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Stringing with all filaments and banding across surface: Where to start diagnosing?
I have three MK4S printers and the issue is with the MK4S that was upgraded from a MK4 and had the MK4 enclosure installed at the same time.(The enclosure was sitting around.) I'm a bit lost on how to further diagnose this printer and would love some guidance. My assumption is an issue with extruder calibration.
Problem Printer(Upgraded MK4 to MK4S with MK4 enclosure):
- All filaments(PLA, PETG, TPU) have stringing of various amounts from least to most. I can take the same filament roll and stick it into another known good MK4S and it will print perfectly.
- The surface finish of the prints is inconsistent. There is visible banding where different features, such as holes, break up the sections of the model.
I have done:
- Belt tension calibration
- Verified the machine is set to MK4S with a high flow nozzle along with matching profiles in PrusaSlicer.
- Done both automated and manual cold pulls with PLA to clean the nozzle.
- Swapped to a regular non-high flow nozzle.
- All prints are done with the front doors open so the chamber does not get too hot.
The main difference that I can think of would be that the Bowden tube of the enclosure might be messing with the extruder enough to cause issues.
Good Printers(Factory built MK4S):
I can take any of the filaments that I just used to print on the Problem Printer, load them into other two known good factory built MK4S printers, and print out a perfect print with the exact same settings. So it is not the filament or a drying problem. ¯\_(ツ)\_/¯
Surface Finish Banding Examples
Posted : 07/06/2025 8:24 pm