if it was a bed leveling error or just a regular print mess up

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@heady terrace

heady terrace Apr 3, 2025, 6:33 PM

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chrome oak Literally perfect print

wow send a pic!

heady terrace Apr 3, 2025, 6:33 PM

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chrome oak But the big print I tried ended up coming off the plate and turning into a strin...

happens to everyone

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?adhesion

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hm

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?bed

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Tips for better first layer success

The first layer is quite literally the foundation of a successful print. These are some of the things to keep in mind:

Wash your print surface with dish soap and water, refer to ?bedcleaning .
Ensure your printing temperatures are appropriate. For PLA, the ideal bed temperature is 55°C-60°C. If the lines appear to come out "gummy" and forms clumps, raising the nozzle temperature may help. Calibrate your nozzle temperature by printing a temperature tower. Refer also to ?platemps .
Relevel your bed and ensure your nozzle distance is equally spaced at each corner, refer to ?paperlevel . If your printer is equipped with a bed meshing probe such as a BLTouch or CRTouch, make sure your Z-offset positions the nozzle close enough to the bed, refer to ?z-offset for additional information. If your printer has automatic Z-offset calibration, make sure the nozzle is clean while the calibration runs.
You can confirm that your leveling and Z-offset is correct by observing your first layer extrusion by printing a full layer test: Printables, Thingiverse Refer to ?leveling for help with the interpretation of the results.
Ensure the nozzle is not colliding with the print. This usually presents itself as loud noises and layer shifting. Some causes may include overextrusion, insufficient cooling, mechanical Z axis issues, or insufficient Z hop
For warp-prone materials such as ABS, Nylon, Polypropylene and others an enclosure is recommended, ensure ambient temperatures are high enough (40°C+) and stable. Consider using a specialized bed adhesive.

heady terrace Apr 3, 2025, 6:36 PM

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z-offset, bedleveling (just do auto), and if those don’t work, tbh i do the lazy way. buy a glue stick

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lovee my adhesion since

chrome oak Apr 3, 2025, 6:51 PM

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We're close to perfection

pulsar nexus Apr 3, 2025, 6:53 PM

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could add a bit of elephants foot compensation for the first layers, and mess with fuzzy skin, . 2 on its 2 main distances does wonders for layerlines

chrome oak Apr 3, 2025, 6:55 PM

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I don't even know how to do elephants foot on prusa

pulsar nexus Apr 3, 2025, 6:57 PM

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.2 is a fairly good starting point

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makes the first layer smaller by number

chrome oak Apr 3, 2025, 7:16 PM

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Anyone know what that noise at the end is

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Or even the small popping noises

pulsar nexus Apr 3, 2025, 7:19 PM

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sounds like crossing infill, whats your zhop setting look like

chrome oak Apr 3, 2025, 7:27 PM

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Oooooh wait shop is a setting

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I dunno what it is right now I'm not home anymore I'm going out to buy more filament

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But I'll look into z hop when I get home cause that might actually save me

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I think z hop is the reason it's failing

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So thats a huge news flash

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Thanks bro

pulsar nexus Apr 3, 2025, 7:31 PM

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was it at 0? .2 is more than enough, or whatever your layerheight is

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the other sounds are infill crossing itself, semi normal to me

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?infill

elder juncoBOT Apr 3, 2025, 7:31 PM

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/667463307963138058/720300104262615070/Cura-Infill-Patterns.png
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/667463307963138058/720264625177886790/unknown.png https://help.prusa3d.com/article/infill-patterns_177130

Infill patterns | Prusa Knowledge Base

PrusaSlicer offers many infill patterns to choose from. When choosing an infill pattern, these are the main things to consider: Print speed Density per material used (better support for top layers with less material) Visuals Support for top layers F…

heady terrace Apr 3, 2025, 7:32 PM

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chrome oak

looks amazing! good job

chrome oak Apr 3, 2025, 7:32 PM

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THANK YOUUUU I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR GUYS HELP AND SUPPORT THROUGH THOS

heady terrace Apr 3, 2025, 7:33 PM

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chrome oak

damnn whahha printing

chrome oak Apr 3, 2025, 7:33 PM

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Y'ALL ARE THE BEST

chrome oak Apr 3, 2025, 7:33 PM

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heady terrace damnn whahha printing

I wanna use my printer for cosplay

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So it's an iron man helmet

heady terrace Apr 3, 2025, 7:33 PM

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so cool!!

chrome oak Apr 3, 2025, 7:34 PM

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Thank youuuuu

pulsar nexus Apr 3, 2025, 7:34 PM

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you get help, we get a serotonin drip

heady terrace Apr 3, 2025, 7:35 PM

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also if ur adhesion is still bad, get a gluedtick. i was way too lazy to try and figure out the things so i just bought a stick and now i dont have to worry about adhesion

chrome oak Apr 3, 2025, 7:35 PM

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Lol

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Yeah for sure I'm gonna do the glue stick thing is z hop isn't it

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Other than that though

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I think we're good

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Like fully

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I will check in tomorrow to tell you guys wether or not z hop helped

heady terrace Apr 3, 2025, 8:39 PM

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yhh

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chrome oak Apr 4, 2025, 10:37 AM

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Z hop seems to have made it worse

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Because instead of knocking over pieces it's turning them into a stringy mess

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chrome oak Apr 4, 2025, 1:34 PM

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It seemed to have pulled the pieces off on the first layer

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Because there aren't any actual pieces it's all string

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Not sure z hop is supposed to do this

pulsar nexus Apr 4, 2025, 1:58 PM

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how much did you put? zhop pauses slightly before travels and moves up that distance, it can cause some more stringing, but a small enough distance sholdnt be much, id blame retraction distance or twet filament before .2 of zhop

chrome oak Apr 4, 2025, 3:40 PM

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I put 0.2 mm

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And this is new filament

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Was working before I turned z hop on

pulsar nexus Apr 4, 2025, 3:57 PM

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new filament could mean new retraction distance, as well as maybe its wet

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images?

languid ridge Apr 4, 2025, 4:28 PM

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HE DEMANDS VISUAL PROOF!

chrome oak Apr 4, 2025, 4:56 PM

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Not really at home right now

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Wet images?

pulsar nexus Apr 4, 2025, 5:12 PM

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seperate messages, photos show more

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chrome oak Apr 4, 2025, 7:42 PM

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I can't really take photos

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Well I can but it's just a bunch of string

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It pushed it off the bed on like the first layer

pulsar nexus Apr 4, 2025, 7:49 PM

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like first layer issues?

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chrome oak Apr 4, 2025, 11:00 PM

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pulsar nexus like first layer issues?

I wouldn't diagnose it as that yet

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For all I know it could be a fluke

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I only tested once then took off z hop bc that was depressing

#I'M A NOOB IN NEED OF HELP