#Printing tube pieces horizontally, HELP

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rough warren
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About a week ago I printed out a scope piece for my Star Wars blaster I’m 3d printing. But I ran into some serious spaghetti issues and had a ruined print.

After doing a test piece and watching the Timelapse, when the nozzle moved across the print from one side to the other it was knocking over and breaking the supports it made on the inside of the tube, causing it to continue trying to print the supports, wasting filament and ruining the print.

How do I avoid this. I’ve managed to avoid it thus far by putting any pieces that had hollowed out tubes vertical, but this next piece is too tall to print vertically, and the I’m struggling to get the supports right to have it upright at an angle.

How can I avoid this spaghetti problem so I can just print this barrel piece horizontally? Is it a z axis problem? I haven’t had any issues with it besides that one.

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fervent flumeBOT
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AI Help

It sounds like the issue you are experiencing is related to support structures failing during printing, causing the print to fail. To avoid this spaghetti problem in the future and successfully print the barrel piece horizontally, you can try the following troubleshooting steps:

  1. Increase Support Density: When slicing the model for printing, increase the density of the support structures to make them stronger and less likely to break off during printing. This can provide better stability for overhangs and hollowed-out sections.

  2. Optimize Support Placement: Make sure that the support structures are strategically placed to adequately support the overhangs and delicate areas of the print. You may need to manually add or adjust supports in your slicing software to ensure proper support throughout the print.

  3. Adjust Support Angle: Experiment with different support angles to find the optimal orientation that provides stability while minimizing the risk of support failure. Angling...

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rough warren
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No mods, QIDI q1 pro, polymaker cosPLA filament

stark sapphire
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What are your temps?

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And have you tuned flow ratio?

rough warren
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I’m printing at 210c, and no, I haven’t done anything with the flow ratio yet

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I can try to send the Timelapse if you need it

kindred locust
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I would reccomend turning on Z hop in your slicer settings

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that makes the nozzle move up a little bit on travel moves and should stop it from hitting the other supports

rough warren
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Ohhh thank you! I’ll turn that on and do a test piece as soon as this finishes