Prusa I3 Mk3 Regular gaps in print.
Any assistance is appreciated.
As the picture demonstrates, there appears to be regular gaps in the print.
Aside from this I have the printer working terrific. I suspect it's losing pressure somehow in the hot end, but I'm not sure. As it happens on a regular basis I don't think it's an issue with the Z-axis level.
Cheers
Graham
RE: Prusa I3 Mk3 Regular gaps in print.
picture didn't work...
place your insertion point in the text window while responding to a post, then drag and drop the image into the window
regards Joan
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RE: Prusa I3 Mk3 Regular gaps in print.
Joan - that method does NOT work for us mortal users.
RE: Prusa I3 Mk3 Regular gaps in print.
Joan - that method does NOT work for us mortal users. If it did, you'd be seeing a photo of a chess set right now that I dragged into the text box and was greeted with :
UPLOADING
RE: Prusa I3 Mk3 Regular gaps in print.
Hi Joan.
It says I'm not able to upload files??? Hmmm....??
I now think my problem is under-extrusion so I'm working on it.
Previously, I couldn't get the plastic to stick to the plate, but I have that now.
Graham
RE: Prusa I3 Mk3 Regular gaps in print.
A photo is really needed - do the simple ATTACH FILE / [Choose File] ... the file is not uploaded until AFTER you hit [Add Reply], and it shows as a link, but at least we can see it.
Poor adhesion and a bad first layer go hand in hand. Check the forums for the "Life Adjust" post ...
RE: Prusa I3 Mk3 Regular gaps in print.
Thanks for the replies. I now have an excellent first layer, however I’m still getting the same issue with other layers, including the top.
l’ll try a photo again a little later. Off to work soon.
Cheers, Graham
RE: Prusa I3 Mk3 Regular gaps in print.
Also - seems Prusa is now allowing the drag and drop upload ... just be sure to check the "link to media" option so folk can zoom in.
RE: Prusa I3 Mk3 Regular gaps in print.
Yeah....Managed to post the photos.
I'm very content with the bottom layer. No more rafts...great, and I think white dows extentuate any issues.
I do think I can improve the top layer and the sides, although what I've achieved in the past couple of days is a far cry from previous prints.
Any ideas what the issue with the gaps in the top layer may be caused by? It's occuring on all layers, other that the first. This print was using Simplify3D, and I'm also using Cura but the issues are pretty much the same. Am I better of using Prusa Control and Slic3r PE? I do prefer S3D.
Cheers
Graham
RE: Prusa I3 Mk3 Regular gaps in print.
I'm getting a similar issue with a new build and test gear model...it looks as though there are small gaps in the walls. It's hard to see in the picture but I thought the test files would be perfect...