Ran into this problem again. PLA printing at 190 degrees.

Ran into this problem again. PLA printing at 190 degrees. I also leveled the bed both times before attempting to print. Any help is appreciated.

If the bat-head jaw is unsupported, it’s not suprising to see the “droop” of the filament. Does your slicer have the option to turn on supports?

Your layers look a little sparse too… Have you calibrated your extruder?

ouch!
Well try going hotter? I usually print at 220.

Add support and reduce layer height.

I do have the option for supports so I’ll turn that on and reduce layer height. @Keith_Applegarth ​ no i havent calibrated the extruder. Is that way the layers arent as tight and have smoother look?

Whats the best way to get the supports out when its done printing?

Blood, sweat and tears dissolve the supports.
:wink:
Brook

@Nate_Bee
properly engineered supports (slicer engineering) will have “weak spots” at the attachment locations. They should snap clear with a bit of extra effort.

I’ve had miserable results with a model printed without supports, and far less of a bridge distance than your bat-mask. Once I added supports, the underside was practically spot-on.

There will often be small nubs of plastic to sand away or melt down with a soldering iron, or shave with a razor knife, but the result will be many times more attractive than the “lost dentures” look you have now.

Id try supports but print it upside down, that way the “Bowl” part Inside the Head didnt come out Full of support material to break away. And if your calibrated properly the finish outside when support is removed will be nice and smooth. actually ill try it when i get home and see :slight_smile:

I would start with calibrating the extruder before messing with anything else.

Good advice from people who know!

Also check your z steps per mm.

Once you have calibrated your extruder, you can then calibrate the X, Y and Z. No point until the extruder is calibrated though.

Extruder and XYZ axes all need to be correctly set, the sequence in which they are done isn’t critical. The symptoms OP is experiencing could be due to either Z axis or extruder issues (or both).

Or as Nathan Walker has said, OP could have set his layer height beyond what the nozzle can extrude.

@Chengster_N If the extruder is off, it WILL throw off the X, Y, an Z measurements. For example, if you are majorly over extruding, it will be too big. If under extruding, too small.