Re: Problems Help me Pse-Prusa Explorer not printing

Thank you for your advice.

I have the extruder working after doing a mod to the extruder device. Slicer 3 is the default software which came with the kit.

I found that it was not feeding correctly and I had not inserted the filament far enough into the extruding head.

I have done my first print and found that I did not have my printbed level in both planes as one half section of the test print did not stick as the printbed was too low and hence did not print sucessfully for that half.
The default speed for the nozzle is set at 5mm. What speed do you use?
I was running the temperature at 210c for PLA. Wonder what temperature i should run at?

Two questions;

1. I wonder should I slow this down to give more time for plastic to adhere?
2.Do I need to install a small fan next to the extruder nozzle to help rapidly cool the deposited plastic. I have seen this in some diagrams on the internet.

Thanks again for your interest and help

cheers
Colin