3D Printing Logbook

<p>Do you keep dealing with the same 3D printing failures again and again? Are you struggling to understand the variation in your 3D print quality and speed?</p><p><strong>The answer could be a lot simpler than you thought.</strong></p><p> </p><p>Having worked in automotive manufacturing for 5 years I realized the importance of systematic documentation in proper functioning of equipment. When I bought my first 3D printer the Creality CR-10 5S the initial excitement turned into frustration when I kept having the same problems with the nozzle bed and other equipment again and again. I fixed these issues; and when they happened again I wasted a lot of time looking for the answer on the internet. I could have just documented them.</p><p>I also noticed that there was a lot of variation in the print time and print quality each time I reset my machine parameters. I had no idea which parameters were significant. I also didn't understand what half the parameters on my slicer software did.</p><p>The solution to this and other problems was systematic documentation of print parameters procedures failures and regular maintenance logs. To prevent others from undergoing the same frustration that I did I made this outline for logging your 3D prints and doing proper maintenance.</p><p> </p>