Gap in cylinder I tried search, but I must not be very proficient with it as it returned no results. When printing a cylinder (even with 3-4 shells) I'm getting a gap running straight up the wall. What am I missing here? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,281896#msg-281896 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:32:40 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,283091#msg-283091 Re: Gap in cylinder https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,283091#msg-283091
I had deprime in the firmware enabled, and at the same time I had skeinforge calculating retraction for slicing. You apparently aren't supposed to use both at the same time.

I disabled deprime in firmware and played with the retraction settings. I also switched to running the loops before the perimeter. Hopefully, this will hide the zipper a little better. Thin walled cylinders come out MUCH better now.]]> MrBaz Reprappers Sat, 21 Dec 2013 17:43:04 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,282810#msg-282810 Re: Gap in cylinder https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,282810#msg-282810
I'd play with the normal calibration objects to optimize things like retraction.]]> uncle_bob Reprappers Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:09:52 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,282693#msg-282693 Re: Gap in cylinder https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,282693#msg-282693 MrBaz Reprappers Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:20:21 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,282657#msg-282657 Re: Gap in cylinder https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,282657#msg-282657 uncle_bob Reprappers Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:55:38 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,282642#msg-282642 Re: Gap in cylinder https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,282642#msg-282642
A plain cylinder shows this flaw. "Cylinders" within a print (surrounded by infill -- screw hole for instance) do not have this problem.]]> MrBaz Reprappers Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:15:20 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,282490#msg-282490 Re: Gap in cylinder https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,282490#msg-282490 uncle_bob Reprappers Fri, 20 Dec 2013 07:13:01 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,282349#msg-282349 Re: Gap in cylinder https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,282349#msg-282349

]]> MrBaz Reprappers Thu, 19 Dec 2013 22:10:50 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,282274#msg-282274 Re: Gap in cylinder https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,282274#msg-282274
Guessing is so much fun ....]]> uncle_bob Reprappers Thu, 19 Dec 2013 17:55:19 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,282224#msg-282224 Re: Gap in cylinder https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,282224#msg-282224
Anyhow, a picture would help. :)]]> chngyian Reprappers Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:44:20 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,282036#msg-282036 Re: Gap in cylinder https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,282036#msg-282036
What happens with a spiral vase?

Are you sure there isn't a gap in the stl file?]]> uncle_bob Reprappers Thu, 19 Dec 2013 07:01:48 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,281985#msg-281985 Re: Gap in cylinder https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,281985#msg-281985
What slicer are you using?]]> rogerclark Reprappers Thu, 19 Dec 2013 04:45:40 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,281896#msg-281896 Gap in cylinder https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,281896,281896#msg-281896
When printing a cylinder (even with 3-4 shells) I'm getting a gap running straight up the wall. What am I missing here?]]> MrBaz Reprappers Wed, 18 Dec 2013 21:41:10 -0500