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Barry
(@barry-3)
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How do my first prints look?

Finished up assembling my mk3 kit today and ran a few prints. Must say I'm very happy with the results, although I'm not sure if my z-axis offset is right.

Here's an album of the first four prints I made so far. https://imgur.com/gallery/w2JAJaF

Any feedback on them would be really appreciated.

Posted : 10/07/2018 11:50 pm
JoanTabb
(@joantabb)
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Re: How do my first prints look?

Hi Barry, your Z offset looks Ok in the middle of the bed but may deteriorate toward the extremities, there is a Bed level correction menu that allows you to fettle the front, back, right and left areas if need be.

your Prusa looks a touch over extruded, the other models look ok for a first try...

now you need to try slicing your own models...

regards Joan

I try to make safe suggestions,You should understand the context and ensure you are happy that they are safe before attempting to apply my suggestions, what you do, is YOUR responsibility. Location Halifax UK

Posted : 11/07/2018 12:22 am
Barry
(@barry-3)
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Topic starter answered:
Re: How do my first prints look?

Thanks for the feedback Joan. You're right the Prusa logo was the first thing I printed and I adjusted my z offset afterwards for the other prints.

I got perpendicular axis after the xyz calibration and my calibration results are

Y distance from min:
Left 11.59mm
Right 11.66mm

Measured skew: 0.06

0,0 point offset
x 0.12mm
y 1.09mm

Also measuring the two tips of the batman logo gives me 2.53 mm and 2.51mm.

Is it a case of doing the first layer calibration and seeing if there are any noticeable differences between left/right or front/back and making small adjustments and eyeballing the results from another first layer calibration?

Posted : 11/07/2018 1:47 pm
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