# First print

**URL:** <https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/first-print/76>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [May 15, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/first-print/76 "2013-05-15T01:12:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![mbruner63](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/mbruner63/32/9123_2.png) [@mbruner63](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/mbruner63)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/first-print/76/1 "2013-05-15T01:12:02Z")

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Hi,

I started my first print and for a while it went pretty well. I’m trying to figure out what happened to the upper half of the print (photo enclosed). Would this be a temperature problem?

Thanks,

Marty

 ![IMG_20130514_185437.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/1X/bcbf9b0ef0da6a49a57d5e952cad2e8fe9cc9191.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Orias](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/orias/32/3_2.png) [@Orias](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/Orias)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/first-print/76/2 "2013-05-15T17:01:19Z")

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What kind of filament are you using? If it’s PLA, what temperature are you extruding at? With PLA I have to sometimes increase the infill density of smaller items inorder for the print to be substantial enough. More information would help.

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**Author:** ![mbruner63](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/mbruner63/32/9123_2.png) [@mbruner63](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/mbruner63)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/first-print/76/3 "2013-05-16T00:51:47Z")

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I figured out the problem. My PLA filament was getting jammed in the extruder so I was getting sparse flow, then nothing. I have been trying to find an optimum temperature for this filament.

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**Author:** ![lotw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e36b37/32.png) [@lotw](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/lotw)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/first-print/76/4 "2013-05-16T05:14:37Z")

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PLA can range from 180-200 depending on the supplier and color.

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**Author:** ![mbruner63](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/mbruner63/32/9123_2.png) [@mbruner63](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/mbruner63)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/first-print/76/5 "2013-05-16T14:30:58Z")

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I ran several tests last night and this morning with the translucent light blue PLA filament. Oddly enough, 220C seems to work the best. I haven’t experienced any jams in four prints using this temperature and before I was unable to complete one. Anyone else there using this filament?

Marty