Hello, I own an Anet A8 printer and the prints are coming out awful and melted looking. Does anyone know what could cause this?
swak
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What is the temperature on the material, extruder, and hot plate. Also what settings are you using for fill, speed, any other changes you made from the default? I had some similar issues with PLA and found that my hot-plate was not leveled and spaced correctly Z-wise. You should be able to Auto-Home and than disable steppers on printer menu. Move the hot-end across the plate and it should have 0.1 mm spacing between the hot-end and the plate. Use a piece of paper and I would check that you feel some resistance but can get a piece of paper in between both. Do a manual check of the 4 corners to make sure its even and the center in terms of 0.1 mm spacing. If that is fine than it is most likely the temperature, bad filament material, or speed.
In addition to the first reply, I’d say it’s over extrusion and too high a temperature.
The first thing you print is a knuckle duster! LOL!
Mavyre
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Actually, I printed much better having the nozzle touching the plate (and first layer starting at 0.3mm). The adhesion was much more correct and the first layer didn’t had holes. You’ve got to find out the best bed calibration for you…
gikam
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what material and temperature u use?
Too hot/ over extruding Do a steps per mm test great video by Tom on YouTube Nd get a temp test tower off of thingivese
Hi,
I would also say way too hot and overextrusion. Which material are you using? Try 200 degree for PLA and 230 for PETG.
Also check the diameter, noozle and material multiplier setting in your slicer software.
Here is also a very helpful link:
Greetz
I use PLA at 200 degrees with hotbed at 70
Start with a hollow calibration cube from thingiverse. Start with 0.3mm layer height instead of 0.1mm. 200 degrees for hotend and 70 degrees for heated bed are ok if they are accurate. If the hollow calibration cube dooes ok, next print the solid calibration cube with 3 bottom/top solid layers. If you have a chance to post thos results it might be a bit easier to see what is going on. Just my thoughts of what I might start with.
Update: I attempted this at 0.3 mm as requested and with the model below and it ended up like the attached photos
Thingiverse Link:XYZ 20mm Calibration Cube by iDig3Dprinting - Thingiverse
I did your suggestion and have made an update.
Ok, this is most likely over extrusion as others have mentioned. That might not be the only problem, but I would start there. I’m not sure what slicer you are using, as it will be called something slightly different in each slicer, some call it ‘flow’, in Simplify3D it is called ‘extrusion multiplier’. Find where this is referenced in your slicer and start decreasing it by 5% or so and rinse/repeat. Stay with the calibration cube, I know it isn’t fun but you will need to stay with something simple and fast like a calibration cube to get things dialed in. You aren’t too far from useable parts, believe it or not I have seen much worse first prints so hang in there and try to be methodical. Label everything with a sharpie (settings used, etc.) and it’ll save you time in the long run. Good luck!
Sorry to say this, but holy crap oO…
Before trying different things, I would really recommend to “reset” your printer. First check if all belts and joints REALLY tight, especially the belts should not be loose. Also flash the latest Skynet3D firmware on your printer to be sure there is no software problem. Hint: after flashing go to the control menu and select “Restore failsafe settings” from the menu to load secure default settings.
On the SD card is a Cura installation file and also a Cura profile. Install Cura and import the settings and try the cube again with 200 degree for PLA. The Cura profile are the default settings from Anet, they are not optimized but this way the printer should at least work. Check also that you don’t print too fast, the speed should be between 20-40 mm/s.
I am thinking about just having Fargo3dprinting help me, does anyone know if this is a trustworthy company?
I remember back 5 or 6 years ago when I built my first 3d printer, and back then there was a very small fraction of online anything to help with anything 3d printing related, and I so badly wanted to understand what a decent/acceptable print was and how to get at it. I remember vividly when I learned the importance of a level bed, and how to fine tune speed settings. After I got those, the rest came fairly naturally.
I assure you that no loose belts or loose nuts, or even a corrupted firmware load has anything to do with your print results. You are simply pushing too much filament through your nozzle at a given time, the problem is when you are new to this you don’t have a clue as to what too much flow even looks like and I get it! Trust me, I empathize with you big time and that is why I have tuned in to your topic each day to see your results.
I did a quick look at Fargo3dprinting.com and they appear to be a legit company with good product up for sale and the reviews I found appear to be very good. It all depends on what they charge to get you up and running, I can remember I probably would have paid just about any amount at one point to get some help early on in my 3d printing venture. :).
Listen, if they are super expensive, or you simply can’t justify it for whatever reason, I’ll help you with a webchat/facetime chat to get you on the right path, no charge. Believe it or not, even though your prints don’t look great, you aren’t miles away from respectible prints. You do whatever you feel best doing, I don’t mind giving back to the community that has done so much for me! :). As always, good luck with your journey…!
Hello, I might have to take you up on that offer if I cant find a solution. I do not know what happened but I switched it to Skynet3d and hated it so I decided to go to Repitier well now the prints are turning out like this… I don’t know if I should laugh at this or just be sad that it is not working xD.
Keep in mind the one on the left is what it is suppose to look like and on the right is what my printer just printed…
