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Anet A8 prints horizontal lines in the model, now.

Posted by dlc60 
Anet A8 prints horizontal lines in the model, now.
October 31, 2018 03:47PM
I have an Anet A8 that has been a fantastic performer. And then I put a roll of eSun White PLA+ on it. Now it looks like this.

Total crap. Actually, to even get this good I had to increase flow to 110%.
I am about to embark upon a quest to look at filament diameter, desiccant bake, temperature hunting, extrusion rate, retract rate and distance, and...?
If anyone has seen this before I'd love to know what you found and did.

Many thanks,
DLC


Kits: Folgertech Kossel 2020 upgraded E3Dv6, Anet A8 upgraded E3Dv6, Tevo Tarantula enhanced parts and dual-head, TronXY X5SA Pro(E3DHemera).
Scratch: Large bed Cartesian, exchangeable heads, Linear slide Delta, Maker-Beam XL Micro Delta, 220x220CoreXY.
Re: Anet A8 prints horizontal lines in the model, now.
November 01, 2018 05:15PM
I think that I may have found the problem.
White PLA.
I replaced the eSun white PLA with a spool of forest green eSun PLA+.
I got a typical, excellent print.

So, that spool of white PLA+ from eSun seriously inhaled. I was lamenting this to a cow orker today and he said it isn't eSun, it is the white. He had tried white from two other filament makers and they didn't work either. Same icky surface finish as I experienced.
Hmm. So, does anyone out there make a good white PLA filament?

DLC
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