this post was submitted on 11 Dec 2025
22 points (100.0% liked)

3DPrinting

20504 readers
118 users here now

3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.

The r/functionalprint community is now located at: or !functionalprint@fedia.io

There are CAD communities available at: !cad@lemmy.world or !freecad@lemmy.ml

Rules

If you need an easy way to host pictures, https://catbox.moe/ may be an option. Be ethical about what you post and donate if you are able or use this a lot. It is just an individual hosting content, not a company. The image embedding syntax for Lemmy is ![](URL)

Moderation policy: Light, mostly invisible

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

This is the model I used: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4572809

I printed these by using the official orca profile from Creality for Orca Slicer: https://wiki.creality.com/en/ender-series/ender-3-v3/quick-start-guide/how-to-use-orca-slicer-with-ender-3-v3

  1. Why are the squares looking so wonky? Which setting is responsible for this?
  2. I see some spots where the prints moved to other places, but I run bed leveling every time. Is it bed warp, or some other profile setting I need to tweak? I wiped the bed with 70% isopropyl alcohol before I printed this, btw

EDIT:

Looks like the issue was with the wobbly table. I placed it on the floor, reran the self tests, and it's now printing a lot better!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] duckythescientist@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I see you cleaned the bed with IPA. I'd also recommend dish soap and water. I was struggling with adhesion on a new bed from Prusa, and soap fully fixed my issue.

[–] vladmech@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Huge +1 for dish soap. I was having issues with small lettering about the same size as your test sticking. Washed my plate with Dawn and it was a night and day difference.