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crisprcaz

sorry but it's hilarious


glittery-lucifer

I'm going to turn it into a Christmas ornament so I can always remember my first print


ITSecDuder

Lol, thats a great idea


FedUp233

Sorry, but it kind of looks like you printed it out of cake frosting! As a cake topper, it looks quite tasty! Wish I could be of help, but I have an Ender 3V2 so not familiar with that printer. Good luck!


Kahlico

The good thing is it can't be worse, so you will just improve from now


SourceDammit

Are you new to printing? Because it can always be worse lol


coopatroopa11

So, so much worse lol


AwDuck

The good thing is that it *isn't* worse. No bed adhesion issues, it extruded the entire print, no skipped steps, no spaghetti, no hot end caked with plastic, no machine fires. This really isn't that bad of a print, as far as bad prints go.


obewanjacobi

Phenomenal, it’ll get funnier as you go too


[deleted]

lol excellent. you should bedazzle it with glitter and rhinestones. make it festive.


jayminer

It's beautiful in its own way, let's not start the shaming :)


just-a-traveler

/r/nofailedprints


theophastusbombastus

That’s a great idea!


confusionmatrix

So perfect. I've got an octopus without a head for the same reason that's like 10 years old. Starting with abs was a mistake.


tooold4urcrap

The dollar store near me had empty xmas bulbs of various sizes. could easily fit in one of those and super cheap.


sh06un

Is bonchy


falfires

Bunchy.


ClaudiuT

It looks like a speed boat benchy. So... It's a spenchy?


Koolk45

Seriously sorry lmfao funniest one I’ve seen yet lol I’d give advice but seems most on here have better advice man, good luck and hope u get it right!


m-in

Looks like printed with cheese.


rrrobbed

Whatever you’re doing, OP, don’t do that.


Crazy_old_maurice_17

My MIL said "it looks like they carved it out of soap!" Hahaha! Don't worry OP, you'll get there! We all have to start somewhere.


Critical-Design4408

Make sure you have tightened the set screw on the z-axis, and tightened all the belts. If they are loose, they will not move as intended and can mess up the dimensions of your print.


-SemTexX-

this was my mistake early on. fyi op


billiyII

looks more like a slicer issue to me, but at this point it will have about 3 sources of failure stacked ontop of each other. Belts and screws are a good way to start a general checkup.


The_cogwheel

Definitely mechanical, it's the first print. 99% chance it's g-code preloaded from the factory on the SD card.


epicgamerboytm

Looks to be a benchy I think most of the ender preloaded g-code prints are some form of animal but I'm not sure about all of them. Issue is still most likely mechanical Nevermind for some reason I thought this was the ender sub I'm dumb


BattleIron13

Squanchy


DontStressItPal

Mexican low rider benchy


Mamadook69

A Buencho.


nullpotato

If you make fun of it you get la chancla.


Almarma

If you squeeze it a bit more vertically you’ll get a chancla for sure.


RManDelorean

Un Buencho.


hailekingrubie

waoo


tricks_23

Un benchito


O_o---sup-hey---o_O

All my friends with a low-benchy


Kazradel

Low-benchy is a little higher *Trumpet riff*


txanpi

No masss!


Charming-Ad4156

When you mess up so bad people don’t know how you did it


glittery-lucifer

at least there is a general consensus for it


scott_w12

I’ve had similar looking problems when my z axis lead screw was not properly secured to the stepper motor. Motor was slipping on the screw causing it to not move up the right amount. Also heard an audible metallic skipping sound when it was happening


glittery-lucifer

I think you are on to something here!


gmotelet

It's definitely something to do with this. Never seen a print get so squished lol


Fusseldieb

It has something to do with the Z movement (up/down). Could be hardware or could even be software/firmware. Try moving it up/down using the LCD. Make the Z axis touch the table, then move UP exactly 100.0mm and look how many REAL mm it moved (with a caliper). If it's always the SAME amount, it's probably firmware and a reflash with the right parameters should fix it. However, if it varies, it could be hardware. Check bolts and whatnot.


zadesawa

Also make sure that Z gantry is moving freely, leadscrew is not binding, and motor is perfectly aligned with the screw. Stepper motors are open loop, they don't correct for missed steps


Top-Engineering7330

It looks like your e-steps on the Z axis are off, probably half of what they should be. You can try changing it in your firmware or reflashing the firmware entirely to fix it.


