I pretty much get the same results with my Anet A6. (the A6 id actually a step up from the A8) The ender is different from the A6/A8 in the Ender uses a bowden tube rather then a direct feed. Ender gains print speed with the lighter head but looses fine control of the plastic feed. But this is a small thing.
IMO rafts are a last resort when you can get bed adhesion to work. If you need them it means you have not year found a glue or hairspray or tape that works for you. I also agree that many people use high infill percentages that do nothing but waste plastic. For a large gear like a 180T, I'd even cut out holes to make spokes. With 3D printed parts all the strength comes from the skin Also don't forget that Cura allows different setting in different parts of the part. So the hub can be 60% infill and the web 15% infill. Things like this can save hours of print time. On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 3:29 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2020-07-17 23:03, Gene Heskett wrote: > What I've found on the web seems to say that black > > PLA needs more heat for normal stuff and even more for starter > > adhesion. > > > > I use a fair amount of black PLA+, and run my Anet A8 at 225 nozzle, 60 > bed. I have found some variation in temperature for different colours, > but nothing that would cause problems here (black, white, red, blue). > Note this is PLA+ rather than straight PLA, but other users I talk to > seem to have success with PLA and pretty much the same temperatures. > I gave up on rafts: too much cleaning up after the print has finished. I > use a glass bed (attached with crocodile clips) and lay down a coat of > strong PVA glue, mixed 3 parts glue to 1 part water. Then I use a brim, > one layer high. Works a treat. In fact it takes a bit of knocking to get > it off the glass (run it under hot water, and swipe the brim layer with > a large kitchen knife. The same glue works just fine with the aluminium > plate bed. > > The Anet is basically the same as the Ender, but cheaper (and probably > not as refined). > My nozzle is 0.1mm (4 thou) off the bed at Home. > > Large prints can take a long time, but I notice that a low infill > percentage still provides decent strength for most jobs, and speeds > things up. I usually print at 0.2mm layer height, unless I need fine > detail. That keeps run times a little shorter. > > Other users report that the best prints seem to occur when the ambient > temperature in the room is high. I print in a cold room (big garage), > but PLA doesn't seem to mind. I think ABS would. > > Marcus > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
