3-D printing

[Patiocoturnix]

What filament are you using? I have problems with plain PLA the prints are fragile and dont print well. PLA + works good though

I’m using regular PLA at the moment usually runs good in my printer

Also have you changed any of the speed/transmission ratios?
Ive had to do that a few times to make sure the filament wasnt coming to fast or to slow

Nope my printer was fine before then it failed I just rebuilt the whole extruder unit I also don’t know how to do that on my printer I’ll have to look into it.

 

[azurbanclucker]

I’m using regular PLA at the moment usually runs good in my printer

Nope my printer was fine before then it failed I just rebuilt the whole extruder unit I also don’t know how to do that on my printer I’ll have to look into it.

Remind me what slicer you're using? I'm presuming orca?

 

[Patiocoturnix]

I also don't have a bed slinger so the head's moving on the X/Y and the bed moves on the Z axis. Less vibration but it means I print in an entirely different manner than an Ender 3

I would like a core X/Y Bambu has a couple for pretty good prices just not any I can afford at this moment.

His A1 has a mag bed. So does my flashforge Ad5m. They am awesome.

Agreed

 

[Patiocoturnix]

Remind me what slicer you're using? I'm presuming orca?

I usually use Bambu but honestly I don’t really ever slice most of the time I’m printing off of a print profile in the Bambu handy app

 

[azurbanclucker]

I usually use Bambu but honestly I don’t really ever slice most of the time I’m printing off of a print profile in the Bambu handy app

OK. Usually tuning on speed and stuff is handled in the slicer and sent as modified gcode to the printer when you print. printing from a prefab profile means yo'ure getting the settings defined in the profile. I think You CAN override them on the lcd display to a certain extent but I don't have an A1 so I'm not sure of the specifics to point you at. You need to get the calibration set, and run a benchy or 2. If those run OK and this print fails again, it's the model, not the printer.

 

[azurbanclucker]

I would like a core X/Y Bambu has a couple for pretty good prices just not any I can afford at this moment.

I am seriously debating getting an A1 combo before all the crazy breaks out with the stratasys lawsuit.

 

[Patiocoturnix]

OK. Usually tuning on speed and stuff is handled in the slicer and sent as modified gcode to the printer when you print. printing from a prefab profile means yo'ure getting the settings defined in the profile. I think You CAN override them on the lcd display to a certain extent but I don't have an A1 so I'm not sure of the specifics to point you at. You need to get the calibration set, and run a benchy or 2. If those run OK and this print fails again, it's the model, not the printer.

Yep the one that had like beads and the one that blobed were 2 different prints the one I tried last night was a benchy. I’m running all the start up calibration right now then I’ll try the benchy again.

 

[Patiocoturnix]

I am seriously debating getting an A1 combo before all the crazy breaks out with the makerbot lawsuit.

I highly suggest it. I’m actually thinking about buying another 1 or 2 they never went back to regular price after the anniversary sale.

 

[Patiocoturnix]

Ok well this printer isn’t working I’m in talks with support to just return and replace it because I’m done messing with it.

 

[Patiocoturnix]

So I let my printer rest for a week or so then I decided to tinker with the toolhead a little I can remember exactly what I did but it’s now printing flawless my first print though it kept throwing an error that the filament was stuck in the tool head I fixed that by removing the hotend and taking the piece of filament that’s left over after you cut it out then putting the hotend back on and resuming the print. Quick swap hotend is a savior.