5th Gen -- Help printing w/o raft for smooth base?
I have my 5th gen up and running, using makerware 3.7 and the most updated firmware (1.7.1.305).
It us printing fine with rafts, but I am looking for a smooth base on my prints and the rafts create a bumpy/textured base.
I can't get the prints to stick without a raft (and have tried all z-axis adjustments), and to the extent it does stick, the first layer looks stringy anyway...
How can I get a base layer as smooth as the raft? The machine is obviously capable of making a smooth layer since the top of the raft is super sooth -- so how do I get that look on my prints?
All tips welcome :) Thanks all...
Getting filament to stick...
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Originally Posted by
MBSupport
If you have a rough base try and increase the raft/model spacing:
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I always rough up the surface of the blue tape (just a few strokes to take the shine off the paper) with some sandpaper and it sticks 100% of the time without a raft.