I am printing parts that need to be dimensionally accurate and my brand new K2 is producing excessive Z banding all over the model despite numerous machine calibrations including belt tensioning and input shaping.
In addition I have also been tweaking the Slicer settings using “Classic mode” walls and “precision wall” options with no results. I have been searching on the Web for solutions and have found a number of users complaining about the same issue. Many of the comments I found suggest that the slicer may be the issue, but it can’t be tested because Creality has locked down the K2 printer to be used only with Creality Print. Others suggest it is the fault of the design using only 2 lead screws instead of 4, I can verify the my Sovol SV08 which print at higher speeds than the K2 and does not have this issue.
Can someone at Creality please address this issue ASAP.
You have to export the .gcode file to a USB drive, and multicolor/material will not work because it can’t communicate with the CFS. I couldn’t figure it out, and I don’t have endless amounts of time to reinvent the wheel. Creality is using port 4008 to communicate with the printer that will not allow Orca Slicer it to connect VIA Network ports (Wireless or wired). You can import the file as a work around.
I did try to print a file from USB and it failed, so I’m staying away until there is a work around. I think I read somewhere that there working on an OctoPrint plugin that will do that but it will require additional hardware.
Roger that, including the port 4408 on the IP address in the config worked, I will try that thanks. Wish I had posted sooner, that print took 2.5 days, and 2 full spools of filament.
