Hello all…sort of new to 3 d printing … had to pack the printer up for Christmas… and after getting it back up and running I have problems been working on it for 3 days and no luck …I’ve reinstalled the software .checked the belts and pulls .oiled the rails …any one with an idea ??? …it’s a threaded rod … …thanks
Was the printer working before you packed it up? A little about it and the previous history might help figure out what to look at. What type of calibrations have you already run?
Threaded rod is what you were trying to print? If that is the case then maybe your layers are too thick. hard to tell what I’m looking at. What are your print settings? I’d try 0.10mm or even 0.05mm layers if you can .
Assuming mechanical calibration has been done have you thermally calibrated the filament?
@Jeff_Parish … it printed good before it was packed away … I’ll go back and look at layer settings but software was reinstalled and it worked fine out of the box with factory setting … Different roll of material same results
@Randy_Pinneta it’s 3d solutech … Filament was new around thanksgiving
This is what iam getting
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No it’s dry …
I’ve tired other rolls of filament…it’s a . JgAurora
Thanks for the time and thoughts
What was the layer height on that print in the picture you posted above? What temperature are you printing at and what type of filament?
Layer at 0.03 temp is 210 .and 3d solutech filament
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Have you done this part before? At that thin of a layer and with a part area that small this might be a cooling issue or dwell time issue. That would explain the melted look. Do you have a part cooing fan? If so set it to turn on full. You might need to bump up the minimum time per layer so it can cool a little before you print the next one on top.
Another trick is to print two of them at the same time. Your print looks fine till the point that you print just on the bolt and then it starts to look melted and progressively gets worse.
It looks like you’re printing too hot. Check to make sure you’re printing as the same temp as before when using this filament. If you are then you should re-tune the PID for the hotend.