I am getting continuous ripples in my print, what now? sometimes known as “Ghosting”

If you find continuous little waves or “ringing” in your print, there could be a variety of things wrong, and these problems may be mechanical.  The easy fixes to this are: to first make sure that it doesn’t do the same with another file/to make sure that the file is sliced and that your CraftBot […]

My layers are shifting into different positions above one another! – Layershift

If you are using a CraftBot then you should not get terrible shifting problems. However, it is not impossible to see this, and if so, it may be a sign of a mechanical fault which hopefully can be easily remedied.  But first, we will check and see if another simple printing error is responsible, how […]

The thin line between “too hot” and “not hot enough” – curling

Aside from an entire layer of a print warping, you may have smaller arcs on highlighted regions, which in-turn commonly lead to more abstract mutation in the continual series of printing.  The fix here is somewhat similar to your standard overheating procedure.  Her’s some suggestions to fix your problem, make sure that your fans are […]

I have layers separating!

Here is a quick rundown to where your problem may be coming from: not enough filament coming through the extruder. Always, even if you aren’t experiencing big problems, make sure that you have clean passageways from time to time.  Further explanations can be found in other help sections concerning “Clogging” and in CraftBot videos on youtube. […]

Ringing – waves and shadows around sharp corners

  Ringing is what we call the small waves or shadows that usually appear around sharp corners on a print. It’s often very apparent if you have text on your print as you will see what looks like shadows of the text. This happens when the print head makes a sudden direction change and the […]