Optimizing print quality
Good morning,
I recently upgraded to the MK2.5 and wanted to use that opportunity to learn more on optimizing print quality. For now I am not reaching my old quality, since I am running out of ideas on what is happening to my print.
In the photo I printed ben ( https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2795629 ) the floatable Benchy with 0.05mm layer height (the artifact also occurs for larger heights) the standard Prusa/general ABS settings from slic3r with the only exception that the artifact was smallest for 220 Degree in a temperature test, so this one is also printed with 220 degrees. The Filament is PrimaSelect and I used 3D honeycomb infill of 10%. On the right side of the boat there are artifacts most notably in the bottom part but a little bit also on the cabinet (the last few layers on top were printed too fast I think, that's solvable). And the appear less in the left.
Is that the infill? What can I do about that?
Also I seem to not be able to print small details, any help for that would also be welcome.
Re: Optimizing print quality
wait... is that a powder coated sheet? where did you get that? why do you have one?
Anyway.... 0.05 is low... so you need to drop the temps most likely. the smaller the layer, the less plastic which means it extrudes slower, which means it stays in the hot end longer and gets hotter. drops the temps and try slower printing at that part of the print... could try fan in that area... light fan that is.....
Re: Optimizing print quality
Uh, that actually is a powder coated sheet - but a prototype I got as a gift at a maker faire when meeting the guys from Prusa and Joseph (thanks again!). It has a few imperferctions, but the bottom layer gets a really nice structure.
For now I am switchting between both plates for testing 🙂
0.05 low I know – I wanted to optimize even the difficult ones.
I will reduce the temperature further – but how to I turn on the fan for an area?