JDDIGITAL im newbie to 3d printing…even i don’t know what i’m doing, the preheat setting are already set by default with saifish 7.7. This is the first printer ive got so im learning and for that im counting on you guys… ive got the ctc dual extruder… Other thing is the bed leveling… as ive read about you have to use a piece of paper… so… i get the extruder to front center and level the bed until it scratchs the paper… do the same to left… then right side… but when i go back to front center i dont feel the scratch on the paper… is that normal? the same happens at the back… for me to feel some grip at center the left or right is too tight!
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The new versions of makerware are becoming more and more hostile to non mbi bots. Mbi has buried settings drop inside python files. If you don’t have a 5th gen makerbot, the best option would be desktop 2.4. It is floating around the internet.
Did you try repeating the level test back to back a few times. I found this helped me lots.
Also brand of blue tape makes a difference. I found the 3m brand works best for me.
And a glue stick. Elmer’s. I get the purple one to easily tell if I covered everything correctly
So you also use glue stick for pla?! can you provide some printing settings?
thanks.
I’m using 3mm window glass with blue tape. Everything sticks very good PLA and ABS no problems there. Every time I use anything but maker bot desktop it won’t print. Just crashes or starts trying to print while not heated!
Oh yes glue sitck works great. I use stock aluminum bed, blue 3m painters tape and a Elmer’s glue stick applied during heat up. Pla I print 230 - 240 with heat bed of 50-60. BEFORE everyone freaks out, these are what work on the machine settings. Ctc printers have been known to report incorrect temps. So double check with a infrared non contact temp gauge. Also slow your first layer down to 20 - 40. Don’t print above 70 on any part. Machine will work higher for a few weeks but then you will have extruder issues later.
Speed is way too high for a .10mm print. Set it to 40 not 90. Print layer height has a comma instead of decimal ( not sure if that matters). And enable print bed heating set at 50
Speed is way too high for a .10mm print. Set it to 40 not 90. Print layer height has a comma instead of decimal ( not sure if that matters). And enable print bed heating set at 50