Can't figure out how to print with this thing

Sovol SV06 Plus
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Hi,
As you may have guessed I’m very new to this and I hot my SVO6 Plus just yesterday and have spent all of today trying to understand how to use it. The main issues I’ve had have been the print sticking to the pei sheet I’m printing on as the print may never stick to the bed or may lift off midway through I’ve tried making the leveling lower and using glue and even hair gel to try stick the filament to the bed. In Cura I use the skirting method to get the print to stick to the bed. I’ve also noticed that when the print is about halve way through the nozzle rubs against the print I think this might be some sort of calibration issue. I’m using:

  • white PLA filament included in the box for all my tests
  • Fan speed 0 at the start and increase to 255 once the first layer is down
  • bed heat 60C
  • nozzle head 200C

Thanks for any help with either of these issues.

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Hi,
Have you done the leveling of your printer before print ?

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Cleaned PEI Plate with dishwashing liquid and a sponge?

Maybe distance of nozzle from bed to be calibrated?

Also maybe bed is not levelled equal in every corner?

Bed mesh created?

Z hop during retract in slicer to be increased?

Constant bed temperature during print?

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hi,

at first, i would recomend using orca-slicer or Prusa Slicer, they are well better maintained.

i you get a new printer, you have to calibrate it at first.

First one, BedLevel Calibration.
an ABL System is good, but worthless, if your Bed is out of level to far.

After that, a PID Tuning is recommendet, because, there will be regulated, when to start heating, when to stop, to get a smoth heatline and not to much variation between the print.

after that, a flow check, heattower print.

PLA if you dont know, 210 to 2210 is a safe area. if you know the filament, thats better. i have some i can print with 180. but i know them.

then, you have the stock version, if im right, its marlin.
so you have to make a meshlevel and you have to load it up with the gcode Startup

if you have that, we come to the first layer print.

at best, you make a whole bed firstlayer or you make a 5 dot grid and put the picture in the threaet.
because you can see on the print, if you are to far or to near.

also, on play, you wait 4-5 layers with the pump up the fan, because, if you start to early, the on top layer will pull the lower layers from the bed.

and from there, its just experience

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This because your using the default infill, use Gyroid.
There are a few infills that will hit the nozzle when printing, I can’t find the list right now…but this will get you started.

3D Printing Infill: The Basics for Perfect Results

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I too am struggling to understand. While I like my sv06Plus, the lack of any detailed instruction is very frustrating!

I too had adhesion issues but think I found my solution. I had been setting the z axis distance with a piece of paper and frequently had adhesion problems. In the past two days, I have had none!
After setting z with a piece of paper I went one or two tenths of a mm lower, then watched the purge line to make sure I wasn’t restricting filament flow and have had zero bed sticking issues.

Maybe, just maybe this could also work for you.

DIego

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Normally, when you calibrate your bed with a piece of paper, the z-offset is good.
The different steps of leveling are here :

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I was unaware of this fact.
For my part, I use the filling most suited to my model, gyroid or honeycomb for example, for strength.

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Hi thanks for the response as well as anyone else that contributed to this topic,
Sorry if this feels like you have to break down the simplest of things to me but how do I create a bed mesh / interact with klipper.

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I’ve had my Sovol 06+ about two months now.
This was my only real problem. I did exactly as you’ve just said and took it a little lower than just gripping the paper. Worked wonders.
Next print was perfect.

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Sorry, I don’t know anything about Klipper.

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Just an fyi pla is very picky when it comes to airflow and breezes preheat your bed 20-30 minutes prior to printing, also get yourself 32oz bottle of nano polymer glue. You brush it on, everything sticks with it and one bottle should last 12 to 18 months of heavy use.

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Hello all this issue has been resolved by realizing the bed was on a cant and resolving that and getting a piece of paper and lowering the nozzle until it made contact.
Thank you everyone that contributed I hope you all have a nice night.

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Just to add to the sum of knowledge, I use Isopropanol alchohol to lightly clean the bed, switch on and let the machine heat up then upon reaching temp, leave for five minutes, I also prefer to use brim as opposed to skirt, These measure appear to have helped over and above importance in bed levelling.

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A Skirt just lays filament around the model, where a Brim holds the model down…unless you meant a Raft…??
I will use a Brim when necessary, but never a Raft…JMO

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I started out not seeing any benefit to the Skirt, but now it’s become my best friend - I put a four loop 1 layer down, and I use the time while it’s being printed to closely examine the way the filament is laying down. You do not want to see any space between successive loops, you do want to see the loops blended smoothly and flatly blended into each other.
Note that you can adjust z while the loops are being done.

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It also helps if you forgot to purge out old color.

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You are right and for my part I mainly use skirts.
That being said, the type of adhesion depends on your model.
If your model has small points like a chair, it is better to use brim.

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