Attached a picture of my latest and largest print, model is almost full height for the printer. Took 4.5 hours but I'm well pleased with the result.

Printed in blue PLA with a slightly higher temperature (225 degrees).

Seems there are a number of key elements to getting a 'good' print.
1. Ensure extruder to print bed gap is correct
2. Check X and Y axis alignment belts
3. Check the slide rails screws; they do slacken.




Model is not of my creation; not that good on that side yet.

Credit to Michael Perez - https://www.myminifactor...rom-game-of-thrones-6660

Very nice, I am really impressed with the level of detail!

I am planning on attempting quite a tall model tonight (a knight).

Have you got a link to the file or did you make it yourself? I have a friend who loves dragons.

Out of interest what made you raise the temperature so high?

Shane

Thank you for the link, I will print a copy for my friend.

Did you see any noticeable difference by increasing the temperature?

I am certainly having better prints with 220 over 200 degrees. I think it depends on the make and type of PLA a bit too.

My friend is always print PLA at 195 degrees.

I have also been playing with various settings to improve the first few layers. Did you see my post about increasing the amount of times the printer creates a skirt around the object.

This has greatly improved my prints as it ensures the printer is applying the filament consistently before getting on to the actual model.

Thanks,

Shane