I’m just starting and I have switches over to a BuildTak today. I have printed some PLA and I just switched to ABS. I printed a small box with 20% infill and I noticed that the infill layers weren’t flat. After the nozzle passed it showed hairs standing up. I have heated the bed to 100c and subsequent wipes did smooth it out. However I worry that this is not the optimal configuration and I will cause deformation when going higher.
This was my second attempt. I releveled the bed with a business card instead of a sheet of paper and it didn’t help. What should I do to proceed? Relevel higher?
Thanks for all the help, I have been learning a lot from you guys.
I also use Simplify3D with my D4S and I documented the calibration settings that I currently use here 39. Not sure if you use 2.2, in which case you can download the profile, or if you use 3.0 in which case you can take what you need from the images. I would think that hairs are either a sign that you are printing too fast, too hot, or you are over extruding.
Hey Mr Flex… What was the material you used? In most cases this type of thing is settings based but the settings will depend on the material being used.
A business card is too thick you should use a piece of paper.
Sometimes i have those type of artifacts on my first and second layer but they soon disappear,
I started switching the bed to 70 in ABS because it shows less warping on the base of the piece.
I use Acetone Pure with bits of diluted ABS plastic to coat the base where I’m printing and never ever had any more troubles