<p>I'm trying to print this with an Anet A8</p>
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<p>It's supposed to be completely cylindrical but it's printing it all wobbly and with edges.</p>
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<p>I'm a complete noob with 3D printing, so any tips would be highly appreciated</p>

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2022-04-09T00:44:25.217Z
Consider to print a calibration test cube to determine if you have an X axis problem or a Y axis problem. This will help narrow the focus of troubleshooting. Also provide speeds and temperatures and material specifications, i.e., PLA, 60 mm/sec, 60 °C bed, 200 °C nozzle. Probably unrelated, but often useful.
fred_dot_u
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2022-04-09T19:07:03.520Z
When your belts are not tight enough or there is friction, you get these problems with positioning, please look into the belt tension and comment back if so, I will then post an answer.
0scar
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2022-04-17T19:23:23.667Z
Definitely print a calibration cube first. If print one with a bit of a brim, you can often tell a lot by how the rounded corners of the brim look as well. Saves you from having to print a calibration cylinder :-)
Mast
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Anet A8 inaccurate printing
Zugoldragon
# Anet A8 inaccurate printing

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-04-08)

I'm trying to print this with an Anet A8

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/tOjih.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/tOjih.png)

It's supposed to be completely cylindrical but it's printing it all wobbly and with edges.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/8TpHb.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/8TpHb.png)

I'm a complete noob with 3D printing, so any tips would be highly appreciated

**Tags:** print-quality, anet-a8

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Consider to print a calibration test cube to determine if you have an X axis problem or a Y axis problem. This will help narrow the focus of troubleshooting. Also provide speeds and temperatures and material specifications, i.e., PLA, 60 mm/sec, 60 °C bed, 200 °C nozzle. Probably unrelated, but often useful.  
> **username_2**: When your belts are not tight enough or there is friction, you get these problems with positioning, please look into the belt tension and comment back if so, I will then post an answer.  
> **username_3**: Definitely print a calibration cube first. If print one with a bit of a brim, you can often tell a lot by how the rounded corners of the brim look as well. Saves you from having to print a calibration cylinder :-)  

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