AliasVortex

Woo! Congrats on pinning down the source!

I’m taking a complete shot in the dark, but it both X and Y axes and almost looks like similar spots every layer, which makes me think that’d it be something mechanical that’s only manifesting those conditions (like flow rate or speed). Maybe check your bolts, belts, and rails? My gut says loose toolhead/ extruder (wiggling could cause weird lines like that), but that’s more a guess than an “I’ve seen this before” kind of thing. Failing that, I’d be curious to see if that pattern shows up in a flow rate test.

I know many folks have sworn off Discord, but if you haven’t, maybe try asking there too?

Hi and welcome! Do you have a budget and a rough idea of the kinds of things you’d be looking to print?

Naively, I’d second the core one recommendation, assuming that the price tag isn’t a problem and that you aren’t looking to print multi-color (it’s still possible on that machine, just not something that comes stock).

Pretty much the same. I’d be curious to try PHA, but can’t justify spending 2-3x the cost of my cheap prototyping PLA (Zyltech) or functional ABS (LDO or Polymaker).

West3D stocks Ambrosia PHA for $35 /kg. They also occasionally do sales (just had 20% off for the 4th), so you could probably get it cheaper if you’re willing to wait.