First reasonable print I have done on CTC, just got it a day ago. Used Sice3r for the gcode, The issues I am not sure how to fix are:
1.Infill not touching in some areas
2.Print is not square vertically
3.Some layers on edge are not tight and some are
I can give the setting I used in Slic3r if it helps, thanks for any help!!
JUST BAD DESIGN OF CTC PRINTER NOTHING ELSE I WILL NEVER BUY AGAIN CTC IT WAS JUST NIGHT MARE
It’s the same exact design as the Makerbot Replicator 2 and the FlashForge Creator. My 2 year old CTC with 2000+ print hours would disagree with you.
I have a CTC since two years and no problems so far.
> 1.Infill not touching in some areas
This could be a problem with the slicer, maybe there is some kind of “overlap” parameter wich you can tune. And maybe you should check the filament diameter and tune in in the slicer. If the filament is thinner than 1.75mm (sometimes it is <= 1.65mm) the amount of filament which is extrudes is to low, so the plastic tracks a thinner and doesn’t stick together
>2.Print is not square vertically
Could be a cooling problem… install an active cooler or try to print slower
>3.Some layers on edge are not tight and some are
What exaclty to you mean by tight?
Come on? Really?
This isn’t even remotely helpful to the post above?
Mine prints superbly…
Sure it’s rough around the edges in some aspects…
Well a day of uploading firmware to sailfish and running slice separately from ReplicatorG them figuring out how to get everything working again and I have a little more control now.
Prints are coming out better. The CTC definitely needs upgrades ASAP. Then I think it will do a half decent job!
Thanks All
The bottom surface looks underextruded. This could be several things - check your filament diameter is right and that your bed is level and not too low (not too big a gap - you really want the first layer nicely squished into the platform). it does look a bit gappy though - this could be a problem with the filament feed? did you hear any clicking from the extruder feed whilst printing? what nozzle temperature are you using? Is this PLA or ABS? I’m betting it’s PLA.
The side view, where the layers are not nice and clean, looks like inadequate cooling. You really will benefit from adding one of the cooling fan mods. In the meantime you might find a desk fan pointed at the printer from about a metre away will help.Turn it on after layer 3 is down.
Are you sure all the screws are tight that hold the Z axis rods?
