Anet A8 beginning layers not printing correctly I have had an Anet A8 printer for about two months now and still have not gotten it to print good prints. 

At first, it would only print completely solid parts and every time I would try infill from 10-90% the first layer would not stick or it would print really filmy like. As of now, it won't print the first layers for anything well but once it gets up about 10-ish layers it prints perfectly. I have tried a lot of stuff but it seems to be making it worse. 

The pictures show my recent attempt at these settings below (Cura's default for normal quality), the print is supposed to be a 10&nbsp;mm square. I have gone back to the default settings because nothing else was working.


Using blue painter's tape
Layer Height       0.1&nbsp;mm
In. Layer Height   0.3&nbsp;mm
WallThicken        0.8&nbsp;mm
Top/Bottom Thick   0.8&nbsp;mm
Infill Density     20%
Grid Pattern
Print Temp         210°C
Bed Temp           65°C
Dia                1.75&nbsp;mm
Flow               100%
Brim (raft is a little better)


Any suggestions?



In the top picture you can also how the top layer has two bubble effects.
With respect to the filament lifting off, and/or not adhering correctly, on the first layer, see Filament lifts from the hot bed while printing... in particular, you may need to clean the bed, calibrate the leveling and the nozzle height (see my answer).

The fact that the prints are fine, after 10 or so layers, could be to do with the heat - at the higher layers the print is warm and no warping occurs, but below that, maybe the print bed is acting as a heat sink and making the filament cool too quickly - hence the distortion. Are you using a heated bed? If not, then maybe consider installing one.

Not sure about the bubbles: how do your store your filament? The bubbles could be due to water, which expands as it gets hot, thereby causing the filament to bubble. It is best to store your filament in an air tight container, to prevent it collecting moisture and dust from the air.