3DPrinting

15677 readers

111 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: [email protected] or [email protected]

There are CAD communities available at: [email protected] or [email protected]

Rules

No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia. Code of Conduct.
Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.
No porn (NSFW prints are acceptable but must be marked NSFW)
No Ads / Spamming / Guerrilla Marketing
Do not create links to reddit
If you see an issue please flag it
No guns
No injury gore posts

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 2 years ago

MODERATORS

Prusa MK3S+ with Revo - how do I fix PETG blobs and filament sticking to the nozzle? (www.imgur.com)

submitted 1 year ago by EnglishMobster to c/3dprinting

7 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I'm glad this happened on the first layer of a 2-day print, at least.

I'm using Revo's recommended settings for PETG, on a 0.6mm nozzle, printed with Prusament PETG.

I haven't printed anything since July, and this is the second print in a week. The first print was mostly fine, but had some strange artifacts on one end of the print which I attributed to Octoprint acting up (I've since sanded them away so I don't have pictures). Just to be safe, I greased the smooth rods, checked the belt tightness, and re-ran XYZ calibration + first layer calibration.

I watched this whole first layer get put down - everything seemed to be absolutely fine, with a couple "zits" in one section (actually right next to where the blob landed; you can see them in the second picture).

The print head lifted up to start another section of the print and this massive glob of PETG fell off the hotend and landed right on the print, which forced me to cancel. Then I noticed a big ol' glob on the nozzle too (no idea where it came from). Trying to remove it broke the silicone sock.

I've ordered a new nozzle just in case this one is worn, but I'm curious if anyone has any ideas as to what could be the underlying issue here? My retraction length is 1.1mm with a retraction speed of 27 mm/sec.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] EnglishMobster 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, originally I had kept all the settings stock but I was having issues with bed adhesion and stringing when I swapped to a different PETG brand. I played with my extrusion rate until that other filament (Overture PETG) printed mostly okay... but honestly that filament still gave me issues on the first layer (mostly edge curling on the bed) so I just ate the extra cost and swapped back to Prusament.

I suppose it probably couldn't hurt to try a print with all the stock settings just to rule things out.