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Elephant's foot

The first layers bulge outward, wider than the rest of the print.

Likely causes, most likely first

  1. First-layer Z too low (over-squished)
  2. Bed temperature too high
  3. Not enough cooling on the lowest layers

Fixes to try

Other print defects

Stringing & oozingWarping & adhesionUnder-extrusionLayer shiftingZ-bandingBlobs & zitsGhosting / ringingOver-extrusionTop pillowingPoor bridging

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