jman31

Thanks again! I will try that stuff when I get home. I'm almost positive the filament is correct. Jman

So after some intense testing, including using the Flashforge slicer, I have concluded that this is a hardware issue. Now that leads me too the next question....what in the hardware would cause this? I have checked all of the belts and tightened all of the bolts/screws. I did an extrusion test and it checked out perfect. Anyone have any ideas? I would be grateful for any advice. I have attached a picture of what it looked like with the Flashforge slicer. Same issues as before.

Thanks for the advice and yeah, I don't think it is seaworthy! I will look all of that over and see if I can get somewhere with this. I did mention in my initial post that I have always returned to the initial setup if the changes haven't worked so I have been working from that baseline but from what you say, it doesn't sound like I have been working from the correct baseline. I will try your advice tonight when I get home from work. Thanks again!!!

Hi, Not sure if this is the right place or the right forum but I'm going to take a shot. I've got an original Flashforge Creator Pro and I am trying to use the Cura slicer with it. I can't remember where I got it, but I installed a custom profile that was made for this printer. Unfortunately I have had a no luck in getting a decent print. I think I am getting over extrusion and I have played with every setting I could find dealing with this problem. I have included a couple of pictures to show what I am dealing with. The first 3-4mm look great and then all hell breaks loose. The plastic actually builds up higher than the nozzle and it starts plowing the extra plastic off of the sides. I would be extremely grateful for any comments or suggestions. Things I have tried: 1. changing the flow percentage 2. lowering the temperature 3. unchecking the print infill before walls box 4. increasing the retraction distance 5. too many others to remember Here is what I could download of the latest changes I made in Cura. I have always returned to the initial setup if changes haven't worked. I can't figure out how to post all of my settings so if there are suggestions on this I would love to hear them. [general] version = 4 name = Draft test definition = fdmprinter [metadata] setting_version = 16 position = 0 type = quality_changes quality_type = draft intent_category = default [values] material_print_temperature = 170 retraction_amount = 6 retraction_speed = 25 speed_print = 40 wall_thickness = 0.8