Ultimaker 2+ over extruding

[UncleFungus 0]

I've just received my ultimaker 2+, and printed out the stuff on the memory card - all fine.

 

I've now attempted to print my object, and it is laying down too much material, and driving into itself.

 

I can't see an obvious setting to reduce the flow into the feeder for the entire print.

[SandervG 1,522]

Hi @UncleFungus , thank you for your post and welcome to the community. 

Do you have a photo you can share of what your object is supposed to be (like a screenshot from Cura?), and a photo of what your Ultimaker is doing? Thanks!

[UncleFungus 0]

Sure,

 

The object is roughly 30x15x3mm - sorry the part is warped after I chucked it on the bin.

 

It is more obvious when it starts to do the 2nd layer, because the nozzle is dragging through the previous ones, and creating a furrow, which then hardens and it all then gets a bit out of hand!

 

Curiously, If I save to the memory card, and do it from there it doesn't happen, but I don't get all of the print - it misses the base part.

 

Thanks

[SandervG 1,522]

33 minutes ago, UncleFungus said:

Curiously, If I save to the memory card, and do it from there it doesn't happen, but I don't get all of the print - it misses the base part.

 

How do you print with your Ultimaker 2+ if not via memory card? The USB entrance is mainly used to upload new firmware, it's recommended not to use it for sending gcodes. 

 

Can you also share a screenshot of your Cura settings? 

Is the blue surface some type of blue tape you print on for adhesion? What material do you print with?

[UncleFungus 0]

Hi, 

 

The blue surface is just my bench - it has been removed from the printer at this point.

 

Ok, so why when I send the gcode to the memory card is the first few mm of the part missing when I print it, even though I can see it is all there in Cura?