Comment on Anyone got ideas on how to fix this bulging issue with thin prints?
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 hours ago
If I had to guess I’d say cooling. What filament are you using, what print temp, and what fan speed? And more importantly where is the printer?
Creality makes a little tent for the Ender 3 and it helped with a lot of inconsistent prints I was getting. In winter time the printer was in a super cold room and bigger prints would warp. But just normal airflow in a room can cause enough of a temp difference to warp big prints like that. If you can shield the sides of your printer with something that might help.
NoFood4u@sopuli.xyz 7 hours ago
Thanks for helping. It’s PLA at 210C, 60C bed temp, with an enclosure. The whole thing finishes in just 1.5h and is 25cm high so new layers might be getting placed before the ones below had time to cool down. I’ll try it slowed down and update the post when it’s done.
fhein@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
You mean with a closed enclosure? Maybe try printing with it open then, PLA generally want as much cooling as you can muster. I don’t have an enclosure myself, but I’ve heard that some people who do have to print with their doors open when using PLA.
Also does it print straight, and then later start bulging while its printing other layers on top? Or did it print the bulge that way?