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  1. BJS227

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    We printed a tool stand and at first it worked fine. The next day tried tried to printer another one and after the raft prints and first layer look like this. Could someone please help me with this? Thank you very much.

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  2. Geof

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    Looks really hot.

    edit: not much of a first layer there to go off of but I'd double check your temps
     
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    Plus it is on a raft. In order for Rafts to work the adhesion between the raft and model layer one should be minimal, otherwise you won't be able to take it apart. On the C2 / R2 there should be no need for a raft, really. What happens if you try to print this without the raft?
     
  4. BJS227

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    Check by temp gun or just through octoprint is there a process? Its Robo PLA.
     
  5. Geof

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    just your slicer settings for temperature.
     
  6. BJS227

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    OK, What settings do you recommend?
     
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    Print a temperature tower if needed. It will help you find the sweet spot for whatever filament you use.
    We have (not as many as Geof) 7 printers and each one prints the same spool at slightly different settings for extrusion temperature (as much as 15c difference between them)

    Your best setting varies by printer and environment which is why trading temperatures is a bit of a waste of time :)
     
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    I cant recommend a temperature. You'll have to run some test prints (pick some small like the deprime on thingiverse) and start lowering temperature until it looks the best. I normally print around 190-195 but temperatures are machine, material and enviroment specific :D
     
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    jinx? kind of? lol
     
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    I agree 190-ish is normal for most of ours on PLA, but one is as low as 175 and another as high as 210 (that darn Delta)
     
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    :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

    just sayin :D lol
     
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