How do you prevent this?

3D Printers

Apr 18, '16

Good to know, thanks!

How do you prevent this?

3D Printers

Apr 15, '16

Here’s some things I do to keep prints from popping off early: I print the first layer hotter than the rest of the print. I start my PLA prints at 215, but run the rest of the print at 185. Slic3r will let you do this, Cura won’t (not yet, anyway) - check your software to see if it’s an option. Thi…

Bad PLA Filament?

Materials

Apr 1, '16

Sometimes cheaper filament will have varying size. The nominal size is 1.75mm or 3mm, but I’ve seen cheap filament with bulges up to twice the nominal size. Higher quality filament makers will run the filament through a QA process to avoid huge size problems. I don’t know for sure if that’s your pro…