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Mattflow
(@mattflow)
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Have to buy a new steel sheet.... WATCH YOUR FIRST LAYER

Been having some fun with the mini+ being a secondary printer to it's bigger MK3s+ brother.. 

This morning my print plus headphones finished printing (PLA) after 9 hours and I decided I wanted a second pair.. 

  • Removed the prints
  • squared the plate up on the heatbed
  • cleaned with IPA
  • Thought I'd try something different on the Mini, clicked the reprint button.

Crazily I had to answer a work call, and I didn't pay attention to the first layer but I'm not sitting that far away from my Printer Tower. 

Here's the outcome after I hung up the call. (noting that the 'engravings' aren't even centered where they're supposed to be)

Sad

Soooooooooo.. I quickly stopped the job. 

  • Rebooted the Mini
  • Unloaded / reloaded the filament - Got the right colour string
  • Replaced the plate with Texture and selected my Texture Preset

I'm now printing my second pair with no issues 

 

Don't know if it was dumb/bad luck or if there was a mem issue but I'm now ordering a replacement plate from the Prusa Store.. 

Keep an eye on those plates people...

 

Posted : 16/09/2021 12:58 am
cwbullet
(@cwbullet)
Member
Happens to us all

Been there and down that but hoping to never do it again.  I hope the newbies see your post.  

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Chuck H
3D Printer Review Blog

Posted : 16/09/2021 1:13 am
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Eric Eichstaedt
(@eric-eichstaedt)
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Important information !

That's another, I guess you can call it "software bug", the Mini offers 😀
Those small, but major issues are what ruins the experience with the Mini in some cases for me. 

 

Electrical EngineerWorking on master’s degree in electrical engineering

Posted : 16/09/2021 6:46 am
BogdanH
(@bogdanh)
Honorable Member

Just making sure I understand correctly.. you say, this sheet damage happened because Reprint option was used?

[Mini+] [MK3S+BEAR]

Posted : 16/09/2021 7:28 am
Mattflow
(@mattflow)
Active Member
Topic starter answered:
RE: -

I'm hoping it's not a bug or some trashy memory issues- but yes this was straight from reprint. 

It's worth noting that the 'engraving' isn't centred like the first print was. instead it's offset to the bottom right..

I've definitely learnt to keep my eye on the MINI more than the MK3

This post was modified 3 years ago by Mattflow
Posted : 16/09/2021 9:01 am
Mattflow
(@mattflow)
Active Member
Topic starter answered:
For sure, Eric!
Posted by: @eric-eichstaedt

That's another, I guess you can call it "software bug", the Mini offers 😀
Those small, but major issues are what ruins the experience with the Mini in some cases for me. 

 

I've definitely witnessed a few quirks in the two and half weeks of owning these minis.. 

They definitely have a 'different learning curve' compared to their bigger brother the MK3. 

Posted : 16/09/2021 9:04 am
cwbullet
(@cwbullet)
Member
Weird.

This is weird but I have to admit that I have never used the reprint button.  

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Chuck H
3D Printer Review Blog

Posted : 16/09/2021 10:22 am
BogdanH
(@bogdanh)
Honorable Member

I did use Reprint few times (on firmware v4.3.2) for smaller parts, and it worked as expected.

[Mini+] [MK3S+BEAR]

Posted : 16/09/2021 10:35 am
cwbullet
(@cwbullet)
Member
Error?

I would try reprint on the damage sheet again and see if it happens again.  Then I would report it to Prusa on GitHub and a possible firmware error.  

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Chuck H
3D Printer Review Blog

Posted : 16/09/2021 10:52 am
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ksweir
(@ksweir)
Active Member

Did you by any chance manually move the bed or print head between prints?

Posted : 16/09/2021 2:10 pm
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