I’ve had my Svo6Plus for several months now. Initially, I enjoyed it immensely, now not so much.
I first used the Cura slicer that came with the machine, then switched to Cura 5.7.1 which has a lot more settings that I fear I’m not getting correct.
Is there a site, or person willing to share a comprehensive list of settings known to work with the sv06Plus?
Adhesion continues a problem despite reading everything I can and watching as much as possible on Your Tube. Rafts that refuse to separate even after increasing the distance between the raft and bottom of the object.
Today in attempting to print coasters, what should be circular initial layers, I am experiencing mostly circular but with short segments that show straight lines (short, but not circular).
I’m about ready to throw in the towel!
Looking for a complete set of Cura 5.7.1 settings that are known to work!
Thanks and now that I have this off my chest, maybe I’ll be a bit better.
Don’t use a raft, use a Brim.
When you chose the SV06 Plus in Cura, it loaded the basic settings from Sovol**
You just have to do a little tweaking sometimes depending on the model.
As for your Adhesion problems, clean your bed with soap & water, then wipe it down with some IPA…if you have it.
**I created my own, because it wasn’t added to Cura till months later.
Let’s start with adhesion. I have leveled the bed, set the z height, cleaned the bed with soap and water, then isopropyl alcohol .I’ve even used a glue stick.The adhesion problems persist. About the only time I don’t have adhesion problems is when I use a raft, but then the raft rarely separates from the print easily or at all.
Today, trying to print coasters, the first layer was not a true circle, but had small straight areas on the outer margin, and failed to stick.
I’m tied up for the remainder of the day but will keep this email to communicate with you in the future when problems come up. Are You OK with that?
As I was reading your response, I had already tried the coasters again, this time on a raft. Three layers in, the raft began lifting at the edges.
I’ll completely clean, relevel the bed, and adjust Z axis again tomorrow before trying again. This time with a brim as you’ve suggested.
If it matters I am using white Elegoo filament the box says has a hot end temperature between 205 and 230. I was running at 220 because 210 didn’t seem to work well either.
The bed temperature was not specified but attempts at 60,and 65 didn’t work so this last time I bumped the bed up to 70 hoping for a better result.
Based on what results are tomorrow, I’ll enclose photos as well.
Things are much better today. I used the direct link from the file source and imported it directly into the slicer (Cura 5.7.1). I was figuring that way the critical settings would be imported too, but I’m still uncertain about that.
In a nutshell, I cleaned the bed with soap and water, leveled the bed (2x), set Z axis (2x and slightly lower than previously), and added a brand new spool of Elegoo PLA Pro.
The display showed a Hot End Temperature of 200, Bed Temperature 70.
I am sending just three photos. One shows an edge lifted from the bed despite the brim. The other two have imperfections that I attribute to my waiting too long to switch out the filament color.
I’m going to do the same project Wednesday with your suggested temps and brim width. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Forgive me if you get this twice, My email did not show the first time as sent so I figured I’d send a second to be certain.
Things were much better today. I used the source of the file I wanted to print and imported it directly into Cura 5.7.1.
I started they day washing the bed with soap and water, leveling the bed twice, setting Z axis twice (a bit lower than I had been)
Hot end showed printing at 200 with a bed temp of 70.
I am attaching three photos. One shows the coaster lifted slightly from the bed despite the brim. The other two are small errors that I think are totally my doing in that I waited too long before switching to red filament which
allowed the infill show thru to make imperfections on the surface.
Wednesday I’ll do the same project but this time with your suggested brim width and temperatures. Right now, what I’m still concerned over if the bed adhesion.
Clean the build plate using a good quality dish soap and warm water, rinse with clean cool water and dry with a clean towel. Do not use IPA as this leaves a residue on the build plate. I f still having issues purchase either 3D-LAC or Magigoo from a well known online marketplace. Gluestick, masking/painters tape should be a distant memory these days. 3D-LAC and Magigoo both improve first layer adhesion but once the build plate has cooled makes releasing the print simple without damaging the surface.
Try printing a temperature tower to find the ideal setting for your hotend / filament setup. What works for others will not necessarily work for you. After the temp tower print a string test print. You can find lots of calibration info at https://teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html#intro
I print the majority of these test prints for every new filament before trying to print anything else. I then create profiles for each filament to make sure I am using the best settings regardless of the filament.
Hello,
I agree with all your recommendations except for the IPA.
I have never noticed any deposit after rubbing the plate with it and it allows to strip it well. As for the glue, for my part, I don’t put it on each print just after a deep cleaning.
