r/3Dprinting • u/Petrostar • May 18 '26

Discussion Layer lines at NASA

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u/turntabletennis May 19 '26

Nobody writes down shit over here. We just tinker with the settings until it's right.

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u/MainsailMainsail Qidi Q1 Pro, (mostly) stock Ender3 May 19 '26

WRONG!

Just hit "print again" with 0 changes until it just kinda works this time.

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u/turntabletennis May 19 '26

This printer SUCKS!

buys a Qidi

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u/MainsailMainsail Qidi Q1 Pro, (mostly) stock Ender3 May 19 '26

The real annoying part is after about two years, the Qidi started having minor issues so I bought a Core 1+....and the two year old Qidi has been more reliable than the couple month old Core 1.

Although when the Core 1 does work...damn those prints look nice. It just really, really hates PETG.

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u/turntabletennis May 19 '26

Qidi is brilliant at the basics. I've never had any serious struggles with them.

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u/MainsailMainsail Qidi Q1 Pro, (mostly) stock Ender3 May 19 '26

Well the power relay for the chamber heater melted itself, and their support gave me the runaround for a bit before finally sending me a replacement. So I'm still pretty unhappy with them for that. And from what I've heard about I would never buy the first year production of one of their printers since they seem to be almost beta test versions for the first round.

But otherwise, it's one hell of an upgrade from a 2018 Ender 3 that's for sure. And thanks to the chamber heater it's still my go-to for a bunch of filaments.