Nice illuminarti! Thank you! I will try messing around just with speed, temp and height, and just leave the advanced settings on default..
When i level my bed i use the paper method but when i get it nice in the corners the nozzle is too low in the middle is my bed not flat? my thoughts are that i am always printing in the middle, maybe i should take most care of that area?
Thanks again
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illuminarti 18
Welcome!!
You can load the settings from something you already sliced that works ok - under the file menu, 'Load profile from gcode'. That will give you a starting point. Then make just small changes and keep good notes of what works and what doesn't.
Begin with printing between 0.1 and 0.2mm layers, at around 50mm/s. Temperature in the 210-230 range. You need to keep the volume of extrusion under about 8mm³/s - that is, layer height x extrusion width (usually 0.4mm, the nozzle width) x linear speed. Go too fast and you'll have problems of under extrusion and blockages due to too much pressure in the head.
You also want to make sure that the minimum layer time is at least 5 seconds, so the plastic has time to cool between layers.
If you have problems getting the first layer to stick, try making the first layer thicker - try 0.3mm. You may need to re-level the bed, and set the height again, by adjusting the screws in the corner of the bed. How to do that gets posted every couple of days in here, so you've probably seen it already.
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