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Hey guys, I’ve just completed my first prints. The top surfaces and sides came out really good, but the undersides came out a little rough. Especially where supports were, what’s the accepted standards for cleaning these areas up? Sandpaper, files, dremel?

What settings should I be looking at to make my next prints even better in these areas?

My setup: Qidi xplus3 Sunlu PLA + 2.0 (using its default filament profile in orca) @ 230/60 300blkfde’s orca/machine settings. 12 walls, 80% infill. Layer height: .2 Support distances: .19

I appreciate the feedback!

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Few more pics of this lower. Overall I’m very impressed with how it came out for my first 2A print, even with the roughness on where the supports were.

I started working on them this evening a little by sanding with some mini files lightly. I think going slow and easy with the files and then some light finish sanding with sandpaper will clean them up pretty well.

this post was submitted on 02 Dec 2025
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