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That Engineering Guy
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Issues with PLA Galaxy Red vs. Galaxy Black, looking for tweaks

I am trying to print a very easy to print model - no overhangs, no complex contours, on my Core One.

Sliced with PrusaSlicer 2.9.5, 0.25 mm speed profile, gyroid infill, 3 contours. Prints great in Galaxy Black. Bed adhesion is not great but it sticks until the print is done.

Same print in Galaxy Red: First layer works fine. From the second layer onwards when the print speeed picks up, the nozzle starts to tear already printed material from the previous extrusion line. Not always, but enough to make me stop the print.
Now I understand that not every PLA is the same, and this rather transparent red material vs. the matte black Galaxy PLA is probably a very different beast.
But I am unsure how to proceed. Should I reduce speed (already tried balanced, did have a positive effect but not much)? Higher temp, lower temp? Different extrusion multiplier? Currently printing all layers at 230°C and 60° bed temp (stock setting for "Prusa PLA").

Posted : 01/06/2026 6:57 am
_KaszpiR_
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RE: Issues with PLA Galaxy Red vs. Galaxy Black, looking for tweaks

Prusa PLA (old) vs Prusament PLA (new), try the new profile first.

See my GitHub and printables.com for some 3d stuff that you may like.

Posted : 01/06/2026 7:33 am
_KaszpiR_
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RE: Issues with PLA Galaxy Red vs. Galaxy Black, looking for tweaks

Also try to to dry the red filament spool.

See my GitHub and printables.com for some 3d stuff that you may like.

Posted : 01/06/2026 7:34 am
That Engineering Guy
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Issues with PLA Galaxy Red vs. Galaxy Black, looking for tweaks

Running the prusament profile already. Currently attempting a print with Structural (slower) and the first layer set to 0.25 mm instead of 0.2 mm. Also set the extrusion multiplier down to 0.95 and that seems to take a lot of the excess material away.

Posted : 01/06/2026 11:31 am
That Engineering Guy
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Issues with PLA Galaxy Red vs. Galaxy Black, looking for tweaks

OK now the overextrusion issue is solved, the whole thing is warping like hell and pulling off the print bed. What can I tweak to improve that?

Posted : 01/06/2026 1:27 pm
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