Thanks to you all I managed to get my layers to work perfectly. A combination of Z-offset, the extruder screw being too tight and the current of the extruder motor being too low. Here’s some pictures.
The photo of the bottom of the print demonstrates the layering I’m getting now. Great improvement!
The print on the left I did a week ago and the print on the right I did about an hour ago. I’ve upped the current of the X motor but I don’t see any difference. Looks like it’s slipping but the belt is tight so I don’t think it is that. Plus I did another print recently that was even taller and it hardly slipped at all.
I’m wondering if the walls are too thin and it’s moving them just slightly while it’s printing.
Any suggestions?
Check you X and Y motor current. Also, your belts may be too tight.
Y looks perfectly straight. I didn’t consider the belt being too tight. Thanks!
I had a layer sliding problem when I first got my printer running. Make sure that the belt gears are super tight on the motors. You would typically hear if the motor skips a step as it is somewhat obvious if you sit want watch a print all the way through.
The four typical scenarios that I’ve seen:
1)Belt Slipping
2)Belt Gear slipping on shaft
3)Stepper motors skipping steps
4)The print bed itself is moving.
May I ask what model printer you are using?
Printrbot Simple Metal is my printer. Not sure of the exact model. I thought maybe I had the belt too tight so I loosed it a very small amount and didn’t see a change.
Would increasing the current of the X motor a bit help with the skipping?
Increasing can both cause more skipping or stop skipping. There is kind of a sweet spot.