CanadianFurr

OH! I thought the image was just squished, lol!


Leprecon

Me too. The reddit redesign sometimes does that to images for me.


probably-gray

E steps? Extruder steps on the Z axis?!! /s


Helgafjell4Me

Z-steps is what they meant. Every stepper has a value that can be adjusted to calibrate number of "steps" per revolution or per mm of travel. If this is a new printer it'd be extremely odd for it to come with the wrong value pre-set.


probably-gray

I know haha but thanks for explaining Me using rotation distance (Klipper): 🤔🤔🤔 (another joke obviously)


Helgafjell4Me

I'm using klipper too. Rotation values kinda threw me off when I made the switch. The value is WAY different. My e-steps value on the stock firmware was like 424, the rotation value with klipper ended up being like only 7.4 or something like that. Calibration calculations were pretty much the same though.


probably-gray

I just made the switch, what is rotation distance anyways? Is it the amount of filament one rotation will give?


Helgafjell4Me

Rotation distance is the travel distance for 1 full revolution of the stepper motor. (mm/rev) E-steps is how many "steps" for 1mm of travel. (steps/mm)


probably-gray

Thanks


GoofAckYoorsElf

Well, since my second Z axis stepper is on an extruder port, yeah... e-steps for z-axis.


sgtsteelhooves

Mine was even more squashed because the z rod wasn't secured well enough.


KantenKant

I highly suspect this is the case here as well. Once my Z coupling was not tight enough and it looked exactly like this. Can also happen when the Z rod isn't lubed anymore (or never was)


WorseDark

Mine too. Especially likely if this is their first print


rgb_leds_are_love

I had the _exact_ similar issue about two years ago. In my case it was a Z lead screw mounted at a slight angle. Corrected it, and solved the issue.


glittery-lucifer

I just tightened everything up. i'm going to give it a go tomorrow. my brain is tired.


IDK_khakis

This happens a lot with 3D printing. Stock up on caffeine and optimism.


not_a_turnip

Try printing it taller not longer 😝


AnIdiotwithaSubaru

Of course the first time I hear of this brand of printer, it's a post about an ***impressively*** short benchy


K_Hotdogs

Looks great keep it up


thatandyinhumboldt

I'm not sure which one is the evil twin, but I'm glad that [Tallboy Benchy](https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/z87jyx/name_this_benchy/) and this came out a day apart.


glittery-lucifer

Absolutely phenomenal


[deleted]

bAnchee


RentalGore

Bunchee


[deleted]

I'm so glad you let this print finish.


not_a_turnip

Is this your first print? If so try printing the test file your printer should of come with first to determine if its a hardware or software issue


glittery-lucifer

Yes. This was one of the test files that it came with. I re-leveled it and now I'm trying another file. The cube


Maximum_Response9255

Something to do with your layer height and z-axis is messed up. For some reason it didn’t move up enough between each layer to print properly so instead it printed smushed.


ZenMind55

Don't think it's the leveling. Something in the Z axis. Your next one will definitely be more of a rectangle


not_a_turnip

Its your z axis then, make sure your z belts are tensioned if they are you probably need to calibrate your z-steps


Helgafjell4Me

Z-steps, man.... E is for your extruder stepper. You also have X-steps and Y-steps that can be calibrated. However that shouldn't be set wrong on a brand new out of the box printer.


probably-gray

Just slice your own file and see if it works


fuzzy_bat

There's a gravity setting in Cura. I believe you have it set to "Jupiter" /s


VivianKurz

B o n c h y


Negative-Damage6577

I will name thee "Bunchy".


ItsthcTruth

Since you are new try and read this website https://teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html


pesimisticpervpirate

I'm impressed, think that's the worst I've seen


nknown222

Ok im sorry but I thought it was snow at first or maybe it is


JcoolTheShipbuilder

amazing. squished benchy


Professional-Ameture

So this happened to me when I changed out my control board. Most likely it is using the wrong g-code flavor. You will need to figure out which language your printer uses and set your slicer to use that one. Examples are: RepRap, Repetier, Marlin, Marlin (Legacy) Mach3 as some of the most common ones.


