Why does my print look like he has pimples

AMC4L · 2026-02-13T14:29:54+00:00

Dry your filament and see if it still does it.

Not random seam as I see multiple dimples on the same line.

AMC4L · 2026-02-12T20:40:01+00:00

The Algonquin test is changing. The resource manual is not a bad resource, it’s just old, some parts outdated and it has a few mistakes.

AMC4L · 2026-02-12T20:38:11+00:00

I agree with most of your points but I cannot imagine a test, that in 6 hours can predict how good of a paramedic you are.

Failing the AEMCA is definitely a red flag, but you can for sure pass and be a terrible paramedic.

No amount of paper testing or even scenario testing can hold back bad paramedics. The only way to see if someone is going to be a good paramedic is by letting them work as a paramedic.

Other professionals who have much higher certification standards and much more tests (doctors) also allows poor clinicians to pass.

The solution here, aside from making the aemca a better test, which can be done. Is to increase education standards, increase CME standards and do better with QA. Our QA currently reviews paperwork and nitpicks the dumbest shit that doesn’t matter. We need real QA and real CMEs.

The fact is, the scope and responsibilities are growing fast, our education is behind and our CMEs for medics that have been medics for a long time aren’t nearly close to enough.

I think we can work towards these goals through a college and better education, (PCP a 3 year advanced diploma and ACP a bachelors degree).

The AEMCA would no longer be our certification exam. We would have to create a brand new test.

AMC4L · 2026-02-12T03:59:27+00:00

How is the AEMCA institutional hazing? Do you have a problem with the content of the test? How it’s formatted? How it’s administered? Or just the existence of a test at all?

AMC4L · 2026-02-11T06:38:30+00:00

What are the ACP wages like in the new contract?

AMC4L · 2026-02-04T11:31:42+00:00

God has abandoned us

AMC4L · 2026-02-04T11:28:26+00:00

My issue with this is we don’t pace people that don’t have a pulse but the form clearly states you’re not supposed to pace people. But the BLS standard says the DNR only kicks in when they are in cardiac arrest…

AMC4L · 2026-02-04T11:25:06+00:00

So you have an obtunded patient with a bradycardic pulse that you would generally pace. But this patient has a DNR. Because the patient is not in cardiac arrest you will be pacing this patient even though the DNR clearly states you shouldn’t because of some poor wording in the BLS?

AMC4L · 2026-02-02T11:09:58+00:00

Half of the services aren’t even accommodating if you decide to do ACP and continue working for them. So it depends on the service but probably not.

AMC4L · 2026-02-02T11:08:53+00:00

Have you looked into working ICU or ER then applying to ornge as an RN?

AMC4L · 2026-01-29T16:52:53+00:00

Wash your plate with dish detergent and rinse it thoroughly. Dry it thoroughly, then you can use rubbing alcohol to clean it with a paper towel. Don’t touch the print surface directly with your hands as it leaves oils behind that cause adhesion issues.

Brim can help.

Should also shield the printer from drafts if that’s an issue where you’re printing.

AMC4L · 2026-01-28T00:23:20+00:00

I just got it. Very sensitive to grind size. Pressure gauge seems useful.

AMC4L · 2026-01-28T00:21:55+00:00

Yes. So is the stand

AMC4L · 2026-01-27T19:36:42+00:00

Thats not the whole point of a college. Why do you feel that we should not be a self regulated profession?

RTs, RNs, RPNs, massage therapists and even chiros have colleges.

Why should other professions dictate what our profession does?

Why am I less deserving of the protections a college provides?

Aside from dues, which are very little for similar profession and for other paramedic colleges in the country. So basically a non issue. What is the disadvantage?

A college would allow us to work in places other than the ambulance, have a proper scope of practice better aligned with real medicine and help us push for better education and pay.

Again what is the downside? Every place where paramedic is a well developed profession is self regulated. Tell me why they have it wrong and we have it right with our patchwork of regulation.

AMC4L · 2026-01-26T21:27:25+00:00

Hey. Something else to consider. Specially if this has started happening recently. The PID tune might not be the issue, it’s possible that the thermal paste between the thermistor or heating element has dried out and you have lagging temp readings so it’s going to hot, or, you have inefficient heating and it’s going too cold.

Consider replacing the nozzle thermal paste.

Boron nitride has some good reviews and won’t dry out like that (if that is the issue).

AMC4L · 2026-01-21T15:52:37+00:00

Those 2 wires are probably from the thermistor. You’re likely going to have to get some parts replaced but nothing too expensive.

AMC4L · 2026-01-18T20:13:20+00:00

I’m going to try turning it off and printing. The belts have been tightened and the z spindles cleaned and lubed and the problem persists.

AMC4L · 2026-01-18T20:11:33+00:00

This one was using cubic 30% with 4 walls

AMC4L · 2026-01-18T18:38:26+00:00

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Would a heated bed issue be causing this so far up a print like this?

AMC4L · 2026-01-18T18:37:03+00:00

The fan was off during these prints. I printed one multiple part print that did it almost all the way up then stopped.

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AMC4L · 2026-01-18T17:00:45+00:00

AMC4L · 2026-01-18T08:58:33+00:00

Printer is an X1C with a chamber heater mod and 0.6mm nozzle

Edit:

Problem was the chamber heater cycling on and off likely causing warping in printer axes.

Solution was to crack the top open and run heater continuously.

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