glen4cindy

These are wild! I'm seeing there is a lot to learn. It can also take awhile to see if you really learned anything. With the length of time some of the printing takes it could be hours before you know for sure. I've spent so much time printing "print in place" things that are supposed to move that are all fused together.

Thanks for all the suggestions. I've revised this project and added some supports. Maybe now there is a better chance for success?

I want to print this laptop stand but I'd like to see the opinions of experts here before I try to print. I'm just starting and I don't want to waste a lot of filament if this print is bound to fail because I'm missing something. I let Cura place supports automatically. Will the supports it added be enough to support that tall arch? Thanks in advance.

I understand now. Thanks for clearing this up. The start and end gcodes had to have come from the printer config I downloaded from Mingda. I didn't write them. I didn't even know I had to "slice" an .stl file before I could 3D print it much less anything about start and end codes before I started learning about using this printer. Thanks for clearing up my worry about the printer gladly planting itself below the surface if it were told to do so. I actually didn't repeat the same print. Since I had accidentally configured it to print the objects one at a time I resliced with the two remaining objects.

I don't understand this. I see the gcode file says there are only 134 layers. I was watching the progress of the print in Octoprint. It was reporting layer 136 or 137. I double checked this with Prusa's Gcode viewer. It's the 2nd object that is getting ready to print. The charger holder. As soon as it starts printing the nozzle begins crashing into the bed. Nothing at all unusual happened when it was printing the arm.

I'm confused. Where did this come from? I especially don't recognize "SLASHEE" The code file I attached was generated by Cura when I sliced the STL file I wanted to print. There is a startup code in the printer profile but it doesn't look like this. The startup code that's in Cura came from Mingda.

I'm just getting started with 3D printing and using Cura and I'm having some successes and failures along the way. This is one of each. I had a print going that had 3 pieces. Without realizing it I still had a setting set in Cura that printed each piece one by one. This turned out to be a good thing, I suppose. The first piece was printed successfully. Then it got to layer 137 or 138. The nozzle started hitting the bed. It moved a bit more and made more noise like it was dragging. I'm almost certain my bed is level. I had to remove the glass to clean it before this print and I'm pretty sure I ran a level before I ran the print job. Unfortunately, I didn't save the project so I can load it to be certain but, would Cura allow me to put something below the bed? Would it command the printer to move the nozzle lower than the level of the glass? I used Prusa's GCode viewer to view the gcode and it doesn't look like the 2nd item is lower than the bed. How can I tell for sure before I attempt to print again? Thanks in advance. CFFFP_Cindy's_Charger_Holder.gcode

Thank you. This is why I'm confused about the issues with the other filament. I tested another print with a never opened roll of filament that was a couple of years old. As you can see below it doesn't look very good. The exact same file was printed with the black filament.

Here's how the final print came out. Supports "Everywhere" seems to be a bad idea. However, letting Cura put supports where they are needed was leaving the entire arm "floating" and I wasn't sure how to add a manual support.

Thanks for all the responses. I've printed with some other PLA spools that I "think" are from about the same time but I'm not sure. I'm borrowing some spools in an attempt to get another 3D printer working so I thought I would try this in my printer. There's one spool of Hatchbox that has never given me an issue. I had an issue with a spool I bought from Amazon. The rabbit code that came with the printer as a test printed fine but then I tried printing a larger item and it started to have extrusion issues too like it was not delivering enough filament. Maybe adjusting the heat a bit higher will help.

My printer is a Minga Magician X2. Mark as Solution

I'm printing again right now. Everything is looking great. I'm using a different filament and I didn't make any changes to the file. My printer is a Minga Magician X2.

I'm one of the many folks who got a 3D printer for Christmas. I'm learning there's a BIG learning curve when learning how to use one. I've been doing great and having more successes than failures so I guess that is a good thing. I'll start by saying the filament I'm using here is old. It has been stored in its sealed plastic bag but without desiccant. I had a print going that was going to take about 8 hours and about 2.5 hours or so in (could have been more) I began to notice the filament wasn't extruding. Sometimes very little, sometimes not at all. The previous prints have come out fine so I don't think there is a clog. I believe all of my settings are good but I'm still learning so I'm sure I may have missed something. It doesn't look like the temperatures are going down and I'm not printing super fast. I've included a photo of the print where I stopped it and my project file. Help is appreciated. CFFFP_lausanne-perpetual-pace-man-1.3mf