Black Spots on Print
If you do not have a specific hotend for every material you are using, you will likely experience some black dots on your prints from time to time. Even when...
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Black Spots on Print
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Missing Layers and Holes in Prints
This particular problem in the photo above can also be known as “temporary under extrusion”, though it can also be as minimal as seeing some holes in your print. ...
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Ghosting (Echo/Ringing Effect)
Ghosting in printing essentially refers to an “echo” where details in your print can be seen outside where they should be, which may also be called “ringing”. The number one...
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Elephant Foot (Smooshed First Layer)
Elephant foot is an issue where the bottom few layers of your print are much thicker than the rest of your print. Almost as if the material was mushed out...
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Print Not Sticking to Build Plate
Just about every single material type has different build plate adhesion requirements. Getting these requirements down is extremely important to make sure you have a part that sticks to the...
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Poor Layer Adhesion
Having strong layer adhesion is not only mandatory for watertight parts, but it is needed for clean, strong prints. If your individual layers do not stick together well, you are...
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Warping
Ever have issues with 3D prints warping or delaminating? This article will make it so that is never a problem again!
