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Revision as of 17:50, 3 August 2021
, 17:50, 3 August 2021→Troubleshooting a failing print
|Warping
|Warping
| rowspan="2" |Not enough/too much model base surface contact to the print bed
| rowspan="2" |Not enough/too much model base surface contact to the print bed
|Using a brim or a raft (adhesion)<sup>*.</sup>
|Using a brim or a raft (adhesion)<sup>*</sup>
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| rowspan="2" |Bad adhesion
| rowspan="2" |Bad adhesion
|Using a brim or a raft (adhesion).
|Using a brim or a raft (adhesion)
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|Uneven print bed/Bed too far from nozzle at initial layer
|Uneven print bed/Bed too far from nozzle at initial layer
|Relevelling buildplate.
|Relevelling buildplate
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| rowspan="2" |No extrusion
| rowspan="2" |No extrusion
|No filament
|No filament
|Replace filament spool.
|Replace filament spool
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| rowspan="2" |Filament clog due to nozzle clog
| rowspan="2" |Filament clog
|Unclog the printer (it is uncommon that this is the right fix).
|Unclog the printer (keep in mind that it is uncommon that this is the correct fix)
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| rowspan="3" |Underextrusion
| rowspan="3" |Underextrusion
|Ask a Makerspace employee to assist with further diagnosis.
|Ask a Makerspace employee to assist with further diagnosis
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|The forwarding mechanism (gearbox) ground through the filament
|The forwarding mechanism (gearbox) ground through the filament
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|Wet filament
|Wet filament
|Remove wet section of the filament (0.25 to 0.5m length) and re-load.
|Remove wet section of the filament (0.25 to 0.5m length) and re-load
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|Print not level
|Print not level
|Model not well seated on bed (in slicer)
|Model not well seated on bed (in slicer)
|Use the snap to bed feature in your slicer (when available), add a brim to preview which flat sections are well seated on the bed.
|Use the snap to bed feature in your slicer (when available), add a brim to preview which flat sections are well seated on the bed
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|Drooling
|Drooling
|No supports when needed
|No supports when needed
|Add supports.
|Add supports
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'''*Though it may be counterintuitive to increase part base area with a brim when the issue is that the base surface is too large, using a brim permits heat dissipation, reducing warping and making the brim sacrificial if warping does occur regardless (reducing the impact to the part).'''
'''*Though it may be counterintuitive to increase part base area with a brim when the issue is that the base surface is too large, using a brim permits heat dissipation, reducing warping and making the brim sacrificial if warping does occur regardless (reducing the impact to the part).'''