Makertober Day 26: Making heat tests

Now that I have something to print, the next thing I need is a working 3D printer. Oh well. Back into the fray. One of the factors that has a huge impact on the print quality you are going to get is the temperature of the print. So I’ve printed a bunch of tiny boxes to discover the optimal temperature. You can see the results above. It turns out that for optimal results with my printer I have to print at 215 degrees with a bed temperature or 60. If this sounds a bit high, you need to remember that the temperature is just the reading taken by the sensor in the head; not the actual temperature that the filament is being heated to.

In my print head the temperature sensor is right next to the heater which I think leads to higher readings. Anyhoo, from an engineering perspective any temperature that works is a good one.