What is your process with New Filament

[Moonstonemike]

When you are using a filament you've never used before what are your steps to get it dialed in.

Do you just try printing a part and adjust from there?

Do you make a bunch of calibration parts first? Do you have an order of how you like to do it? Ex. Temp than speed, then retraction,then flow etc?

I've printed a bunch so far and am still being surprised. Yesterday I printed a hollow cube to test the wall thickness. It came out a little oversized. Then out of curiosity I ran it again but 15 deg cooler and it printed right on size.

 

[Tex Koder]

When you are using a filament you've never used before what are your steps to get it dialed in.

Do you just try printing a part and adjust from there?

Do you make a bunch of calibration parts first? Do you have an order of how you like to do it? Ex. Temp than speed, then retraction,then flow etc?

I've printed a bunch so far and am still being surprised. Yesterday I printed a hollow cube to test the wall thickness. It came out a little oversized. Then out of curiosity I ran it again but 15 deg cooler and it printed right on size.

Each filament is different, even the same exact filament but with a different color will behave differently.
Each printer using said filament is different too..

So do several prints of a part (that you are Very familiar with) and see how it turns out using the new filament ,then calibrate/fine-tune accordingly.

 

[Moonstonemike]

Each filament is different, even the same exact filament but with a different color will behave differently.
Each printer using said filament is different too..

So do several prints of a part (that you are Very familiar with) and see how it turns out using the new filament ,then calibrate/fine-tune accordingly.

Thanks. I wouldn't have thought that color would effect the print.