haroldjclements

[Solved] I just persevered with levelling the machine. I guess my issue was not so much "try, try again" as much as if I "try, try again" will it be in vain...I know I did not get any replies, but for anyone in the same boat as me, my advice is to keep going and try and get "something to stick" and build on each little win at a time... I wish you luck as it can be very frustrating ....Harold

Update ... I seem be getting better results. As you can see from the images the, for the most part, the fill is quite smooth. I just can't stop getting a blob that won't stick at the start... Any ideas??? Cheers, Harold

Hi ... I guess this is one of the most asked questions in the help forum ... bed leveling... it's driving me mad... I have read the sticky post on adhesion (or lack of it). However, there seem to be so may variables, I thought I would get your opinion base of the results I am getting. I have just cleaned the printer and replaced the PLA with a new AnyCubic White 1K Spool. I have successfully used AnyCubic PLA previously with only minor tuning. However, I am having a nightmare with this reel. The main issue is that the PLA will not adhere to the bed (set to 60C and the extruder is set to 200C). The attached image is my best attempt thus far. What do you guys think? I think the bed is still a bit low. All attempts thus far (higher or lower) end up with the PLA melted around the nozzle as nothing seems to stick to the bed. I have an AnyCubic i3 Mega S, with a glass bed. Yesterday, I learned to write my own G-Code script to move to the four corners of the bed so that I can apply the magic 'bit of paper' technique (basically, zero the machine. Not move the Z axis and move the X & Y to each corner. I then cleaned the bed with Isopropanol and printed the typical 'calibration squares'. - However, I just cannot get this new spool to print... Any help will be gratefully received...Harold

Hi, I managed to get some time over the weekend and increasing the flow seems to have improved the print by 60-70%. I will have a play about with the temperature to see if that makes much of a difference. Thanks, Harold

Thank you for your reply. I will try and increase the flow at the weekend and follow up. Thank you again for your time... Harold

Hello forum, I had just finished my first 1Kg reel of PLA that came with my AnyCubic Mega. I have replaced it with another 1Kg reel of AnyCubic PLA. However, I am having print issues. As this is my first PLA change, you can tell that I am a newbie. I can understand that two different manufactures will have different properties, but I was hoping that, by using AnyCubic PLA the settings that I had previously would work. From the image attached, can anyone point me in the right direction for solving this issue. It also finds it hard to print circles, they are blobby or not complete. Thank you for your time, Harold Clements

Hi forum... I am having issues where my print head will get stuck at arbitrary positions when printing the scaffolding of an object (as per the attached image). I am not sure if there is a setting within Cura that I can change, or whether this is more of an hardware / setup issue. Any help / suggestions will be gratefully received. Kind Regards, Harold Clements The printer is an AnyCubic Mega S with the supplied 1.75mm filament.

Thank you very much... This has fixed my issue. I am very grateful for your help and so will my grandson whose xmas present I am trying to print. I know I am cutting it fine to be ready for the day, but the printer was an early present for me 🙂 Kind Regards, Harold...

Hello forum. I am new to 3D printing and have had reasonable success with printing small miniatures (something with not much surface area). However, I have been trying to print something with a bit more width and I have an issue (that was also present with my earlier prints, but did not cause so much of an issue as they has a small surface area). The issue is that I seem to be extruding when the print-head is moving to its next position. I have spent a lot of time ensuring that the print bed is level and clean. I have adjusted the 'Retraction' flow, Hot-end temperature, Bed temperature within the Cura configurations but to no avail. The printer is an AnyCubic Mega S with the supplied 1.75mm filament. Any help or pointers will be gratefully received... Harold Clements