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proper use of information

Discussion in 'Troubleshooting' started by tesseract, Jul 16, 2014.

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  1. tesseract

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    This probably does not need reiterating for long time users but for new users it is good information.

    When printing you will gain a lot of information from the print so take pictures of it on and off the bed if possible when submitting question supply those images. Also if you see something going bad in a print stop it right at that point. Do not let it continue as it may get better all you really do is waste filament and your time.

    Look through the forums and identify what is talked about as being a good example of something you are trying to do and if there are associated images download them so you can access them readily to see if your prints match.

    This forum has a great deal of great information and a comparison between what you want to do or see happening when you are print and knowing what you should be seeing may even help you identify more easily what the issues are that could be affecting the print.

    Some examples to look for
    *first layer
    infill
    bridging
    temperatures
    bed surface
    etc

    High used an asterisk next to First layer as this is a pretty big issue when new users are first starting out.

    There are not many circumstances that continuing a print will have major improvement just by letting it continue so just stop it when you see the issue occurring.

    Also when submitting issues you may be having always include as much information as you can such as material types, temps for the filament and bed, materials used to make the print stick, speeds, etc. You may be surprised as to what can be a cause of an issue.
     
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