Yo guy noob here,

I have recently bought my self a sidewinder x2 as my first 3d printed, and I don’t know much about 3d printing for now, anyway to get a good understanding on how great I have calibrated the printer I have printed the usual benchy, but I have this spots on the print

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/465234818352021524/1150098279858720858/35c52867-3cd0-4fcb-be8f-3465763aaed3.png

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/465234818352021524/1150098307075551283/ec49ae0b-4fca-4391-b79e-785c9ed6cfa3.png

(can’t embedded any images because of the lemmyshitpost drama)

Are they normal? And if not how can I fix them?

  • MazonnaCara89OP
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    1 year ago

    And how do you smooth that part of the print? By melting the plastic with a soldering iron?

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      1 year ago

      I suppose that could be one approach, but i believe most people use sandpaper or a hobby knife (x-acto knife). Commonly followed by other post-processing (e.g. priming, painting)

      It’s mainly a visual thing on my pieces, one can hardly feel it when your run your finger over it. I would like to get it a bit smoother, but haven’t been able to get it smoother with slicer settings yet.