ikilby
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Joined: Tue Nov 18, 2014 4:17 pm

Print walls & general quality

help please.

I have been trying to print the attached object for ages. I just cant seem to get a decent print. I have tried different PLA, the left extruder & the right and have levelled the bed multiple times.

I have a Wanhao 4S dual extruder printer.

The biggest issue seems to the walls. Either they are messy or inconsistent, and yesterday the printer was doing bumps and the whole printer was juddering as it was printing over the bumps. I thought it may be feed issues but the print always starts well with smooth 1st few layers and its only the walls that seem to really mess up.

Once upon a time this print quality was stunning now very much less so.

I need some help and advise please - apologies for the bad pics but I hope it shows the issue I am having.

https://goo.gl/photos/rWz2WkPDepFKCzW46
https://goo.gl/photos/vscazhj9gag6tNur7
https://goo.gl/photos/SJUVH7zNaJS3AriW7
https://goo.gl/photos/1EEfXnjw7CqsUCWY6
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dkightley
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Re: Print walls & general quality

The gcode file is not really all that helpful.... What IS useful is the .factory file- which contains your settings and the model source.
Doug Kightley
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ikilby
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Joined: Tue Nov 18, 2014 4:17 pm

Re: Print walls & general quality

Ok thanks for that suggestion.

I am just trying another print now and will post the factory file from that if its no better.

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