I'm compiling a spreadsheet to see what the most common print settings are.

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I’m compiling a spreadsheet to see what the most common print settings are.

Ive posted the questions as a google form so anyone can complete it.
Please complete it if you’re happy to share your print settings.

Let me know if I missed something important Ill add it, also can add it to details in the note section at the end.

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What’s your goal here?

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@Ryan_Carlyle I think he wants some magic numbers to make his printer work the best. Problem is that each printer has their own magic numbers that won’t necessarily be the same as someone else’s.

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Not so much a magic set of numbers but a good baseline for starting settings to reference. People always seem to ask what everyone else is printing with trying to see where it averages out.

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I mean… you can get to the right ballpark… but print settings are hardware-specific, filament-blend-specific, and user-specific. For example, heatbed thermistors often have terrible calibration, and even if the calibration is correct the distance & construction between the thermistor and print surface totally changes the optimal value. Different PLA varieties might have optimal print temps 20-30C apart. Somebody printing really fast might print 20C hotter to help the filament melt. There’s just a ton of variation.

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@Thomas_Sanladerer ​ Might be interested in this.

This is a cool idea! I will put in my numbers as well as the oruse I3 MK2 numbers. It would be cool to see acceleration and velocity settings from manufacturers themselves if possible!

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Just committed three sets

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@Ryan_Carlyle My print bed is like 15c off. I was setting it to 60 because a guy at work said it was a good temp. I was having lots of issues with parts sticking to the bed so I ordered an infrared temp gun and found out that it was only at 45c. Too damn low of course. I tweaked it and found out that setting it to 80c actually runs it at about 65c and most of the time my parts stick really well. So well in fact that i can’t even get the parts off until they cool. (though I assume that is normal) Once temps get down to about 35c there is a little “pop” sound and I know the part is ready to come off.

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Based on the results so far. The most popular material at 75% is pla temps range with the most popular temp being 215’c and hairspray on glass being the most popular at 60’ for the bed temp. I’ll compile more results as more people complete for more materials.