too hot? too cold?
too hot? too cold?
This is layer 2 or 3. It will be covered by the next few layers but I feel like it shouldn't be this fugly. I'm using Cura's Standard Quality except for temp which is set to 205. The filament is Inland PLA.
Too close, or too much material.
Does that top surface feel ridged? To me this looks more like an issue with either overextrusion or z offset too low than temperature.
I second z offset. Weird that this happens only at a certain regular "column". Could be hiding an underextruded strand on the level below. In that case your temp might not be stable.
Too low (nozzle height)
To me it looks like your flow rate is too high. Calibrate your e-steps. That and raise your z offset. I don't think it's temperature related.
Update: I wasn't able to fiddle with it for a few days but after getting back to it have something I like.
My current settings are based on the feedback in this thread and:
z-offset made the single biggest difference. I reset the printer config and re-leveled.
For this filament: https://www.amazon.com/Inland-1-75mm-White-Printer-Filament/dp/B084RDMG7C/
Global Settings Layer Height 0.20 Initial Layer H... 0.20 Wall Thickness 0.80 Top/Bottom T... 0.80 Combing Mode infill Build Plate Adh... brim Extruder Wall Line Count 3 Print Thin Walls True Travel Speed 110 Initial Layer Sp... 20 Retraction Dist... 0.8 Retraction Speed 45 Minimum Extru... 1 Brim Width 4 Filament Print Settings: Default Printing Temperature 210 Default Build Plate Temperature 60 Standby Temperature 195 Fan Speed 100
It's primarily written for klipper, but I've been been getting pretty good results dialing in my was-an-ender with Ellis' tuning guide (all but eliminated my problems with elephants foot). It goes over exactly what a good first layer should look and feel like, plus extra related settings.
Looks a little hoth to me.
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