Hello, I am completely new to 3D printing and have had A1 printer for about two weeks now and so far it has been pretty much plug & play with Bambu Lab PLA printing. The quality has been good and consistent. However, after buying a “third party” PETG filament, it has been a constant struggle to get the prints right.
There is a bunch of stringing (and also adhesion issues but I hope to solve these with the 3DLAC spray that will be delivered tomorrow). What I find weird is that some models that consist of one big element look rather good, but when I print models that consist of many small parts, it looks like a cobweb. This makes me believe it’s related to the settings, rather than the filament itself. The same thing happens with other colors.
I have read a bunch about this issue, asked around, and the list of potential causes is so long, that I don’t know where to begin. My guess it has to do with the retraction settings, could someone with more experience please guide me, as I am really clueless?
Pictures of prints
Don’t mind the spaghetti, unrelated adhesion issue. Note the rather good quality of the tool holder that I printed just before the stringy print. Also note that apart from the stringing some parts have blobs, like the fingers
I don’t own a filament drier yet, but I guess I might have to invest in one.
- Printer: A1 with AMS lite
- Type of filament used : JAYO PETG High Speed Matte, 4x in different colors
- Environment: Basement 17°C, 60% RH