My continuing efforts to 3d print and craft a set of dice boxes for our gaming group managed a bit more success yesterday, with a successful print in copper of the customized box top. I have been having quite a bit of challenge with the cutout on the lid, which is printed first – the filament tends to catch and pull off, which then causes the entire assembly to separate. With a slight bed adjustment, the print managed to catch and attach successfully, and eventually finish.
Unfortunately, I still have some other mysteries – there continues to be a section that always seems a bit more uneven (potentially heat issues), and there is a small section that looks like it was a bit melted (also likely heat related). I have tried to clean the bed numerous times, this never seems to help any, so I will need to make some additional tweaks to the overall settings (perhaps a lower bed temperature).
I also had a bit of separation on one of the corners, my theory is that the flow isn’t sufficient for the curve, or perhaps some ghosting. I am going to try a slower wall print speed, and see if that helps the situation.
Although the filament lines are visible, the surface is actually very smooth and glossy, which is typical of the glass bed.
