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Partial Answer Warping During Printing

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  1. NatronBoss

    NatronBoss New Member

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    Hello there!

    I'm working with a printer that when doing flat surfaces on the base layer, as it continues to print the part the base corners with warm upwards.

    Has anyone had this problem and if so how did you adjust for it?
     
    #1 NatronBoss, Jan 31, 2017
  2. WheresWaldo

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    More info is needed, material, settings, etc.
     
    #2 WheresWaldo, Jan 31, 2017
  3. NatronBoss

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    i'm printing with PLA Plastic, what settings do you need to know?
     
    #3 NatronBoss, Jan 31, 2017
  4. Spidematt

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    bed temp and nozzle temp fan speed . also try using hairspray it works the best for me I havent tried the painters tape but hairspray works very well to hold the print down glue sticks worked but i found them to be harder to clean up.
     
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    Warping is caused by a few possible things:

    1) A material that has a tendency to warp (if this is true the next things will make it worse)
    2) Temperature across printed model are too extreme

    When you print the material it is extruded at one temperature, placed on a bed with another temperature and then cools in the air at yet another.

    For example ABS has a tendency to warp Doesn't take much of a temperature variation for that to happen. PLA generally doesn't warp, but you can get it warp with the right temperatures.

    One final option is bad filament. Sometimes you get crappy filament that just can't be printed well, BUT that is rare.
     
    #5 mark tomlinson, Jan 31, 2017
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    P.S. warping physically happens because filaments all either expand or contract when heated and extruded (most swell/expand when heated). Then when they cool the contract and TaDaH! Warp. Some design things can be done to help fight this as well as general tips. Here is a handful.

    https://www.makerbot.com/media-center/2011/06/23/12-ways-to-fight-warping-and-curling

    http://3dprinting.com/tips-tricks/how-to-prevent-warping/

    https://www.matterhackers.com/news/-how-to-stop-filament-warping-in-3d-printed-parts
     
    #6 mark tomlinson, Jan 31, 2017
  7. Spidematt

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    You could also print with a brim this is usually what I do for abs as a failsafe
     
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