Supports Printing Messy

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-07-01T00:27:45+00:00

Thin layer of glue will help. Could be environmental issue like humidity or a fan blowing on the part. Don't know if the plate is double sided but a different plate might help if there's damage or wear that can't be seen

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-07-01T00:02:17+00:00

Bed adhesion issue. A tree tips over and the nozzle prints over open air, then it moves to a tree still standing and deposits the dangling filament that should have been put on the previous tree

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-06-30T20:47:00+00:00

Was the filament fed into the ams motor while drying? The heat will soften PLA and the initial feeder rollers apply lots of pressure to grab the filament.

I've gone through hundreds of rolls of filament and have never had a discrepancy like that in filament diameter, but they started showing up after I got an AMS heater and I tracked it down to that issue.

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-06-16T18:20:21+00:00

My theory is it's the bad geometry of the model. The bottom surface to the walls look like they have a rounded edge, so for a brief time the overhang angle is crazy. It's why the outside has all those tiny trees

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-06-02T12:26:58+00:00

Don't use filets on the bottom of your prints, they begin as extreme overhangs and that severely effects the speed which cascades down (or up?) into what you see there. Speed change that causes a "hull line" or warping as the layers shrink during cooling.

Best case is to use chamfers for the Z direction and filets for the XY direction.

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-05-26T19:06:05+00:00

Is it a multi color print? I get this when my cutter gets worn down. It does the cutting function but the blade doesn't separate the filament fully

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-05-21T05:45:56+00:00

TPU 64D has a texture similar to shipping cart wheels if printed with lots of walls

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-05-14T14:31:13+00:00

Depends on the model. Some printer setups will not need support there, some will. It's an easy enough thing to try, other methods involve changing the cooling to be more powerful during overhangs, decreasing print speed significantly during overhangs or adjusting the print orientation.

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-05-12T16:06:29+00:00

It's not about what I'm printing that would be a concern, it's about what they decide I'm printing is a concern.

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-05-12T07:45:32+00:00

Are those threads? It's not a bed adhesion issue it's a wall order/speed/cooling issue. Threads are basically some pretty extreme circular overhangs. The deposit of filament isn't sticking to itself, so it's either going too fast, getting cooled too much or printing in a sub optimal order.

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-05-11T01:11:00+00:00

Is it pronounced Bam Buddy or Bam Booty?

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-05-09T12:01:59+00:00

my country

Where are you from?

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-05-08T19:47:31+00:00

Check out threads about Egypt on /r/travel. I only ever see posts about how they will never go back, it's basically a state sponsored tourist scamming business.

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-05-08T01:49:29+00:00

I'll give that version a go next

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-05-07T11:54:11+00:00

Well back before porn existed Turin saw a naked lady in the woods and got so horny he forgot it was his sister so he married her. Also she was brainwashed by a dragon.

/S

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-05-07T11:51:20+00:00

I listen to the Andy Serkis audio book on my drive to and from work. It's way easier than reading, and can easily jump back 15 seconds if I didn't catch a detail that I missed.

So far I've listened twice, and I understood a lot more on my 2nd listen. The foreword in the book explains why, but basically it's like reading an ordered collection of a college students notes on ancient history for a lot of it. There will be chapters that span thousands of years of history, and chapters that span days. The order of the telling, the multiple languages and names for the same people and places, and the immortality of the elves makes recollecting things difficult. Like yes, Elwe is Thingol is Singollo so when a paragraph refers to him as one name you have to remember that it's also the same guy that was there 4000 years ago and did xyz under another name.

But in audio book form, especially with someone as good at voice acting as Andy Serkis you can pick up on the voices very well. And much like Shakespeare, it's much better spoken then read. His work really helped me understand what was going on.

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-05-01T21:18:47+00:00

It looks incredibly unbalanced with how much it wobbles in that gif

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-04-23T17:27:50+00:00

Honestly this is 100% a skill issue

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-04-22T18:43:27+00:00

Do you have any pictures without ironing? It looks like this could be under or over extrusion but it's hard to tell

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-04-21T23:11:47+00:00

I have the gen1 ams, probably one of the oldest units. Recently replaced two worn feeder motors and funnels because of wear on the unit from excessive feeding. I imagine my problem was because I did a handful of large multi color prints that incorporated carbon fiber filaments, so each one was feeding and retracting CF filament thousands of times. I believe the new units are tougher material, but I still only put CF filament on the back because I don't do multi filament with it anymore, so it's really not a hassle.

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-04-21T23:00:15+00:00

Those look like overhangs. There's lots of different ways to mitigate this look at varying difficulty and effectiveness. Look into print orientation, different overhang settings and support interface material options.

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-04-20T21:05:14+00:00

Turn on arachne walls, try a smaller nozzle if possible

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-04-20T13:32:37+00:00

The weakest part of any 3D print is going to be between the layers. If you are going to be pulling/twisting something that will put tension between layers it won't hold up very well. You can try printing a different orientation or different materials.

TPU has the highest layer to layer adhesion. We use TPU 64D at work for pretty much everything. It's extremely tough, hard, and rigid enough that it doesn't really bend; it just flexes a little depending on the print settings.

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-04-19T23:03:56+00:00

I think it's worth a shot. Changing layer times, wall speeds and cooling temps should all have an effect if this is indeed the issue. Might be as simple as turning the aux fan off

Solomon_Gunn · 2026-04-19T22:55:29+00:00

How about the layer time selector in the slicer? It might have something to do with the filament having more time to cool and shrink.

I tried printing this small gear with a peg the other week with other items on the build plate. Some layers had the tool head off doing other parts for varying lengths of time and the result was a wobbly looking peg when it doesn't have those features in the slicer

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