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PETG Stringing Fix

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Confirm the spool is dry, use the lowest temperature that still gives strong bonding, and tune conservative retraction from the printer profile.

StringingEasy14 min

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Step 1

Dry the spool according to the filament maker’s instructions.

Step 2

Inspect and clean the nozzle exterior while hot using safe tools and procedures.

Step 3

Run a temperature test and choose the lowest setting with good layer bonding.

Step 4

Use the printer manufacturer’s PETG profile as the retraction baseline.

Step 5

Tune distance and speed separately in small steps.

Step 6

Reduce excessive first-layer squish and confirm flow.

Step 7

Use wipe/travel-avoidance only after the core settings are stable.

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