Regarding 3DKordo Everfil filament…
I’ve ordered long time before, white PLA and had all kind of issues printing with it.
Then I mistakenly ordered another batch of different brands, including Everfil PLA white, black and violet. And boy, as I am writing this, I am trying to dial this filament…
It doesnt matter if i set print speed on silent or standard.
Getting all kind of issues.
Yesterday I tried 2 times printing box with hex cutouts using Evefil violet and nozzle was kicking print all the time in printing. First time I managed to print it only maybe 20%, second time maybe 60% and then I switched to different brand fillament and it was success without issues.
Today I am using Everfil black and first time i tried printing some parts - first time some of them didnt stick to bed. I restart print. Again same issue. Ok, I will add brim. Better but had layer separations on print start and had to cancel print again.
Then I tried tuning max flow rate, just to see how it will go. First layer good. Second layer fillament would not go out of nozzle so I increased temp to 240. Still no go. 250. Ok, it started going, so i reduced to 220C. Print was success and max flow rate is about 12, then i see some layer issues. So i set max flow rate to 10mm/s and now I will try to print temp tower again (240 to 190C).
I did tune flow rate and pressure advance (used auto and manual methods just to compare numbers).
Prints look nice when they manage to print but boy, I will never set foot on this filament again.
Maybe I am just a noob and cant tune filament however I am in printing since 2018 so I think I know a thing or two about tuning machine…
If someone has used this brand of filament, please, say your experiences and what settings you use, I can try that.
Edit:
Bambu lab basic filament that was shipped with printer - had exactly 0 issues with it. Perfect prints, every time.
Other brand of filament - also, very good results, however Bambu lab filament I highly recommend.
Edit 2023.11.15
I’ve done all this time trying to figure out why I cant get good prints with Evefil filament. Countless mails with dealer. He convinced me that its not filament issue. Ok, lets try everything again…
Long story short: Moisture in filament!!! Even if your filament in brand new, non-opened, you MAY have problems.
Other problem was bed adhesion. I dont like cool plate so i use pei textured plate. However to get good adhesion with this filament, first layer temp 240C and bed temp 65C (yes, 60 would not stick). Other layers on 220C (maybe I can turn that down to 210, but quality is great so maybe i stick with it)
I dried filament in oven at 50C for at least 7 hours (just to be sure). I used old kitchen cloth and wraped spool of fillament in it, just to be sure that no direct heat is on filamment. And let it cook… after cooking, i let it cool down for few minutes, start to print and boy, awesome prints!
So, to be sure, always dry filament and try setting temperatures like I do, that should help.