It's this that I'm trying to print: . It's the threaded section it seems to struggle with. The inside doesn't look great either. Do you know how I can stop the filament leaking out the head before it starts printing? When it's sat there it just seems to run out of the head, this seems to effect the first one or two layers.by danlad1631 - Mendel90
Hi, This is my 6th print from my new mendel90 and I'm not sure why it's printing like this. You can see in the last picture a calibration cube, this printed fine and very accurately but the fan housing didn't. Both prints are sliced using the standard skeinforge setting. Any help would be much appreciated.by danlad1631 - Mendel90
There always seems to be one problem after another with my reprappro. I seem to get one thing sorted out, turn it off and don't use it for a week then it's back when I use it again. I find it near impossible to level the bed with the 3 screws. Why can't it have 4 like the mendel90? One minute it was printing round objects round, then the next minute they are egg shaped. I've been trying for aboutby danlad1631 - General
I'm thinking of selling my reprappro for a mendel90. What would you do? Would I get the same if not better results from a mendel90? Is it easier to tune then a reprappro? I just don't seem to be getting good results from my reprap and I forever tweaking it. I know that's what repraps seem to be about, but I just never get it right. The mendel90 seem to be a more solid machine, am I right in thby danlad1631 - General
Thanks for the advice, I'll make some changes and see how I get on.by danlad1631 - Slic3r
Is there a way to create a smooth mould from a PLA print? Is there a way to fill in the lines then cast a mould? Thanksby danlad1631 - General
Thanks for the advice, I'll try changing some settings and see where I am then.by danlad1631 - General
I checked all the belts and gears but it still cannot print round. I'm using the Slic3r version from RepRapPro.by danlad1631 - General
In the attached images you can see that when I print a round object, it always steps out at a set point. It does this every time on round objects and I can't work it out. You can also see in one of the images, the infill never meets the wall of the object in a set place. I printed 3 of the same object and it happened in the same place every time. I'm using Slic3r on a RepRapPro, could it be dowby danlad1631 - General
Good point, I did calibrate it for pla but it might be different for abs. I'll check that and see how I get on.by danlad1631 - Slic3r
Ok thanks. Yeah the pla print ok, the quality could be a bit better but it's not bad. Do you have any idea why the fins are not meeting the sides?by danlad1631 - Slic3r
Been printing really well with PLA and thought I'd give ABS a try, as you see in the pictures the print quality is not very good. I've increased bed temp to 120 and head temp to 220, is this correct? In the pictures you can see the fins are not printing all the way to the sides, what is causing this? The centre hole should be round but looks more like an egg and the overall print quality is reby danlad1631 - Slic3r
I've been playing around with Kisslicer but I'm not sure it's right at the moment. The speed is very slow, I've played around with the settings but it didn't seem to improve the speed. I have attached a screen shot of my current settings, could anyone else with a RepRapPro see where I'm going wrong? Also, I'm not sure if the settings are correct in the "Materials" section. I've attached a screenby danlad1631 - General Mendel Topics
It does seem better and I had a play with it last night, I've got a couple of questions... What setting do need to change to stop it pausing? it does 1/2 layers then pauses for a few seconds. How can I add a skirt around the model? I couldn't see it in the settings. Thanksby danlad1631 - General Mendel Topics
Would you mind sharing them with me? Do you find it gives better results over Slic3r? Is it more accurate? Could you tell me what this means "Bed STL model"? Thanksby danlad1631 - General Mendel Topics
I've had a look in there, but know settings for my printer have been put up.by danlad1631 - General Mendel Topics
Ok thanks for the replies. I thought there might of been a generic list of settings out there that I would needed to have tweaked for my printer. As I'm new to this it doesn't all make sense at the moment. In the settings under printer/ hardware it says Bed STL model, what does this mean?by danlad1631 - General Mendel Topics
I'm new to 3D printing and am using Slic3r at the moment. I'd really like to give Kisslicer try but I'm not too sure of the settings for my RepRapPro. Could anyone help?by danlad1631 - General Mendel Topics
This may sound a silly question... but can you use the parts (excluding plastic) off a RepRapPro to build a Mendel90? How hard would it be? What would need to be changed? What would it cost? The biggest question for me is, is the print quality better?by danlad1631 - Mendel90
Please have a look at the attached image and see what problem I'm having. Why is this happening? Is it a common Slic3r problem? I really need the inside measurement you see in the picture to be fairly accurate, would anyone have any advice on how to fix it? On the outside measurement it's not too far out, is this acceptable or can I get it better? Thanksby danlad1631 - General
It seems to be printing nice now but not so well with 0.1 layer height. I seem to be getting blobs on the print, the first 5 layers seem really nice but then it starts going wrong. If I print at 0.3 the print is fine apart from the corners, they don't look as neat. Any thoughts on how to improve corners? Can anyone suggest a good place to buy filament in the UK? The last one I had came from Emby danlad1631 - General
Thanks for the help on this people, I've got it printing really nice now. Thanksby danlad1631 - General
Silly question, how do you save it as an STL file? It doesn't give me that option. Thanksby danlad1631 - General
When I think about it, I think it's the way the model is printing. I designed the model in SolidWorks on the "front" plain, hoping it would print on bottom of the model. Buts it's not, it wants to print on the front of the model. The printer then has to lay down tiny bits of plastic which wont stick. When I print a model with a bigger footprint, it sticks fine. How can I change the side the modeby danlad1631 - General
Feel like I need a miracle. I just bought some PLA so it cannot be that. All I want to do is print... It's getting on my nervous system now!by danlad1631 - General
Measured the plastic that came out. Some of it was 0.5 some was 0.42, 0.47, Will this effect the print? Will this effect the first layer sticking to the bed? I'm having real problems with this! I'm also having problems of it raising the point it finished at (not really retracting) and catching again as the head comes.by danlad1631 - General
I'll check that and see what it is, thanks. How can I make it leave a layer clean? I know some of it is down to the retraction but it doesn't always retract. When the head comes round the next time, it catches it and lifts the bottom layer up. I then have to keep restarting the print. I have a bed temp of 65 and nozzle temp of 175.by danlad1631 - General
Yeah cleaned the glass every time with acetone. I'm using the latest version of Slic3r 3ddude, I did calibrate all my steps yesterday. I measured how far they travelled when I entered 100mm and they were a little out, so I changed them. Is it easier to design the around the loss in dimensions?by danlad1631 - General
I bought mine from there and yeah, the heatbed feels like it's getting hot enought. Are you using Slic3r?by danlad1631 - General
Hi KeithCI, I'm using PLA and no, mine didn't come any tape. Where do you buy yours? How do your dimensions come out?by danlad1631 - General