Turbojoe
Elite member
I know, I know, quit trying to obtain that perfect print but I'm just trying to get "closer". I spent an hour or so this morning with my Ender 3 printing a 14 x 3 mm test part with a 6 mm hole in the center and multiple times and inputting several M code changes using Pronterface I finally got it to 13.99 mm on X axis and 14.01 on Y axis. Z axis is right on the money and 3.00 mm hole diameter is right at 6 mm. Great! I thought I had it all worked out. Then I printed a 20 mm "CHEP" test cube that I sliced in CURA 4.6.2 just like I used for the 14 mm x 3 mm part. WTF!!! Now I get 19.84 mm on X axis and 19.89 mm on Y axis. Z axis is 19.98 mm. I created the same size in TinkerCad and got the same results so it wasn't an issue with the "CHEP" file.
What the heck am I doing wrong? Why the big change in final print size differential between two parts sliced at the very same time using the very same slicer? If I wasn't already nuts this one problem is going to push me over the edge and require a few years in the rubber loony bin wearing a strait jacket............ I've replaced all the belts and they're tight. I've replaced all the rollers too and they're adjusted for snug but very free movement. Glass bed is level. All extrusions are painstakingly set at 90 degree angles.
Is this a CURA issue or is there something else with the Ender 3 that I need to address? I'm going nutso here guys. Please help save me from the rubber room.....
Joe
What the heck am I doing wrong? Why the big change in final print size differential between two parts sliced at the very same time using the very same slicer? If I wasn't already nuts this one problem is going to push me over the edge and require a few years in the rubber loony bin wearing a strait jacket............ I've replaced all the belts and they're tight. I've replaced all the rollers too and they're adjusted for snug but very free movement. Glass bed is level. All extrusions are painstakingly set at 90 degree angles.
Is this a CURA issue or is there something else with the Ender 3 that I need to address? I'm going nutso here guys. Please help save me from the rubber room.....
Joe