I’m very happy with my Deltawasp despite the teething problems (extruder falling down at the end of a print & resurrection issues)… for the most part the print quality is great but wondered if anyone can help me with something…
Here are some photos of a print I’m doing… in a couple of areas you can see the printer has done a good job with the flat / horizontal parts which are printed on support material… the quality of the finish is not great though. Are there some settings I can change to help me print this?
I’ve tried printing the model upside down which was loads better, but Cura doesnt recognise the need for support inside the bowl model and so the flat bottom is not printed well.
Hello Matt, The parts not well printed are top surface, OK. Just two things about u can pay attention: are u selected a inner infill? 20% is usually fine. 2nd issue is about the 3d model: are u sure is well closed? You can try also to rotate your model in cura, and then add the support do you need, for example “touching bulidplate”. Happy printing!
The not well printed parts are top surface or bottom depending on which way up the bowl is printed… when rotated Cura doesnt generate support with “touching build plate” Im afraid so I might try Meshmixer
I have tried with infill and I had more or less the same results… this version is not closed because the printer seemed to do good with just a single wall… but I understand what you’re suggesting
I was wondering if I print slower “top/bottom” speed in advanced settings whether that would help… I will probably try that now too, just time consuming to do all the tests!
Hi Surge, agreed the instructions / maintenance isn’t very clear… with 3D printing in general, but lots of resources like this one which is good!
The extruder falling when power is off / end of print is almost definitely the belts being loose, sounds like exactly the same prob I had… support told me to use the supplied allen key and tighten by a 1/4 turn but I just tightened them all up… see attachment!
As for missing layers not sure if same prob… can u post a picture of the model & your Cura settings (basic, advanced & expert) so we can see whats going on… my guess without seeing those images is is the fill and /or internal wall settings…
my shell & bottom / tops are thinner than yours… also I’ve never gone above 20% fill density, why do you have yours so high? it maybe that its effectively printing a solid part & can’t handle it…
yeah good point, mine might be too thin am now testing thicker… some of my prints are estimated at 60 hours so I try to shave off settings to get it done faster
Also, Matt, WASP told me not to tighten the bolts that control if the extruder falls down when power is released. Tightening too much will cause premature wear on the motors.
I tightened mine, then backed off 1/2 turn. Will test it now to see if the head stays up.
I am having the same problem. However, my problem is the bottom layer. the golden model was printed with an ultimaker2 and it is well done; the white one is printed with a WASP delta. Not only in this model, but anytime I print with PLA on the delta the bottom layer is always this ugly and unstable.
Do you guys know how to solve it? perhaps is something on cura?
