Hey everyone! Last week I finally set up my CR30 and I have sadly quite disappointed with its print quality. It is very inconsistent and has yet (after 5 tries) to print on half of a prop sword sheath (with supports in the gap down the middle where the blade slides in). I have been only using ESun PLA+ and after 28 to 38 hours, it will suddenly decide to fail, which is a horrible feeling after such a long wait and all that material. The first failure happen for two different prints, which some odd, loose, squiggly texture being printed instead of a solid piece (image attached). The second time it just stopped printing before resuming some hours later in the middle of the night, leaving a 1/8 inch diagonal gap between two halves in the model. And now it won’t even load/purge filament no matter how hot I make the extruder. It makes loud clicking sounds every couple seconds. Since I went to college, I have to take a break from the 3D printing hobby entirely to make time for schoolwork, so I am very rusty. I am hoping the REPKLORD upgrades for this printer could make it work more consistently and simply produce higher quality prints in general, but they have been out of stock for many months. Does anyone know where I can get the upgrade kit parts outside of their site? Also, would it be better if I simply returned this printer and bought a better quality belt printer (if there is one, maybe the ifactory?). Thanks!!

Where to Buy Upgrade Parts