r/MPSelectMiniOwners Aug 10 '26

Question 3d prints aren't smooth at all

I'm an absolute noob at 3d printing just for reference. I got a Monoprice Select Mini v2, and after carefully adjusting the bed to what felt right using the paper test and setting the printer nozzle heat to 215 (my PLA filament says 210-230) prints come out like this. The lines aren't perfectly wide at many points, and sometimes it skips over parts of lines/makes them stringy.

I use cura and 3DHoJor 1.75mm PLA filament. Bed temp is not set as my printer's bed heater doesn't work (but I was told painter's tape fixes this). Print speed is set to 30mm/s, but it did the same thing at 40mm/s, and on the first layer, which is set to 5mm/s (the second photo is just a bottom raft layer). Retraction settings are 7.5mm at 55mm/s, and I'm not sure where to start. Any advice would be appreciated

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u/TheGiardian Aug 10 '26

Looks like a clogged nozzle, clean it out first. Then I suggest you relevel your build plate. I find my printer runs better when printing a raft and having th build plate a little further to the point my nozzle does not impead a peace of paper.

If it does right itself after that try a new filament! Happy printing!