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Poor bridging

Strands sag or droop when printing across an open gap.

Likely causes, most likely first

  1. Not enough cooling on the bridge
  2. Bridge speed not tuned
  3. Temperature too high
  4. No bridging settings enabled

Fixes to try

Filaments this hits hardest

Glow-in-the-dark PLA

PLA loaded with strontium aluminate so it glows after a light charge. Prints like PLA, and is the most abrasive filament most people ever load.

Nylon + carbon fibre

Nylon with chopped carbon fibre: stiffer, far more dimensionally stable, and it destroys brass nozzles.

Other print defects

Stringing & oozingWarping & adhesionUnder-extrusionLayer shiftingElephant's footZ-bandingBlobs & zitsGhosting / ringingOver-extrusionTop pillowing

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