v-core 4 500 pla prints horrible
I just finished my v-core 4 500 hybrid. I decided to use orca slicer for the v-core (usually a prusaslicer person) and I went with the ratrig generic PLA profile.
The material used was a role of PLA which I still had on hand. (eryone silk silver)
I printed tons of that material on a voron with 205 degrees on the nozzle so the default value in the profile seemed fine to me.
So I sliced a small print and started the printer.
My problems began.
1. Cooling
Having the fan on 100% cooling was not an option. It led to "spaghetti", the filament cooling down right after exiting the nozzle.
So I turned the fan down to 60%
2. print quality
The resulting print is literally one of the worst I have ever produced. Holes (rectraction?), missing parts due to them not sticking, bad overhangs (probably due to insufficient cooling) etc.
I really don't even know where to start with this, there is just so much wrong with it.
Hence this post.
What settings do I need to look at?
I used the v-core as a reason to get back into the hobby after a 1 1/2 years break (only ran my tuned in voron from time to time for small prints) so my troubleshooting skills are quite rusty.
Any help is greatly appreciated.



3 Replies
I'm terrible at tuning filament profiles, but I do believe many run PLA at like 30%. The part cooling fan is stronk
You can't print silk filaments fast. I have had similar results to yours in the past when I pushed the speeds too much.
Try printing with regular PLA and maybe print a test print with all settings set to 40mm/s to check if something is wrong with the extrusion system.
If this is silk, you also have problem with radiating heat from the bed ruining the front of the boat. Add a big enough brim to absorb the heat.