/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>trying to print a part with a few holes
>first layer looks OK, second too
>leave for a few minutes
>part looks like it was deep fried
>try again, this time with no infill and no top layers
>total garbage
>try again, this time I attach the extruder to the top of the printer so I can use a shorter bowden
>garbage
>print a small hollow cube
>looks perfect
>print the part again with none of the holes
>looks fine
>try it with just two holes
>garbage
>figure out the filament must be moist, hence it's printing like garbage
>swap out PETG for some old PLA
>nope, same result
>look at the extruder gear as it's supposed to be doing the hole walls
>it doesn't even turn
>remember I had lowered the microsteps from 1/16 to 1/4
>put the small jumpers back under the stepper drivers
>multiply e-steps by 4
>try printing again
>looks fine
>increase retraction a bit
>parts turns out flawless

Well, the lesson here is that if you try to use larger steps on your extruder motor you'll just end up missing steps and not with a larger torque.