125 - Took Forever But Here It is!

[stoney7713]

WHY??????

Your cat gets ahold of it?

 

[tbrown]

My cat lives under the sink...

 

[stoney7713]

My cat lives under the sink...

Ohhhhhhhh

 

[stoney7713]

WHY??????

Did it come loose again?

 

[tbrown]

And then I print Benchy (back to the default settings?) and it appears to be good to go so far. I found a website that has Cura settings for the Neo (smaller version of the Max Neo) so I copied those settings in for now (and left the suggestions you guys gave). I'll calibrate retraction tomorrow and then print a retraction tower. We'll get this eventually!

 

[tbrown]

Did it come loose again?

Yes.

 

[Mschmidt]

I forgot to mention, I checked the mail and my Reef Breeders Pico light arrived.

Nice! I should order mine...

It's in an enclosure and I have silica gel packs in there with it so I dunno. I have an Inkbird humidity sensor I could throw in there to at least tell me the humidity...

Is it at all brittle? Good thinking @stoney7713. The white mine came with cracked to a million pieces and went straight to the trash.

 

[Stang67]

WHY??????

 

[Fish Styx]

 

[tbrown]

Nice! I should order mine...

Is it at all brittle? Good thinking @stoney7713. The white mine came with cracked to a million pieces and went straight to the trash.

Not brittle, not even really stringy, just doesn't want to adhere to the glass. Benchy printed perfect last night at 200 and 60 on 2.92 Z-axis offset. I slowed the initial layer speed down some, adjusted the extruder speed some, raised the bed to 55 and 200 for the hotend, then drop to 190 at layer 3.

We'll see I guess...

The brim looks really clean...

 

[rmorris_14]

Not brittle, not even really stringy, just doesn't want to adhere to the glass. Benchy printed perfect last night at 200 and 60 on 2.92 Z-axis offset. I slowed the initial layer speed down some, adjusted the extruder speed some, raised the bed to 55 and 200 for the hotend, then drop to 190 at layer 3.

We'll see I guess...

The brim looks really clean...

:::crossing all fingers and toes:::

 

[Projects with Sam]

Definitely try lowering the bed temp to 50 also the first layer you can print at 210-220 and other layers at a lower temp, 200, 190, whatever.

Raising the temp on the first layer can cause better adhesion. Almost all my prints have a higher first layer temp.

Once you get it figured out you'll look back and think how easy it should have been.

I tried to eleiminate all the special casses from my profiles and just do strainght prints. if they dont stick i out them on glass with aquanet. otherwise its all on PEI springsteel.

 

[stoney7713]

I tried to eleiminate all the special casses from my profiles and just do strainght prints. if they dont stick i out them on glass with aquanet. otherwise its all on PEI springsteel.

I have only used PEI spring steel, I like the pc coated spring steel that came with it because things really really stuck, but too well, then I gouged it. I've been through a few PEI sheets though.

I have no problems with PETG sticking, just PLA.

 

[tbrown]

I have only used PEI spring steel, I like the pc coated spring steel that came with it because things really really stuck, but too well, then I gouged it. I've been through a few PEI sheets though.

I have no problems with PETG sticking, just PLA.

PLA sticking is my issue. I'm considering getting a vent fan and running it out the window for PETG prints. My wife was concerned with the fumes from PETG so we didn't order any yet.

 

[tbrown]

I tried to eleiminate all the special casses from my profiles and just do strainght prints. if they dont stick i out them on glass with aquanet. otherwise its all on PEI springsteel.

So I should get Springsteel?

 

[Projects with Sam]

Some swear by glass! When I really have issues I use glass with stuff.
It’s been so long since I printed PLA I forgot the challenges

 

[tbrown]

Further than it's printed yet.

 

[Fish Styx]

Further than it's printed yet.

Shhhhh! Don't jinx it...

 

[tbrown]

Shhhhh! Don't jinx it...

Too late for that...

We have success!!!!

 

[Fish Styx]

Too late for that...

We have success!!!!