Same here , i printed well over 300 hours (most of it ABS, ASA, some PETG and HIPS) not so much PLA and today was the first time i got the Lidar clean me message. But i got perfect results with ASA,ABS, HIPS , and close to perfect PETG , but with PLA always a bit on the acceptable side had to reprint a few PLA parts with HIPS or ABS. Especially when doing mechanical parts most of my prints. HIPS i got for support to ABS, but now the quality is so good that using it for some of the parts and close to ABS properties. HIPS is dissolved in d-Limonene. Still have not tried HIPS as a support , but figured how to do a support with the same material for (ABS,ASA,HIPS) which covers almost all the cases .
Youâd be surprised the number of wet rolls Iâve seen straight out of packaging. Youâd think theyâd invest in a dryer, but apparently not all manufacturers do.
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Here is some advice from me. If its a new printer, you have never printed from it, why did you mount it on a block, and a pad, you changed the feet, your using a non-standard slicer, and doing all these crazy things people are telling you. When I got mine, I didnât change ANYTHING, and it printed great. Put to back together the way it came, use the bed and filament they gave you, and if it doesnât print great, you are either 1) doing something wrong, or 2) something got damaged during shipping. Iâd work on those two cases, before you do ANYTHING ELSE. After you get it printing, then you can screw around with it, but as someone who has several, there is very little needed.
I didnât do anything to it yet, but putting it on a firm stand seem to be a good idea, why wouldnât it?
And my question tried to achieve exactly the question if it might be a factory or shipping issueâŚ
After trying to dry that same basic pla for 6 hours it looks way better (same presliced model without any modification) The X1 seems to be much more sensitive there due to itâs speed I guess than my old bedslinger.
. Thanks for all the replys guys.
Lesson learned, donât trust a freshly sealed spool⌠Thanks!
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Tried the paver rubber mat thing. Took it back out made no difference on my setup. The thing that did make a difference in sound was a exhaust muffler. Still using OEM presets and profiles. It works for me as a hobbyist.
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@rantanlan That still looks awful though. Maybe try another 6 hours and try again. This looks like what a $200 printer is capable of. I mean, honestly, a $200 printer would have better results. If you dried it 6 hours already, its probably not the filament. From my personal experience, these printers are very hit or miss. They either run great until the carbon rods need cleaned or they run like â â â â /break.
I know, itâs far from perfect⌠but at least Iâm happy to make some progress. You donât have by far any comparison how it should look like?
Not true, you need to dry it out