Elena Ruiz

To print ABS without warping, print inside a closed chamber sitting at 40–55 °C, set the bed to 100–110 °C, and turn the part … Read more

Layer shifting means one axis lost its position partway through the print, so every layer after that point is printed out of register. In … Read more

If your printer is laying down less plastic than the slicer asked for, there are four families of causes: a restricted filament path, a … Read more

A wavy first layer is almost always one of six things: a Z-offset that is too low, a flow rate or extrusion width that … Read more

What layer height should I use for 3D printing? On a standard 0.4 mm nozzle, start at 0.2 mm. That is the value most … Read more

Painting PLA prints for a professional finish comes down to four stages in order: level the surface, sand through a grit progression, prime it, … Read more

If you want the short answer first: why my resin prints are failing to stick to the build plate comes down to a tug-of-war. … Read more

Why my 3D print is not sticking to the bed comes down to four things in nearly every case: a dirty build surface, a … Read more

A clogged nozzle is usually a five-minute fix: heat the nozzle to the temperature your filament needs, work a 0.3 mm cleaning needle through … Read more