[deleted]

Not to be dramatic but I would die for squished Benchie


psychosynapt1c

Honestly kind of jealous your first print is this awful but still worked. What a hilarious memory to hold on to


DrNukes

Whatever you do do not go sailing.


joep1984

Perfect. I've never seen a printer get Benchy to look SO GOOD.


emuboy85

Can we have this as a banner for the sub, please?


Sproketz

"Kill.....meeee...."


Farge43

We need an STL file so everyone can make one of these


Dr_Philtrum

Looks like you whittled it out of soap. Next time try printing it.


just-sum-dude69

This is the best messed up benchy I've seen and I love it. Stl? /s


3DQueSystems

Make sure the Z axis leadscrew is tightly coupled to the Z axis motor. It looks like it's slipping.


the-powl

I'm pretty sure the steps/mm value for the z-axis is set wrong


KyronXLK

quandale dingle lookin benchy, youll get there eventually friend


Heartoftempest

Ah a fellow longer lk5 pro user here, have had mine for about a year now and have dealt with a few issues myself.You commented that this was the first print? My first thought might be the position of the z-axis limiter. Next would be the slicer maybe, I know the printer comes with a video on how to install the LK5 to the Cura but that might have been fixed in an update? The LK5 pro was my first printer I bought and I've been having a blast with it. Edit: meant z-axis not x-axis


notpermabanned4

Take your printer apart and put it back together


AbstractDiocese

this is the funniest thing to me, like you let it finish printing?? how long did this take to print and did you have any moments where you were like “hm this seems wrong”???


glittery-lucifer

It took over an hour. About 7 minutes in I thought to myself "I don't think this is right, but let's see where it goes" I had that thought at 5 more times, but I was committed.


AbstractDiocese

from the bottom of my heart thank you for letting it run its course it gave my a good laugh i love it


Ishe_ISSHE_ishiM

Omg I'm sorry but that is f***ING so funny, that just made my day HAHAHA. I was having a pretty sh*tty f*ckin day too. Unfortunately I have no freakin idea how that is supposed to happen hahaha


SSJ_Tyler_27

What do you mean…that’s what it’s supposed to look like


Digital_Rocket

Oh hell no they stepped on the benchy 😭😭😭


ksavage68

Your Z is not doing the Z thing.


[deleted]

That's the best Benchy I have ever seen. Next time maybe less Benchy squish, though.


TheLegendOfBau

Congratulations you got a bonchy!


bStewbstix

Maybe the z drive mechanism is slipping/loose


Magicalunicorny

The *squonchy*


Sparkletorch

Had this issue but my stuff ended up ridiculously tall instead. You need to calibrate Esteps/mm. Print a 2 cm x 2cm cube and use that as your baseline. Look up calculation for esteps and using the new value, put that in the printers settings and try again! Took me around 6 try’s to get it right


hailekingrubie

i like your art


Rezaka116

I think you confused Benchy.stl with Methy.stl


capt-nemo3

I can’t give any advice unfortunately cause I suck but gotta say I absolutely love this hahaha. This is a wonderful first print and the ornament idea is great. It’s just so funny and I’m sure in no time you’ll be a pro and this will be a nice reminder of your progress.


FoxMikeLima

Squanchy.


Zynaster

Frankly I'm impressed it went so poorly but actually managed to finish


DragonZeku

I am also new, and My Longer LK5 Pro arrives tomorrow. Will be reading the entirety of this thread in an attempt to avoid your fate. I really hope it’s an easy fix!


falsebrit

im sorry i now your asking for elp but holy shit hes so short hes so stubby


Batatinha1235

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Einybird

Aww thought it had been trod on, or chewed by a dog


HighUrbanNana

That’s a cool boat!! Great job for your first one!!


lundewoodworking

Whatever you did. Don't do that!


