this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2023
15 points (100.0% liked)

3DPrinting

15271 readers
41 users here now

3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.

The r/functionalprint community is now located at: !functionalprint@kbin.social or !functionalprint@fedia.io

There are CAD communities available at: !cad@lemmy.world or !freecad@lemmy.ml

Rules

If you need an easy way to host pictures, https://catbox.moe may be an option. Be ethical about what you post and donate if you are able or use this a lot. It is just an individual hosting content, not a company. The image embedding syntax for Lemmy is ![](URL)

Moderation policy: Light, mostly invisible

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

I see a lot of people claim they tune/calibrate their printer any time they use a new spool of filament. But does anyone actually do this? It feels like a waste of time when filament is so consistent, even between brands. I can understand doing it for specialty rolls, but for basic pla? Seems unnecessary

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] KaJashey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For PLA I set set it as prusiment in my slicer and forget it. That's hot enough to do silks and fancy filaments. It's hot enough to have good layer adhesion.

For octoprints I print the first layer at 215°C to help with adhesion then turn it down to 205°C to avoid stringing.

Special non-pla filaments I do what's suggested.