Ultimate Stringing Test

🟢 Ultimate Stringing & Travel Test

Are you tired of fine threads and "cobwebs" on your prints? This compact test is designed to push your printer's retraction settings and temperature management to their limits

With a combination of vertical spikes, rings at various angles, and variable gaps, this is the ultimate tool for creating a clean print profile

🛠️ What is tested?

• Stringing: The fine threads between the towers
• Oozing: Material oozing during travel moves
• Small Detail Recovery: How well the printer starts small geometries (the rings at the top) after a retraction
• Cooling: The fine tips immediately show if your part cooling is sufficient

💡 Recommended Test Strategy

To achieve the best results, I recommend the following approach

1. Temperature: Start with the manufacturer's recommended temperature. If stringing is too severe, lower the temperature in 5°C increments
2. Retraction Distance: Increase the retraction distance (e.g., in 0.2mm increments for direct drive or 0.5mm for Bowden extruders)
3. Retraction Speed: A faster retraction often helps to cleanly break off the "thread"
4. Z-Hop: If you see fine scars on the build plate, enable or disable Z-hop to check the difference

📈 Print Settings (Suggestion)

• Material: Works with PLA, PETG, ABS/ASA, and TPU (especially challenging!)
• Layer Height: 0.16mm or 0.2mm for standard tests
• Infill: 10-15% (completely sufficient)
• Support: DISABLE. (The test is specifically designed to check overhangs and bridges without assistance)

Do you like the model? I'd appreciate a like and a photo of your test result in the comments! Tag your profiles so other users can learn from your settings

Happy Printing!