What is my first PETG print telling me about my settings?

So here is my first full print in PETG on my MK4S using Prusa Slicer’s stock Prusa PETG. It is a brand new roll of Prusa jet black PETG. I’m printing on a brand new Prusa textured sheet that was well cleaned prior to the printing.

It is the Prusa 2kg spool holder being printed. The first real attempt had warping, and the edges started to lift about 15% in to the print so I restarted it using a brim and put a few pieces of cardboard up to eliminate any potential draft in the room. The air is really dry by me right now, though I did not personally dry this filament.

At the bottom (closest to me in the photo) you can see at an early layer it had some issues causing some stringing and looks pretty rough. The rest was pretty uniform, however you can see once it got to the narrow spindle part of the spool the finish is much more glossy and the layer lines are better blended together.

So here is my first full print in PETG on my MK4S using Prusa Slicer’s stock Prusa PETG. It is a brand new roll of Prusa jet black PETG. I’m printing on a brand new Prusa textured sheet that was well cleaned prior to the printing.

It is the Prusa 2kg spool holder being printed. The first real attempt had warping, and the edges started to lift about 15% in to the print so I restarted it using a brim and put a few pieces of cardboard up to eliminate any potential draft in the room. The air is really dry by me right now, though I did not personally dry this filament.

At the bottom (closest to me in the photo) you can see at an early layer it had some issues causing some stringing and looks pretty rough. The rest was pretty uniform, however you can see once it got to the narrow spindle part of the spool the finish is much more glossy and the layer lines are better blended together.

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