3D printer users struggle with gray spots on printed items
13 posts in the last 90 days, all from r/3Dprinting.
“I’ve tried printing this like 3 times and I’m giving up (for now lol), but why is this happening and how do i fix it? It’s driving me nuts and just wasting filament at this point. It’s a Bambu A1”
“For the past few weeks my printer (Bambu lab A1) has been doing this weird stringy thing with the filament, (pla, pla+, and petg all have the same issue with multiple brands of filament) ive tried recalibrating, ive tried restarting it, ive turned it off overnight, and the…”
“I'm attempting to make resin-quality models with my FDM Bambu Lab A1, but I've noticed this issue with anything I make lately. I don't change settings too much, but I do occasionally experiment in Bambu Slicer especially. Please go easy on me! I'm not the most familair with…”
Multiple 3D printing hobbyists are experiencing the issue of unwanted gray splotches appearing on their prints, despite following instructions and using various printers. They seek advice to identify and resolve the cause of these blemishes.
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“I’ve tried printing this like 3 times and I’m giving up (for now lol), but why is this happening and how do i fix it? It’s driving me nuts and just wasting filament at this point. It’s a Bambu A1 submitted by /u/junitree626 [link] [comments]”
“For the past few weeks my printer (Bambu lab A1) has been doing this weird stringy thing with the filament, (pla, pla+, and petg all have the same issue with multiple brands of filament) ive tried recalibrating, ive tried restarting it, ive turned it off overnight, and the nozzel looks fine, I got this printer a few months ago so its almost brand new! submitted by /u/Acemator [link] [comments]”
“I bought this from a 3d printing service and this is the only piece that is glittering like this, the rest are normal. Is this a sign that it wasn't cured properly or some other defect? Still new to this whole thing so I'd appreciate some help, thanks submitted by /u/wellyes34 [link] [comments]”
“Bambu A1 printer. Everything I’m printing no matter what filament is having this weird texture. submitted by /u/Significant-Trouble6 [link] [comments]”
“Has happened on a few different spools of filament submitted by /u/Steam_engines [link] [comments]”
“I'm attempting to make resin-quality models with my FDM Bambu Lab A1, but I've noticed this issue with anything I make lately. I don't change settings too much, but I do occasionally experiment in Bambu Slicer especially. Please go easy on me! I'm not the most familair with intense, technical terms, since I'm still a bit new to this. But any help relating to why this might be happening is appreciated! submitted by /u/crown_me_not [link] [comments]”
“Does anyone know why I am getting these porous looking spots on my print? I'm printing on a P1S using a 0.2 nozzle with PLA+ 2. Thanks. submitted by /u/ThunderYeeticus [link] [comments]”
“I am a newbie to 3D printing. Have had this Tina 2S for a few months now and didnt have any issues. All of a sudden today I turned it on to use it and this happened when loading the filament. I have used this PLA filament several times before and never had any issues. What is happening and how do I fix it? Thank you! submitted by /u/KickinitCountry24 [link] [comments]”
“I've been printing for 4 years and have never seen this before. Any ideas RE: causes. Printed on a Bambu X2D with PLA. TIA! https://preview.redd.it/8fnwg6smj0ih1.png?width=1152&format=png&auto=webp&s=0547cd778e7b2de63a20b90c8066703f686d513a submitted by /u/Rusty_281 [link] [comments]”
“I'm new at 3D printing I have this used ender v3 se. Printed some models already all seems ok but suddenly this print in the photo had some blobs and stringing, tried some retraction test in the last photo no issue at all, I am using esun petg dried too. Do you have any advice what might be the issue here? Slicer: Creality Print Preset: all recommended settings in the software Filament: E-Sun PETG Matte Temps: Nozzle: 245c Bed: 75c Print settings is set to the recommended quality. subm”
“I just opened vacuum pla bag These bump randomly appear Before this i printed old leftover petg submitted by /u/djmrar [link] [comments]”