I found that there's a wealth of helpful tips in the articles found here:
https://community.microcenter.com/categories/3d-printers

Here's an interesting one.  We haven't tried printing the toaster here yet:
https://community.microcenter.com/discussion/12537/3d-print-of-the-month-the-torture-toaster-test

One conclusion reached from the author's toaster torture test is that if
you simply move your 3D printer from here to there, you'll probably need to
recalibrate it.  His second toaster after he moved his printer was too
stringy.

Regular printers are ornery enough to my way of thinking, but 3D printers
take ornery to a whole new level.

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On Thu, 11 Jan 2024 at 18:38, Tim McMahon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I stumbled onto this today when I was looking for something else.  I
> have no 3D printing experience so I'm not sure how useful the
> information will be.
>
> https://www.simplify3d.com/resources/print-quality-troubleshooting/stringing-or-oozing/
>
> When I was looking for solutions to your problem, people mentioned using
> a copper plated nozzle on your printer for better quality prints.  Also
> the type of filament can make a difference.
>
> I'm also wondering what search terms you used to look for a solution.  I
> tried a Google search for "Lulzbot Taz 6 stringy" (without the quotes)
> and came up with plenty on the subject and most were from the Lulzbot
> forums.  Again, I can't say for sure if there is any useful information
> there because I don't know what they're talking about, but I thought it
> could be helpful to you.
>
> On 1/6/24 10:35 AM, charles meyer wrote:
> > Hi my esteemed listmates.
> >
> > I hope you're all enjoying a good new year.
> >
> > I'm visited with a continuing problem with 3D printing - stinginess.
> >
> > I'm so grateful people designing and sharing their creations on
> Thingiverse.
> >
> > It's so generous of them to do so.
> >
> > I encounter from time to time stringiness and when I message a
> Thinfgiverse
> > creator they're often busy creating for a living they don't always have
> > time to brainstorm - perfectly understandable.
> >
> > I was referred to a site which would display photos to describe what's
> > wrong with prints so you can compare with what's wrong with your print.
> >
> > But being able to describe what's wrong and fixing it are separate
> matters.
> >
> > I'll read about stringiness and then find suggested solutions for an
> Ender
> > or Creality but there isn't much help for a Lulzbot.
> >
> > If anyone still uses or has used a Lulzbot Taz 6 and figured out how to
> > correct stringiness I would so appreciate your suggestions.
> >
> > I often use Cura to cut the gcode and there are a ton of settings so
> > knowing which one(s) to change and to what to change the setting to is
> > challenging and time consuming.
> >
> > I'm not in Maker Sapce 8 hours a day as I can only grab time when it's
> > slower in the library or I'm teaching a basic 3D class.
> >
> > I imagine there are probably only 5-10 settings which affect stringiness?
> >
> > I screen copied all the settings - Infil, Support, Speed and took 3
> photos
> > of what I see if anyone might  be willing to look at the photos and/or
> > settings and suggest 1-2 adjustments to make that would be so
> appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you so much.
> >
> > Charles.
> >
> > Charlotte County Public Library
> --
> *Tim McMahon*
> West Liberty Public Library
>