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gorillamotors
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Retraction problem or something else

I am printing with DSM Novamid 1030 CF10 nylon. 275/90 35mm/sec with 1mm 30mm/sec retractions. These tree supports have a lot of stringing but the actual object does not have as much (about 20% as much). Do I have a retraction problem? Recommendations? Or something else?

 

Jim 

This topic was modified 3 years ago by gorillamotors
Posted : 21/07/2021 3:09 pm
cwbullet
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Causes

I have seen this with poor retraction, wrong print temperature, and hydration.  

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Posted : 21/07/2021 3:46 pm
Diem
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The easy first try for a remedy is to dry the filament, stringing is a common symptom of damp filament.

Cheerio,

Posted : 22/07/2021 10:18 am
gorillamotors
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Topic starter answered:
Retraction problem or something else

The filament had been dried at 80C for over 24 hours and there was no popping when the filament was extruded. I have done a temp tower and the optimum temp was 275 degrees on the extruder. 

Posted : 22/07/2021 10:41 am
Diem
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The only other thing I would try before tweaking the retraction/extrusion settings is a cold pull, a partial clog high in the melt zone might interfere with the nozzle pressure.

Cheerio,

Posted : 22/07/2021 11:35 am
gorillamotors
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Topic starter answered:
Cura vs PrusaSlicer

After changing temps, speeds, acceleration, jerk settings, retractions, wall wipe distance and much more in PrusaSlicer I decided to try Cura. In the photo the left one was done in Cura with just the temps changed for the filament (DSM Novamid 1030 CF10 Nylon) and the right was done with the same settings that were in Cura. As you can see the Cura one has less of the stringing but the quality of the print is far less than the one in PrusaSlicer.  

Posted : 25/07/2021 11:01 am
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