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Lines in Final print on Medium Quality using Cura

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  1. John in MS

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    Last week I was having the problem of "pillowing" so I increased the Top layers, and that worked fine for a few prints. I have not changed my settings but I am now getting these grooves in the final product. Any suggestions? Thanks

    I have the plus, using PLA 220 extruder, 67 bed. using Medium settings on the Cura slicer
     
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    I might have to try that.

    I do have some small drill bits I bought online that are used to clean the extruder. I used one of those and got a good straight stream of PLA to come out. I was hoping that would help so I ran the same model on Fine setting on Cura. Well I got a more detailed object with more lines.

    These lines just seem too uniform to consider this is only a clog issue. Can you reset your setting? Should I try a different slicer? the Simply3d setting isn't even working for me.

    I hate the idea of having to tear back into my extruder. I have not been good to them as I am on my fourth one in five months. Wires coming off and such.
     
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    I prefer the cleaning filament to the drill bits because with my luck I'd break the drill bit off in the nozzle or spend too much time drillling around in there and end up with a .5mm nozzle instead of a .4mm nozzle or something.
     
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    It is normally a brass nozzle (unless you do have a hardened steel one).
    What are the drill bits made of? Plastic :)

    Yea, there are better ways.

    I had a 0.4 wear out to to 0.53 just from plastic filament over about a year. A drill bit? Uh, no.
     
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    The drill bits I saw claimed to be either high speed steel or carbide.
     
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    New nozzles are not expensive. If you feel the need to drill one, just replace it.
    Or remove it and torch it.
     
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    A stove and a good pair of steel tongs works too if you don't have a torch. Also trying using a different slice engine and see if your getting the same result


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