I hope this is the right place for some help with erratic printing on a Mini. My use is for designing and making components for converting manual microscopes to motorized. I have had the Mini for about a year, but don’t print every day and still consider myself a newbee.
The problem I am having is artifacts/errors that creep into an otherwise good print with PLA, using Cura and various profiles. There are several types of errors:
- random screwups,
- regular wavy patterns on the edges of parts,
- irregular lines where the infill zigzag shows on the outside.
I usually print at .25 thickness to keep the print time down. A uniform finish on the parts looks good, rather than going for higher resolution.
The picture shows an electronics enclosure top piece. It was printed upside down (top was bottom). Some layers are good, others are bad.
I can’t tell where the problem lies:
- filament quality
- settings - temp, speed
- cura limitations
General suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
