• BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    First rule of PETG-club is “dry your filament”, second rule of PETG-club is “dry your filament”… Thrid rule? Nope, it’s “store your filament dry”

    Jokes aside, other things you could look at:

    • nozzle, how worn is it?
    • calibration tests: did you do a temp tower? Calibration cube? Retraction test?
    • The vertical surface doesn’t necessarily have that appearance as a result of wet filament. In my experience, wet PETG will result in more random variations than that. It looks too regular IMHO, is everything that should be tightened actually tightened?
    • have you calibrated the extruder steps?
    • bluewing@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      I would bet on retraction here. Dial that in and 90% of the stringing goes away.

      • Manzas@lemdro.idEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        Using G10 can recommend if you scratch it up you can just use the other side and if you have a metal probe you can add aluminium tape to the side you aren’t using and get full functionality.

  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    Honestly you are off to a pretty good start. As everyone will tell you, you need to keep this stuff really dry. If that still doesn’t work, try different settings. If that doesn’t work, try a different brand. Unlike pla that is pretty forgiving on manufacturing tolerances, I’ve seen big differences in quality with PETG. In my hands, Id consider your kitty a perfectly acceptable print. Butane torch the hairs and you’ll have a perfectly clean model

    Edit: also play with avoid crossing perimeters settings.

  • Siff@mstdn.social
    0·
    3 months ago

    @mooklepticon I print almost exclusively with PETG and what I have found that works for me is to dry the filament, even if coming right out of the package. With some filaments, decreasing the nozzle temperature also helps.