Hey all! I am attempting to print a swan (I’ve cut it down to test print the problem area instead of wasting filament) and the issue I am having is the supports. It’s turning to spaghetti and I think the issue is it’s not adhering to the red circled area. I pulled it off an it was barely touching, just sort of hanging by some spaghetti and the rest of the support on top was floppy and getting hit by the nozzle. Printing in eSun PLA+, 220 hot end, 55 degree build plate. Any thoughts on what to tweak? Google gives all sorts of suggestions.
Not a good use of supports. Use Trees and “On build plate only.” It will stick well and you’ll have a cleaner looking part. Some filaments will stick more/less than others at the support interface. If you’re printing several, I would try different “Top Z distance” settings to get the best surface while still detachable.
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Thank you! I did try that earlier this morning and all was well until it gets near the very tip top, then it spaghettis. It seems like the smaller it gets, the more prone to failure. I did a .15 top z and strong tree on this one. Any thoughts? Maybe is my 220 nozzle temp too low? It almost seems it’s cooling too quick to adhere since it’s so small…?
Looks like a fragile support that gets too much nozzle drag. These printers have Z-offset issues. Try bumping it up 0.02mm in Klipper or the printer interface. Keep in mind Z offset controls on the printer are reversed (down is actually up, negative value is up).
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Hey, thanks a ton! I ended up manually painting more support on to cradle it more and it worked great! I feel like I shouldn’t have to do that but I will check the z-offset for sure next time! I think I will need to keep an eye out on the smaller delicate parts like this.
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