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the printer says the hot end and bed are both ambient at 10C

Try leaving the hot end at ambient, turning on the heat bed to it’s printing temperature. Give it a while for everything to come up inside. considering room temp is around 20-22c or 68-73 F, it’s not quite as bad as i feared, but it could be better.

The heat bed should be able to warm it up a bit, but that is a very sharp differential, and drafts will cause problems. One thing to maybe try, is printing a tall brim. (basically a single-wall perimeter close to the part. They’re not as useful if you have an enclosure, but they can help shield a draft and keep some of the heat in from the bed better.)

Clogging could have happened if you’re trying to print too low in temperature, which, given the layer problems, that also looks likely. there’s a few variations, but you can try a cold pull to clear the nozzle (especially if it’s only partially clogged.)

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ArtVandelay@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
My apologies, that room temperature is around 25° f, not Celsius. It’s very cold.

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- FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  
  My apologies, that room temperature is around 25° f, which is -4c. It’s very cold
  
  yeah. so, what’s your enclosure like? is it fully enclosed? one of those tent-thingies?
  
  I’d suggest considering some type of insulation. Blankets work- if it’s MDF or mealmine or plywood, stappling them inside. If… insulation is problem… Blankets over a big-enough cardboard box work (just be aware of melting/fire risks. Cotton>synthetics. card board is okay. my old I3 prusa had cardboard under the heat bed instead of cork or neoprene for a long time. Try to keep it small enough to just fit everything inside. (cut the top flaps off and put it over upside down.)
  
  The heat bed should be good enough to get it most the way there- and if you find it takes too long to heat up the inside… a heat gun can prime things nicely.
  
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  - ArtVandelay@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Yep, it’s the official creality enclosure. I threw a quilt over it, so here goes
    
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    rambos@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    -4c is extreemly cold, get thermometer inside of enclosure and leave your heatbed on until it reaches 10-15C before you start printing. Even better get enclosure heater. Id also bump nozzle temp to the highest marked on your spool.
    
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    FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Crossing my fingers for yah.
    
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