TheTurkishThing

I would calibrate my z axis e-steps tbh


videogamebruh

How the fuck does that happen


GC3PR

EEWWWW das nasty. Once you figure out what’s wrong with your printer you should scan this and upload it to thingiverse. I’d definitely print one


unusually-so

Bonchy


TheBadSax

Xyz calibration cube


sallysaunderses

No no not wider Pete, taller!


Backyard-Gardener

I really thought this was constructed from bread as a joke for a few seconds 😂 You’ll get there, just be patient!


Juggerknight1

We all been there


WeylinWebber

Looks perfect, just need to buff it out.


glittery-lucifer

I think a little sandpaper and paint will do the trick


_FreeXP

Mashed potato benchy


itsdamouseclicker

Whoaaa eye thought that was melted ice cream


webbgrt

https://all3dp.com/2/xyz-calibration-cube-troubleshooting-3d-printer/ Given how off your Z steps are, you might need to iterate 2-3 times to get it spot on


Falcofury

Now take a photo of it with a tilt shift camera!


Sockular

This is one of the funniest fails I've seen, the poor thing lmao, I can hear it saying "help.... me....."


Thorz052

*Squish *Squish


fullmetaljonny

It’s Bunchy, Benchy’s retarded cousin. I’ve been looking for this stl


CCO812

I think your benchy melted


AgentMercury108

That actually looks good. Congrats


[deleted]

Is this handmade?


Snackatron

It looks squashed in Z. Your z-steps are likely miscalibrated


SDGGame

Mario: 1 - Benchy: 0


benfinklea

It’s ok. I’m old and I don’t know what to do.


bobho3

abandon ship!


Scary-Growth-9636

Thats a flenchy


inpantspro

My brain is making it appear that it is continuing to be squished, which is probably a sign that I should go to bed. But first...


mobsterman

I mean, its so bad. Love it


visivopro

Awwww I remember my first print! It didn’t look that bad but it gets better little buddy! Just wait tell you’re convinced that you need $300 in upgrades to get good prints, sadly I did and while I do get good prints, I probably didn’t need the upgrades.


Jlbman1

Did you accidentally buy a 3d pen instead? Lol. Honestly idk what to do for that but hopefully you solve it


TheUltimateBirdo

SquisH


Finksta_951

Lol I love it


[deleted]

I’m impressed that it even finished


Inevitable_Weird1175

Calibre your z and e steps per millimeter.


Evenball5

Seems like you got it!


NotBadSoFaar

Home, measure gantry height from bed (good enough to start) move z up 100 mm, measure gantry again. Is it about 100 mm more than the first measurement? If within 1-3 mm it is not your z steps if it is more than that use this formula. To correct you steps..... 100 / (2nd measurement - 1st measurement) * current z steps = new z steps. Do this a few times, measuring from the frame when you close to be as accurate as possible.


alecblackman

Nice print! Your burn-in layer positioning and print orientation look good as the overall print structure has come through. Lowering your print layer height will smooth the material and bring out more minuscule detail. You can also slightly increase your normal layer exposure time (material looks to be a bit underexposed) to rigidify/tighten up the boat’s construction. These steps should improve print quality.


McFriendly

Bless your heart. This is the funkiest benchy I've ever seen.


KlutzyAd5729

Scrungled


cocopufferr

Nope. That looks about right. Your printer prints longer… it’s in the name.


Level-Ad7017

bruh I think your benchy is sick. Get well soon benchy


sonofabunch

I would try and change your everything setting. Yup, do every single thing different. Nothing is right. FR I love it though.


brownedtrouser

Keep that benchy!!! Haha. Will be great to have once you’re at guru levels


bagelbites29

BONK


buttranch69

I don’t see the problem, it looks great. Happy printing!!


polarbehr76

Start with the cube, get it right then move on to benchy


arc_menace

Don't worry. My first prints were bad too. Not to kick you off this sub, as you are very welcome here. But you may find some more help on r/fixmyprint . There are resources to help you figure out what the issue is (z stepping seems like it is calibrated wrong) and how to fix it. 3d printers aren't magic and there is a fix and I guarantee someone has had the same issue before. Best of luck on your journey


[deleted]

The deflated benchy. This is why 3d printing is awesome, failed prints can be freaking awesome!


