I bought the original sidewinder X1 (out of commission) and version 4 (still going strong) ...going to get the Genius for projects when I don't need the larger print volume
hi i bought the artillery's x1 sidewinder 3d printerand all the flat prints keep failing i checked the leveling 100 times perfets if i print a box that will work perfect to idk what to do
I also found out that flat thin objects are far more difficult to print (dozens of failure on mask straps whatever the material: (TPU, PLA, PETG) than more voluminous items. Maybe it is the case with all printers. One solution I found is increasing the thickness only using the slicer
I found a new reason why flat prints do not always print properly and (as usual) the slicer is to blame. I explain: various slicers treat *.stl files differently. For example, while the object is centered in one, it will be off-centered in another. These last days I have printed hinges 7 mm thick and I could not understand why the nozzle was screeching on the bed since my bed was level (I use mesh levelling which is great). The object was created using a parametric SCAD file and after several ugly prints, I noticed that the object imported into 3dSimply was not level with the bed ! It showed like it was level but it was not. I looked at the z position on 3dSimplify and it was 7 not 0 as it should be ! In the end, I had to set it at 11 and all was well ! No more screeching on the bed. Check that.
I bought the original sidewinder X1 (out of commission) and version 4 (still going strong) ...going to get the Genius for projects when I don't need the larger print volume
hi i bought the artillery's x1 sidewinder 3d printerand all the flat prints keep failing i checked the leveling 100 times perfets if i print a box that will work perfect to idk what to do
I also found out that flat thin objects are far more difficult to print (dozens of failure on mask straps whatever the material: (TPU, PLA, PETG) than more voluminous items. Maybe it is the case with all printers. One solution I found is increasing the thickness only using the slicer
I found a new reason why flat prints do not always print properly and (as usual) the slicer is to blame. I explain: various slicers treat *.stl files differently. For example, while the object is centered in one, it will be off-centered in another. These last days I have printed hinges 7 mm thick and I could not understand why the nozzle was screeching on the bed since my bed was level (I use mesh levelling which is great). The object was created using a parametric SCAD file and after several ugly prints, I noticed that the object imported into 3dSimply was not level with the bed ! It showed like it was level but it was not. I looked at the z position on 3dSimplify and it was 7 not 0 as it should be ! In the end, I had to set it at 11 and all was well ! No more screeching on the bed. Check that.
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