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Caleb Kraft
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Gaps between materials

 

Prusa XL 5 head, 5.1.2 firmware. All PLA.

 

Trying to print multiple parts right against eachother but getting a gap on one side. You can see the gap in the picture and what I'm trying to accomplish in the slicer.

1) what do I need to adjust/fix to resolve this. Seems like maybe a belt issue? I'm sure there's a guide somewhere, can someone point me to it?j

2) is this a reasonable design method or am I expecting too much and should design for some overlap?

 

the final result was pretty cool for a prototype but I'd like to refine this so I don't have gaps.

file available here if you want to look at it and see if there's anything obviously wrong with the design/file.

Posted : 31/01/2024 2:13 pm
Caleb Kraft
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Gaps between materials

I've just re-run the calibration and I'm printing a test now to see if there's any difference.

Posted : 31/01/2024 7:20 pm
Caleb Kraft
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Gaps between materials

After running the calibration again, the gap is much better. however it is still there.

I'm wondering if this is just material shrinkage? I may just need to adjust my design methods

Posted : 31/01/2024 8:18 pm
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