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Hi, I recently got the A1 and things seem to be going fine for prints that I have gotten from Makers World. I have a couple of questions and I hope someone can point me in the right direction.
I have noticed when the A1 is going through the homing protocol before a print it has rubbed off part of the build plate. Specifically on the center tab to the left of the nozzle wiper. I am just wondering if this is normal.
My real issue seems to be that any file I create in TinkerCad does not print correctly. The first layers seem to be scaped off the bed. I am trying to make a circle that has some raised edges. Raised Circle.3mf (31.3 KB)
I am using the default slicer setting for the A1 - .04 nozzle, Generic PLA Filament profile, 0.20 mm standard @ BBL A1. When I print other stuff I have downloaded things work fine. Are there extra steps I need to do when exporting the file from TinkerCad (.STL) other than import, selecting basic defaults, slice, and send to the printer? I will upload a picture of the print plate and failed print. Oh also I have dried the filament as well.
Hi Njoroge,
It slices fine and lays down the inner and outer circles just fine. It starts messing up when the distance is shorter on the fill-in. Ok still kinda new to all of this where would I find the bed temp? Is that a setting I need to update somewhere on the print? Just for clarification I only selected the nozzle and the default profile for standard and did not change anything else. I was printing remotely from my printer using the app. Not sure it makes a difference but I am using the textured PEI plate.
Could you upload the .stl file from TinkerCad without running it through BS…also I take your nozzle is at 220? you could try at 230 too and see what will occur.
Before we jump though any more hoops, pop over to your kitchen and wash the PEI sheet with washing up liquid using a sponge, wash it really well, rinse it with very hot water, dry it with kitchen towel on both sides. Having done that place it back on the printer with the bed hot at 65-70C wait 2-3 minutes just to allow for any moisture that’s remaining on the plate to evaporate.
Njoroge,
I’m laughing over here. Before you posted the wash message, I thought, “Let me wash this bed,” lol. I guess I am learning a bit. I am heating the the bed up now.
Njoroge,
I had washed the plate earlier. When I came back I saw your post about washing the plate. I think I figured out the issue though. The filament I was using was a bit old, I think towards the end it was not coming off the spool correctly or something. In my frustration, I switched to a new spool and walla it printed. It was just a prototype so now I will try a real print.
Thank you to all who chimed in. In the future, I now know a few things to check before running here and bothering the experts on trivial things.
