Now this may seem trivial and something the rest of you already know, but I thought I’d toss it out anyway.
So I’ve been experimenting with different temperature variations to reduce “seepage” from the second extruder (during dual prints). What I’ve come to learn is that if you are using good filament you can drop it down to 200 degrees or below and it will print nice, that being said I’ve taken it one step further … I’ll drop the second extruder down about 2 or 3 degrees cooler than the first one and so far so good.
I’ve noticed some issues on edges and places where it may not switch colors fast, for example your print has a long edge of one color and then it varies back and forth, well that edge may have a bit of the opposite color dripped on the outside.
… anyway that’s not actually the point of this e-mail …
Tonight I’m working on a print for the wife to use as an IPhone wall mount with plug embedded (thanks Apple for changing the connection!) and I noticed that after a couple layers I would either be catch some tape or the print would start being pulled up off the bed.
Well that got me checking my Z height almost obsessively as well as making sure the bed was level, etc. ! The printer, my mighty Ultimaker continued however to tear apart this print, I knew something was wrong as she’s never done that before without cause.
During one of my obsessive views of the bed and extrusion process I noticed something on the tip of
