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bert.v6
(@bert-v6)
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Printing problems using support

I try to make a bezel for a Nextion display and it is quite a steep learning curve for me.
I use Autodesk 123d design, Slic3r Prusa Edition and the Prusa MK2S.
This is the shape. Notice the rounded sides:

When I print it like this, even with support, the edges are not so good,

So, I turn it upside down and use support material again:

But now the inside is not so good. Notice the surface and the mountings

I scratched away some material, and from underneath, a nice surface shows up.

Do I have to scratch the stuff away? It is very difficult to do so .

Posted : 01/11/2017 4:37 pm
Vojtěch Bubník
(@vojtech-bubnik)
Member Admin
Re: Printing problems using support

The bottom surface printed over non-soluble supports will never look as good as the top surface. The printer has to extrude the bottom object surface over the support into a thin air to avoid fusing the object to the supports.

If you want to have the bottom object surface well defined, you need to print with soluble supports.

Posted : 29/11/2017 9:24 pm
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