Layer lines printing this direction can be troublesome… try printing vertical? Or diagonal since the layer lines will show up better. Or do the plaque behind it printing as you are flat on Z-axis and print the detailed parts separate as vertical y-axis and then use wood glue to glue them on
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Seems like I have ran into those before but never this bad.
I can turn it slightly as suggested but next question:
I have never gone to a larger print nozzle. I assume a loss of detail and some other issues to be expected. Is that why I am seeing this so much worse? It really seems extreme.
It can be but if you’re using a slicer with Arachne can do a great job printing smaller extrusions than your nozzle size.
That’s very interesting. I have always used Cura but will try downloading Prusa and activate that - then reprint this later.
Thanks for the link!
Cura has Arachne as well. You can read more here.
https://all3dp.com/2/cura-arachne-superslicer-prusaslicer-explained/
tbh if you printed in plain PLA you would probably see the same flaws. I don’t think you missed anything in particular. You might be able to clean up the “stalactites” (for lack of a better word) by tweaking retraction but otherwise this is pretty much just what you get when you print with details on the top layers, especially with a big nozzle
Try arachne perimeter generator Try a smaller nozzle - 0.8 is pretty big and the size of this orifice is your primary limiting factor on X/Y detail. You should be able to print wood down to at least 0.4 Try a finer layer height (may need to use a smaller nozzle to make this work)
Honestly the print looks quite clean overall, this is kinda just what you get when you print with details on the top layer. Your best bet might be to change the orientation of the part to put more of the detail along the Z axis
Can you sand down the layer lines on that flat plane?