Hi folks, well, I'm trying my hand at HIPS and I'm having a heck of a time. I finally got it to stick to the bed (after 10 attempts) but for the life of me, I can't get a decent first layer...
I am using a Taz5 with an Aerostruder head. Cura (latest version) and Gizmodorks Black HIPS.
I've messed with temps (both head and bed) and bed clearance. Nothing seems to really improve it. Here's a pic...
All suggestions appreciated.
Poor HIPS printing
Poor HIPS printing
Taz 5
Misumi hardened rods and bearings
Piercet Anti wobble Z-nut
Raspberry Pi w/ Octoprint and remote power control
Aerostrudder Head
Misumi hardened rods and bearings
Piercet Anti wobble Z-nut
Raspberry Pi w/ Octoprint and remote power control
Aerostrudder Head
Re: Poor HIPS printing
Have you printed anything with this tool-head before?
If not it's possible that your extruder e-steps are too high. A standard tool-head has about double the e-steps of the Aerostruder. So if that wasn't set when you flashed the firmware it's possible you are over-extruding.
What are you e-steps set to currently?
If not it's possible that your extruder e-steps are too high. A standard tool-head has about double the e-steps of the Aerostruder. So if that wasn't set when you flashed the firmware it's possible you are over-extruding.
What are you e-steps set to currently?
Re: Poor HIPS printing
Thanks for the suggestion, but I have printed in PLA successfully as well as PETG.
esteps are set to 420.
esteps are set to 420.
Taz 5
Misumi hardened rods and bearings
Piercet Anti wobble Z-nut
Raspberry Pi w/ Octoprint and remote power control
Aerostrudder Head
Misumi hardened rods and bearings
Piercet Anti wobble Z-nut
Raspberry Pi w/ Octoprint and remote power control
Aerostrudder Head
Re: Poor HIPS printing
Tardy response here, but I find that slicing using the old version of Cura works far better for HIPS than the current version. Something changed in the printer profiles (I haven't dug into the details to find out what) - but bed adhesion in particular is much much better.