Hi all I'm very new to 3d printing.

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Hi all
I’m very new to 3d printing. Here is my first attempt at Benchy. I think it came out pretty good, but there are a few minor (I think) things that maybe you could help me fix.

I’m using a Wanhao Duplicator i3 and PLA.

My images are here: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOzaiMpzy5mz4rvlJHbTixAU4ZXCMqDFS_cNYelKCnDZmTGyay1zrR9WB70g71UuA?key=MlpFV2FQeVlIdXRVcWhxcVJ4NHZkWHI2bU5qejVR

The biggest issues I saw were most visible on the starboard side. There are little lines to the left of the hawsepipe and some ghosting to the right of it. Also, on the pilot house, there are some diagonal lines and ghosting to the right of the door.

The bottom letters looked okay, but the stern letters were unreadable.

Lastly, the size of the model was a bit all over the place. Nothing too drastic, though (I don’t think). Here is a comparison of my measurements to the expected results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13L3ntjzsF-4WUrCvjY-bfZSGGycT0MP2tEKde3uAsCk/edit?usp=sharing

I printed on my i3 using Cura. I used .1mm layers and everything else should have been default.

What do you guys think?

Thanks!

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The only thing I can think of is a bent Z rod.
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Thank you! I’m also new to Google+ Communities. :wink:

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The short vs long URL thing is simply a rule here in this community. We need to be able to tell at a glance if a link is to a trustworthy place or something shady.

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@NathanielStenzel Got ya, thanks! I thought it was odd that Google would block their own short URLs lol Makes sense now!

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You were originally stuck in a new member queue that we set up to stop spammers from getting their posts to the public. I did not release your post when I saw it due to the shortened URL. I guess someone released your post.