By that I’m going to assume that you have not accurately measured your filament diameter, you have failed to properly calibrate your slicer, as per “the manual” http://www.sailfishfirmware.com/doc/tuning-slicer-calibration.html#x27-670005.1 4 . I am not convinced that you preformed the factory reset as described , http://www.sailfishfirmware.com/doc/install-configuring.html#x35-910006.4.1 3 .
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I’ll bet it came with a roll of abs. Pla smells sweet. Your print looks like abs. Heat bed temp should be 110. I know the rolls are not marked and can come with abs or pla
Hello…
The filament that came with the printer is tagged PLA, how can i now if its pla or Abs?
thanks
Abs has a strong plastic smell when printed. Pla smells like a light corn syrup
ABS will dissolve in acetone, PLA will not. I have not heard any one else report mislabeled filament from CTC. Again from those pictures, this is clearly a user error issue, OP needs to learn how to calibrate the slicer. Follow the instructions laid out in sailfish manual.
5 months later
How did you get your printer to print my one wont read the files on my SD card have used different sizes and used fat16 all that even different file types and names. Also how did you get your printer to work fine on your PC as mine disconnects my mouse and keyboard when plugged in and doesnt detect in device manager. Any help would be great as im new to this as well.
1 month later
Hi Adam
What extruder do you have on you flashforge / CTC / replicator 1 ?
and one more question do you use Simplify 3D with this printer ?
i struggle with that ctc printer from 2 weeks and still no good results with prints.
Is there any way to contact with you directly? i can’t find any prv message on this website.
6 months later
You need to download a file on 3d warehouse so you can convert files to an .stl then go onto you SD card and save it but change the .stl to .x3g and it should pick it up.
You need to download a file on 3d warehouse so you can convert files to an .stl then go onto you SD card and save it but change the .stl to .x3g and it should pick it up.
29 days later
I’m using a ctc dual extruder and I can not print below 215c on pla. If I go below 215c it clumps up and gets a gritty look n feel to it and many many holes. I upgraded to sailfish 7.7 or 7.6 I forget. I’m using makerbot slicer. Hot end 220 Speed 60 Layer .02 Plat temp 90 Shell 3 Filament diameter 1.76 Retract distance 1.3 Retract speed .25mms Why can I not print pla under 215c I have a ptfe tube in it.