3DPrinting
3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.
The r/functionalprint community is now located at: !functionalprint@kbin.social or !functionalprint@fedia.io
There are CAD communities available at: !cad@lemmy.world or !freecad@lemmy.ml
Rules
-
No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia. Code of Conduct.
-
Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.
-
No porn (NSFW prints are acceptable but must be marked NSFW)
-
No Ads / Spamming / Guerrilla Marketing
-
Do not create links to reddit
-
If you see an issue please flag it
-
No guns
-
No injury gore posts
If you need an easy way to host pictures, https://catbox.moe may be an option. Be ethical about what you post and donate if you are able or use this a lot. It is just an individual hosting content, not a company. The image embedding syntax for Lemmy is 
Moderation policy: Light, mostly invisible
view the rest of the comments
What's your print fan set to? I've had better results with fixed fan speed and much higher than default, but I use an enclosure. Is it popping or skipping? You'll hear clicking if the filament skips, happens if you feed too fast, partial clogs etc. What brand petg? 260 seems high-ish, I tend to print hot in general but petg is usually 245-250 depending on the filament. What's your speed like? If you're enclosed definitely crank the print fan and maybe try slowing down.
Is your hotend clogged? Petg is the only filament I've had clogging issues with in the past. While printing, is it trying to cling to the nozzle? I've also found petg can try to climb up the nozzle, solved with a sock.
Update: replaced the nozzle, heat block (heating element, sensor, PTFE) and fan duct. Did two new temp towers:
Left tower is 235 (top) to 260 (layers labeled 280-260 are all 260). Right is 220-240.
https://i.imgur.com/1MQkStE.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/HDWq19A.jpg
I definitely feel like 220 is the right temp for this.
In regards to the fan, I actually read a post saying PETG wants almost no fan, so I just left it on default but maybe I should try a fixed fan speed.
I’m pretty sure the popping noise was clogged PLA burning like crazy at 260c…
I've always understood petg to really like cooling but I print in an enclosure so YMMV, it's absolutely awful for bridges without cooling. Another thing to check would be extrusion multiplier and retraction. I get nozzle buildup if it's overextruding which leads to blobs and stringing, worth tuning that anyhow
Been doing a couple of test prints with 30-80% variable fan speed and it’s actually pretty good looking with almost no stringing.
I unfortunately don’t have an enclosure, else I would for sure try and higher fan speed. Ad a slight draft this morning and my calibration cube print popped off half way through.