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  1. David Waldron

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    Hi all only had my printer Robo 3d for a few weeks and have printed mainly 28mm scale stuff and 1/72 scale stuff but the quality is not very good, seems to have no detail on the mines.
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    Need more info

    Filament type
    Print settings
    Slicer of choice
     
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    Filament type- PLA
    Mattercontrol
    what print settings would you need?
     
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    bed temp 50
    nozzle temp 210
     
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    So there are a few recommendations and a link to some visual troubleshooting suggestions (S3D created but not specific to that slicer)

    Too hot. PLA generally should be extruded at the lowest possible temperature to get smooth flow. That will sharpen details and eliminate nearly all of that stringing you care getting between prints. You can find an ideal temperature by finding a relatively small model and try printing it over and over just changing hotend target temperature.

    Bed temp is okay, I have even gone colder now with PLA at about 45°C but I also use cheap Aquanet hairspray on the glass bed.

    https://www.simplify3d.com/support/print-quality-troubleshooting/
     
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    Thanks will try that, also does changing the infill to honeycomb make a difference
     
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    Not really, I thought honeycomb infill was the greatest thing since sliced bread, when it came out. I pretty much print everything now with a simple Grid infill.
     
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    Might want to try a smaller nozzle too. If that is 0.4 (stock) try dropping to 0.25 (and reduce print speed accordingly). You can then drop the layer heights to 0.1 (or even less) and get more detail at the cost of speed. (and yea, looks too hot as well)
     
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    I am new to all this but i thought it might be too hot, thanks for your help.
    What temp would you recommend for the nozzle?
    When you say drop the speed where is the option for this
     
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    I always suggest printing a temperature tower and seeing which ones are best for your machine, filament and environment. With some practice you can get away with a small quick print (like a deprime test object) and sort out your temperatures from that. Since it is looking hot, start by dropping it 5c

    Print speed -- where ever that is in your slicer.
     
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    Again thank you so much for your help
     
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    Would the speed be from this option
     

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