Unable to duplicate print  

RE: Unable to duplicate print

If eyes are not failing me, That is under extrusion.  

https://help.prusa3d.com/en/article/under-extrusion_2007

RE: Unable to duplicate print

You could have a partial clog.

Move extruder to high position and extrude, look if it extrudes, thick enough, straight down, no bubbles(water in filament).

Do a few cold pulls, see the manual on the prusa website how to do this.

Then make a first layer, and let the forum see your first layer, make a picture. On youtube you see examples how it should look like.

If first layer is to high you can get bad prints.

Important for printing is :

1. clean bed, use only dish soap, do not touch the bed.

2. First layer needs to be perfect, then your print will not release wen printing, and avoid a big ball of filament sticking to the nozzle.

Both settings are for getting a good sticking to the bed.

RE: Unable to duplicate print

@peter-m-3

Thanks so much for your feedback. After the cold pulls, the filament extrudes straight down now  👍 

Here's an image of my first layer:

RE: Unable to duplicate print

@ps-3

One other thing that might help you is to buy some purge filament to use when you change filament.  

RE: Unable to duplicate print

First layer looks good.

Does the print work now?

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@cwbullet: Can you recommend any specific purge filament? Which material does it need to be out of?

@peter-m-3: Unfortunately not. As soon as it gets to the second layer, things start to get really messy.

RE: Unable to duplicate print

Try to print with higher extruder temp.

Try print slower.

Are the springs on the extruder, set as in the manual?

Did you try different filament?

Print a few square models, to test the first layer, start to high and print every square a little lower(the first layer), then see which is best, to low is not good model can come loose higher up in the print.

RE: Unable to duplicate print

@peter-m-3 You are correct, the spring wasn't tight enough. Thanks for the suggestion!

Now I finally got my first decent looking print, however it still has a few minor flaws. Any suggestions on how I can fix these?

RE: Unable to duplicate print

Snips and a heat gun.