What could be causing this, I normally get good prints, but just recently my 1st few layers seem to have anomalies?

What could be causing this, I normally get good prints, but just recently my 1st few layers seem to have anomalies?

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Maihoooo

Just take a little z-offset off. To me, it looks like the lines aren't squished together enough, hence not reaching the boundary of the square. Just a few micro meters less distance to the printbed should take care of it.

spidermaxx [OP]

Thanks, will try that 👍

Maihoooo

what bothers me is the top right corner. You can clearly see some squish on the lines, indicating that they are too close, or at least close enough, to the bed. So maybe a more carefull mesh or bed leveling, if the z-offset doesn't do the trick. Also the line that appears to be problematic is the border line of the square. Maybe a slower speed for border could help some too. It'd be interesting to know wether the border was dragged away while printing it or just caught on the nozzle at a later point. You'll figure it out.

And if there are STILL some inconsistencies, try tightening the inner roll on the right side of the x-gantry

spidermaxx [OP]

Thanks, will have a look at the gantry too, that's something I have not checked.