#anyone know why its doing this?
velvet sundial
hasty monolith
Retraction and combing sometimes
velvet sundial
i know part of the problem is that i just moved it back to college
so a few things may have gotten jostled
the things is, i've changed nothing in my printing profiles from when i was home so why would retraction and combing do thius when it does fine on other prints
velvet sundial
what can i do to fix it?
velvet sundial
what settings can i change to remedy the issue
velvet sundial
it might not be retraction or combing issues
both images posted are front views
the back of the print is smooth, unlike the images shown
velvet sundial
i changed retraction distance to 7.5mm and its better but not fully smooth like i expect
hasty monolith
7.5 is rather too much try 4.5 mm
velvet sundial
it was already at 5mm and doing the above
if it helps, my temp is 210C, bed is 60C and filament is PLA
velvet sundial
Check also if you have combing off
should it be on or off?
hasty monolith
off id say you would have to preview the toolpath on a already sliced gcode to check if it was one
velvet sundial
i did check the combing and retraction settings before the current print and thats when i changed retraction to 7.5mm and saw that combing was set to not in skin
i have just changed combing to off and retraction to 4.5mm, i'll post the results in a day or so when its done'
hasty monolith
Yay
hasty monolith
Id say bettee but i think you have z binding and maybe too low belt tension
velvet sundial
What is z binding, and thats impossible its nearly maxed out
hasty monolith
z binding is if the z axis doesnt move as much as it should due either a tillted axis or something else
velvet sundial
i think it might be the z axis rod, where is the best place to order it from?
hasty monolith
maybe take a picture first including the motor mount also what layerheigt are you priinting at?
velvet sundial
.15mm
to be fair, i did accidentally grab the rod and squeeze it closer to the frame while transporting it
hasty monolith
you can remove it and roll it on a flat surface that should show if its bend
velvet sundial
its not bent or anything so its not the rod
hasty monolith
hmm maybe its just the layerheigt does it work at .2?
velvet sundial
its not the layer height, it printed fine at .15 and .06 before i moved back
hasty monolith
okay since you moved the printer check all screws etc
velvet sundial
i didn't even do anything to the settings between this one and the current one i am doing right now, yet nothing is going wrong so far
no layer lines are visible
then again all thats on the outside so far is just support and its just 10%
daring sapphire
Check if your extruder assembly is loose
velvet sundial
what qaulifies as loose
daring sapphire
There should be next to no movement when you wiggle it
velvet sundial
i mean, it does jiggle back and forth a little
but its been like that since i got the printer
daring sapphire
I would try to tighten everything to make sure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsEdU8ZtI6U If that doesn't work take off the fan cover and make sure the assembly is screwed in tightly on the mounting plate
velvet sundial
ill try it first thing in the morning, thank you
velvet sundial
So, somethong else thats happening, when a piece of a print has a small starting surfaca area, it tends to pull off the plate mid print
daring sapphire
Make sure the bed is level and the nozzle is close enough to the build plate, also try slowing down the inital layer speed. If you're printing something that doesn't have a lot of surface area connecting with the build plate use a raft
velvet sundial
bed is leveled, using a raft
hasty monolith
Depends on the sice. On very small areas not even a raft will help. Also make sure your bed stays at the same temp
velvet sundial
prints look nearly perfect right now, no issues and I still have done nothing
velvet sundial
could anyone recommend a good enclosure for the neptune 3?