Seam Gap CubeX Trio

MBennett
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Seam Gap CubeX Trio

Post by MBennett »

Hi,

I've recently been having trouble with a CubeX trio and Kisslicer (with cubeitmod), every time I print something the seam always has a gap. I've been reading that it is down to M227 and M228, but I've tried to change these to what is recommended and this is the best I can get:
the side with the seam gap
the side with the seam gap
compared to:
the side without the seam gap which printed perfectly
the side without the seam gap which printed perfectly
I have changed my settings since and I'm still having this issue, so if you want these just let me know.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Please note:
1. I know there is a gap between the raft layer and the model, I took it off to see if it had printed the base properly.
2. This is my first time posting on forums so if I've done anything wrong please tell me.
Giovanni V.
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Re: Seam Gap CubeX Trio

Post by Giovanni V. »

MBennett wrote: I have changed my settings since and I'm still having this issue, so if you want these just let me know.
To help you I really need to know the settings you used to print, make a print screen of MAtl tab.

Please print une part with Infill set to "VASE" and 1 loop.
MBennett
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Re: Seam Gap CubeX Trio

Post by MBennett »

Giovanni V. wrote:
MBennett wrote: I have changed my settings since and I'm still having this issue, so if you want these just let me know.
To help you I really need to know the settings you used to print, make a print screen of MAtl tab.

Please print une part with Infill set to "VASE" and 1 loop.
Thanks for your help, Below you can find the matl settings but I can't run the vase infill settings until tomorrow.
And I believe these might be the recommended settings from cubexupgrade but im not sure.

http://www.cubexupgrade.com/tipstricks/ ... primesuck/
MATL tab
MATL tab
Screenshot_1.jpg (65.14 KiB) Viewed 2940 times
Thanks again.
MBennett
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Re: Seam Gap CubeX Trio

Post by MBennett »

Hi,

I've now run the vase mode test:
vase mode seam side
vase mode seam side
vase mode non-seam side
vase mode non-seam side
But when I change the infill from vase mode to 10% then the seam gap appears again:
10% infill seam side
10% infill seam side
10% infill non-seam side
10% infill non-seam side
Thanks for your help and sorry about the images being upside down my phone wasn't very happy at the time of taking them.
Giovanni V.
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Re: Seam Gap CubeX Trio

Post by Giovanni V. »

Please, load into KS the language file for the version of Cubeitmod you're using.
then try those settings :
M227P 0.08
M227S 0.03
M228P 0
M228S 0.01
MBennett
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Re: Seam Gap CubeX Trio

Post by MBennett »

Giovanni V. wrote:Please, load into KS the language file for the version of Cubeitmod you're using.
then try those settings :
M227P 0.08
M227S 0.03
M228P 0
M228S 0.01
Hi,

I've run KS with the settings you suggested:
seam side
seam side
non seem side
non seem side
Thanks for your help.
MBennett
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Re: Seam Gap CubeX Trio

Post by MBennett »

Hi,

I've now run KS with the same settings as before but i forgot to change the matl to one of the language defaults (abs 1.7) this has increased the flow tweak. (from 1 to 1.11)
seam side
seam side
non seam side
non seam side
Thanks for your help.
Giovanni V.
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Re: Seam Gap CubeX Trio

Post by Giovanni V. »

reduce M227P to 0.06 and M227S to 0.02.

Post picture and screen shot of your settings.

Did you adjust the flow tweak before you try to find the settings of the seam ?

what version of cubeitmod are you using ?
MBennett
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Re: Seam Gap CubeX Trio

Post by MBennett »

Giovanni V. wrote:reduce M227P to 0.06 and M227S to 0.02.

Post picture and screen shot of your settings.

Did you adjust the flow tweak before you try to find the settings of the seam ?

what version of cubeitmod are you using ?
https://goo.gl/lSi9PK
KS v1.5 windows 32bit
cubeitmod 491
Printing in ABS

Did you adjust the flow tweak before you try to find the settings of the seam ?
No idea, it was a few weeks back when I followed the cubexupgrade instructions.

Thanks for your help, can't print till Monday but can change settings. and sorry if nothing here makes sense i've typed this 5 times now.
Giovanni V.
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Re: Seam Gap CubeX Trio

Post by Giovanni V. »

[quote="MBennett]
KS v1.5 windows 32bit
cubeitmod 491
Printing in ABS

Did you adjust the flow tweak before you try to find the settings of the seam ?
No idea, it was a few weeks back when I followed the cubexupgrade instructions.

Thanks for your help, can't print till Monday but can change settings. and sorry if nothing here makes sense i've typed this 5 times now.[/quote]

Cubeitmod 4.91is an old version and cannot work properly with the latest versions of KS.

Please use Cubeitmod 6.05 and install it with all the files that are into the zip file.
Follow the instructions.

When this is done, measure with a caliper the diameter of your filment and set it into the matl tab.
Then print with infill = vase and 1 loop, measure the thickness of wall on the last part of the path ( the first part of the path can be affected by inappropriate M227/228 settings ).
Adjust the flow tweak to have the good wall thickness ( if you're using original cubex hotend you must have 0.5mm).
When this is done you can start the tests for M227/&228 ( seam parameters )
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