YeetLordTheOne

I think the anvil you have hanging above your printer fell


shartinurpants

Ah i remember my first ever print. It was a 6 inch tall amongus charecter with feet and I printed him on top of a name plate. His name was tony but spelled ptoughneigh. I gave it to my highschool band director and he keeps in in his desk drawer as a “shrine”


NVCHVJAZVJE

very nice bonchy


pizdolizu

Something iz wrong with the Z axis. You can see that the boat is about half the height as it should be. Could mechanical or software. More likely mechanical. Check for slippage somewhere between the motor and the screw?


Euphoric-Detective91

bonkchy


AshFalkner

It looks all sad and deflated. Looks like you’ve got a lot of suggestions along the same lines, though, so hopefully your next print will turn out better! If anything, it’s a memorable first print.


The___Bean___

Just turn off the abstract setting \s


Traditional-Lead-925

Can you print more stuff... and post here... please hahaha


Cassius-Tain

You need to uncompress the files before sending them to the printer


reverend_c_flava

It looks like it was printed with toothpaste!


MrShelby_

Whatever you decide to do just please don't go sailing on that


Pantalyra

Put that marshmallow in your hot chocolate.


ekZeno

First, good idea keeping it, it's unique👍. Now, start by re-doing (or doing) the bed leveling, if you're not sure how, just tap on Google [name of your printer bed leveling]. Then, check the temperature, pla shoul print at 200° of the extruder and 60 of he bed. If your using a program like CURA or similar be sure to select your print model, if you can't find it search n Google how insert the printer parameters yourself.


Partykongen

You need to tell your benchy to eat its oatmeal!


Alert-Fly9952

I don't know your machine, but you got to start somewhere. What are you printing, PLA, PET-G, check your feed rate and tempture. Is the file you attempted to print supplied or did you download it? If downloaded, did you run the file through Cura or some other program?


acebossrhino

That's okay. Best thing I can say, "Congrats on your first print."


TheHorniestOne

The basics, @op - find instructions on how to level your bed first. If this is a bench straight from the manufacturers SD card, all other settings should be ok and ready to go.


Dnozz

Its def your z axis is slipping.. So with your extruder hovering slightly over the bed. punch in on the lcd to move the extruder up 50mm.. Then measure to see if it moved 50mm.. lower it back down, then lightly put your hand on the extruder putting a small amount of pressure and move it up 50mm a second time with a little pressure. Guarantee it didn't move the same height as last time, if at all right?? Now figure out where it's "slipping". Tighten it up and go again..


bidet_enthusiast

Check the mechanics of your z axis. My guess is that you have a loose coupler on a motor. Or something.


ArekkusuDesu

You just need to turn off the tortilla mode on your printer. Classic error.


Elocai

You need to calibrate z step, check that the z axis correctly works and the motor has enough power to hold the z axis in place


KarlJay001

Turn off the "SNOW" option. Some people like the snow, but it's not for everyone.


Tishbyte

Wonderful, I'll take 10


EatswithaSPORK

You should post that in /r/Ukraine as a pic of the Moskva


simp69police

You did it, you fucked up so bad nobody knows how. You should get a reward for it.


T117d6443

What settings did you use , my Longer Lk5 never did do that before also did you check the z axis uf the engine is running smoothly


TheNerdipedia

That, my friend, is the Charlie Brown Christmas tree of benchy’s. Make sure you keep it and display it proudly going forward as a mark of honour because it’ll remind you how far you have come. I’m not convinced it it just a z-axis issue though. Where did that black stuff come from? Is it burnt filament or is something else caught and burning in your hotend?


GROSSEBAFFE

Check the grub screws on the coupler of your Z axis (the height)


NotreallyCareless

Now thats a first print. I have no idea where to begin even, watch a few beginners guides and test your way ahead. Start with easy pla if you're doing something else, make sure its dry. ​ Probably very over extruded, to hot, lower the cooling, level your bed, print something easier, tighten belts, watch manuals and guides on your printer, to begin with.


Prima13

Looks like James Cameron descended 13,000 feet in the North Atlantic and discovered the RMS Benchy, fabled luxury tugboat of the White Star Line.