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rebuilt z axis now this cube issue

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rebuilt z axis now this cube issue
September 04, 2015 09:56PM





I rebuilt my z-axis now I have this issue with my cube test prints a little sagging on top extruder steps? though I have my extruder tuned for 100 mm (getting 99.98). and that blob on the one corner is where the nozzle goes up to the next Z level retraction maybe?

ABS nozzle 230 bed 110.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/04/2015 09:57PM by jasonsaffle13@gmail.com.
Re: rebuilt z axis now this cube issue
September 05, 2015 02:58AM
Looks like under extrusion to me, but I´m no expert in ABS printing.
When e-steps are calibrated, the only reasons I can think off is low temp and / or high print speed.
The classic ABS temp is 240° and 100°C. Try to raise nozzle temp first, next time reduce speed.
-Olaf
Re: rebuilt z axis now this cube issue
September 05, 2015 05:17AM
I agree with Olaf, increase the temperature. I usually print ABS at 268 degrees but it really depends on the filament. Make sure you've got an all metal hot end before trying temperatures above 240 degrees.

Extrusion looks good to me, I'd keep the settings you use for now.

The sagging is probably due to the infill not being bridged properly, either increase the infill or add more solid top layers in the slicer. You can try a bridging calibration test (thingiverse has many available). I've set the bridging speed the same as perimeter speed, you don't want it to slow down as the pressure build up of a faster speed just before bridging extrudes more filament, causing it to sag. A cooling fan helps against sagging, even for ABS, which typically you don't want a fan blowing over the print because of warping. You can setup the slicer to turn on the fan only for bridging.

As for the blob, yes it's retraction amount and it can also be the speed of the retraction. The longer the nozzle stays still, the more filament is leaking out. I've recently calibrated my retractions and found that lowering the retraction acceleration from 3000mm/s2 to 2000mm/s2 I could set the retraction speed from 28mm/s to 65mm/s without the stepper motor stalling, which nearly completely solved the blob issue (a blob of 1mm still remains). The retraction length was 5mm and now use 3.5mm. So the retraction speed really helps to get the pressure off the nozzle. BTW, I'm using a bowden setup.

If you test retractions, it's better to print a non infill cube, just a single wall empty cube will do the trick, prints faster and wastes less filament. Testing bridging you can lower the height of the cube or use a dedicated part to test bridging.
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