Common 3D printing mistakes

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Common 3D printing mistakes

• 3D printing refers to the process in which an
  object is solidified to bring out a
  three-dimensional effect. Since it is a
  technology a lot of the things can go wrong while
  working with it.
• Some of the major things that can cause a problem
  are as follows
• Nozzle is too close to the printing surface
• If the nozzle is too close to the printing
  surface it is likely that the melted filament
  will have room to escape. This can cause the loss
  of the basic layers of the 3D print. Rising the
  height of the nozzle and creating an angle will
  help to overcome this problem. This problem can
  also happen in reverse that if the nozzle is too
  away the filament will not be able to touch the
  printing surface and will escape and cause the
  model to be misalignments.

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• Blocked nozzle
• Sometimes it can happen that the nozzle is
  blocked and a small piece of filament is stuck in
  it that doesnt allow melted filament to come
  out. If its a small blockage its a quick and
  easy process to cure it. But if the blockage is
  big then we will have to go through a long
  process to unblock the nozzle. The best way and
  the safe way to do this is by calling the 3D
  printing services Australia and they will
  professionally take care of the job.
• The printing tip missing the printing surface
• Sometime due to wrong alignment of the nozzle the
  printing bed can miss the printing surface. When
  this happens a loud noise is produced which helps
  to know that the printer is facing such problem.
  Reasons that can cause this are misconfiguration,
  wrong selection of printer etc. for fixing this
  we can call the 3D printing services Australia
  who are experts with all types of problems.

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• Broken filament
• The filament can be full sometimes but the wire
  can be broken. This can happen due to a lot of
  reasons like direct heat or sunlight exposure,
  cheap quality of filament used or with the
  passage of time the filament can get old.
• The steps to correct this can be removing the
  filament in its usual normal way, if its stuck in
  the nozzle we must heat the nozzle up and then
  remove it.
• Stoppage in flow of molten filament
• Sometimes during mid printing the filament will
  stop to flow. This happens due to two main
  reasons either something is wrong with the
  filament or there is shortage of filament supply
  or there is a problem or blockage in the nozzle
  itself.

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• Supporters fall apart
• While printing in 3D some complex models will
  require support and sometime these supports can
  be very difficult to add and remove. The supports
  are complex things and are very difficult to
  handle.
• Messy layers
• The first layer of the print can often not reach
  our expectations and be a little weird. It can
  happen that the 1st and the 2nd layer may simply
  not stick to each other. Thus causing a
  problematic model.
• Thus these can be seen as some of the major
  problems aced during 3D printing from Australia
  and can be solved with various small tips and
  tricks. All we need to do is regular
  maintenance.

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