<p>I just recently got a printer, supposed to be a Prusa i3 Reprap clone. It came with Repetier firmware on it, and its previous owner had no idea about any calibration. I calibrated X-, Y-, and Z-axis along with the extruder, and now when I print a test cube it comes out with the right dimensions. But, the quality is horrible.</p>
<p>I'm printing with 30 mm/s speed as shells, 15 mm/s as infill, infill percentage is above 60 %. I've tried everything I can think of, including suffering a temperature tower (which came out just wrong). What am I missing?</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/A9DZG.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/A9DZG.jpg" alt="failed print 1" /></a><br />
[<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/uyLlg.jpg" alt="failed print 2][2]" /></p>

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2021-04-18T16:57:27.560Z
Looks like it is printed way too hot, what is the temperature setting? I'm curious what the real temperature of extrusion was.
0scar
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2021-04-18T17:24:38.830Z
I used 200 for this. 8th image in the below link is my attempt at a temperature tower from 220 to 180 in 450 layers.
https://imgur.com/a/zHI6TpO
Deniz Boztemur
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2021-04-22T11:53:45.913Z
How did you "calibrate" those? Hopefully not by measuring printed parts?
towe
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2021-04-23T14:43:43.047Z
By using G1 and measuring the distance travelled with a caliper really. I'm familiar with their internal firmware.

By the way, problem has been solved. What the seller advertised & I thought was a 0.4mm nozzle. In reality, it was so beat up that it was 1.2mm. New nozzle & everything works great.
Deniz Boztemur
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2021-07-16T17:20:44.740Z
For the community, could you turn you comment with the solution into an answer?  That way, others will benefit from both your problem, and your solution.
cmm
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Horrid issues with printing with Anet A6?8?
Deniz Boztemur
# Horrid issues with printing with Anet A6?8?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-04-18)

I just recently got a printer, supposed to be a Prusa i3 Reprap clone. It came with Repetier firmware on it, and its previous owner had no idea about any calibration. I calibrated X-, Y-, and Z-axis along with the extruder, and now when I print a test cube it comes out with the right dimensions. But, the quality is horrible.

I'm printing with 30 mm/s speed as shells, 15 mm/s as infill, infill percentage is above 60 %. I've tried everything I can think of, including suffering a temperature tower (which came out just wrong). What am I missing?

[![failed print 1](https://i.sstatic.net/A9DZG.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/A9DZG.jpg)  
[![failed print 2][2]](https://i.sstatic.net/uyLlg.jpg)

**Tags:** print-quality, ultimaker-cura, prusa-i3

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Looks like it is printed way too hot, what is the temperature setting? I'm curious what the real temperature of extrusion was.  
> **username_0**: I used 200 for this. 8th image in the below link is my attempt at a temperature tower from 220 to 180 in 450 layers. https://imgur.com/a/zHI6TpO  
> **username_2**: How did you "calibrate" those? Hopefully not by measuring printed parts?  
> **username_0**: By using G1 and measuring the distance travelled with a caliper really. I'm familiar with their internal firmware.  By the way, problem has been solved. What the seller advertised & I thought was a 0.4mm nozzle. In reality, it was so beat up that it was 1.2mm. New nozzle & everything works great.  
> **username_3**: For the community, could you turn you comment with the solution into an answer?  That way, others will benefit from both your problem, and your solution.  

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