<p>I have done the calibration for the x, y, and z axis and everything works fine there. However when I went to do the calibration for extruder things got a little weird. The original number programmed on the board for the step per mm was 98 When I did my first measurements I used 120mm as the mark on the filament then extruded 100mm then remeasured the mark it was 37.66. Then by using the new_e_steps = old_e_steps * (100/(120-distance). I would use the new number and upload it to the printer which was 119.0187. After that I took another measurement, the new measurement was 61.27mm after marking 120mm then extruding 100mm of filament. Using the formula it came out to be 202.6540. Then the new measurement was some where around 80 some MM. It seams that the more I do the calibration the less accurate it gets. What am I doing wrong here?<a href="http://reprap.org/wiki/Triffid_Hunter%27s_Calibration_Guide" rel="nofollow">Triffid Hunters Calibration</a> is the guide I have been using and this link is to the specifications to the printer <a href="https://www.3dprintersonlinestore.com/reprap-prusa-xi3" rel="nofollow">HE3D Prusa XI3</a>.</p>

[{'answer_id': 886, 'author': 'Tom van der Zanden', 'author_id': 26, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/26', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': True, 'text': '<p>It is really strange that although you <em>increased</em> the steps per mm, the amount extruded was <em>less</em>. I can think of two possible explanations:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p>You are extruding too quickly, at a rate at which the extruder can\'t keep up melting the filament fast enough, causing the filament to slip or the extruder to miss steps: try lowering the feedrate (a feedrate like 100mm/min is typical for 1.75mm filament) and make sure that the temperature is appropriate to your filament.</p></li>\n<li><p>You are in absolute coordinate mode, and when you try to extrude 100mm it actually extrudes a different amount (based on the previous "position" of the extruder). Enter relative coordinate mode using G91.</p></li>\n</ul>\n'}, {'answer_id': 7015, 'author': 'Dennis', 'author_id': 13071, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/13071', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>I understand you marked at 120mm then tried to extrude 100mm and measured 37.66mm remaining.  Take the 120mm - 37.66mm (remaining)= 82.34mm (that was extruded (so you were 17.66mm short of your 100mm).</p>\n\n<p>The formula I use is [New Setting=(Wanted Distance X old setting)/ Actual Distance].</p>\n\n<p>So [New Setting = (100 x Old Setting)/82.34.]</p>\n\n<p>Hope this helps</p>\n'}]
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