kdobson83
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Ok, so, new to 3d printing. Got an Ender 3. Got it set up and running. Printed the test print that came on the SD card, a pre-sliced dog. Worked out good. No issues at all after working out a couple issues with the rollers. I downloaded Cura so that I could start printing, and now the issues begin.
I began by trying to print simple designs that have been printed before with success by other people on Thingyverse, using the recommended settings by Cura. After the prints coming out looking horrible, I then began to research and did some custom settings as per the "experts" online. Setting up nozzle height, shell layers and top/bottom layers, infill, speed, all of the goodies like that. And I am getting the same results as before. Did some more digging, comparing what my prints look like and what other peoples problems look like. Comparing mine to others, I think it's a flow issue. People suggest increasing the flow rate 5% at a time. I printed two more tests with very little difference. The only notible difference was in the brim I added for bed adhesion, it's solid now instead of looking all stringy. Attached are the photos of my last print with the flow increased to 110%.
My questions are why do my sliced prints look like this when pre-sliced tests look perfect? Should I continue to increase the flow? I'm worried if I increase it too much it'll clog the nozzle or create other issues. Does anyone recommend using a different slicer than Cura for begginers? Any help would be appreciated. I'm going on almost a week with the only good print I've gotten wast Creality's test print...
I began by trying to print simple designs that have been printed before with success by other people on Thingyverse, using the recommended settings by Cura. After the prints coming out looking horrible, I then began to research and did some custom settings as per the "experts" online. Setting up nozzle height, shell layers and top/bottom layers, infill, speed, all of the goodies like that. And I am getting the same results as before. Did some more digging, comparing what my prints look like and what other peoples problems look like. Comparing mine to others, I think it's a flow issue. People suggest increasing the flow rate 5% at a time. I printed two more tests with very little difference. The only notible difference was in the brim I added for bed adhesion, it's solid now instead of looking all stringy. Attached are the photos of my last print with the flow increased to 110%.
My questions are why do my sliced prints look like this when pre-sliced tests look perfect? Should I continue to increase the flow? I'm worried if I increase it too much it'll clog the nozzle or create other issues. Does anyone recommend using a different slicer than Cura for begginers? Any help would be appreciated. I'm going on almost a week with the only good print I've gotten wast Creality's test print...