Questions tagged [extruder]
Questions about extrusion hardware for 3D printers.
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Splotchy and messed up print with varying line widths on prusa printer
I'm trying to use my 3D printer for this wallet with my Prusa MK3S+ but on the 2nd and 3rd layers, it gets messed up as the picture shows. The first layer looks fine so I'm not sure what's wrong or ...
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Anycubic X extruder dripping brown sludge
My Anycubic X extruder seems to have a nasty smell and brown sludge coming from a port where two wires/tubes interface to the head.
Could anyone help me diagnose this problem and what I should do? I’m ...
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Help troubleshooting clogging issue
I have a Neptune 3 Pro with Klipper/MainSail. Direct drive extruder. Recently went to an all metal hotend. I replaced the heatbreak (I am using a 1.75 mm POLISI3D Improved Nano Coated Bimetallic ...
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Extruder digging into filament Ender 3 V2 Neo
I am a newbie in 3D printing. I bought a used Ender 3 V2 Neo from a shop (demo unit/display model) few days ago and I have been trying it in few hours sessions. A problem I came across twice now in ...
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Sovol SV06 Plus extruder issues
My SV06 Plus printed fine for a few months and then all of a sudden it started clogging really badly so I tore it down and cleaned it well, greased all the appropriate parts and such. Then I put it ...
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New Creality branded direct extruder clicks, won't extrude
I have an Ender 3 Pro (4.2.2 board). I just installed the Creality branded direct extruder/hot end.
I was going to try and calculate my steps/mm for the extruder, but I am just getting clicks from the ...
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Extruder occasionally reverses direction
The extruder gears on my Ender 3D printer v.4.1 occasionally reverse direction when feeding the PLA filament, as if testing it by trying to pull it out, then resume the correct direction and continue ...
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What is causing this under extrusion that only happens after travel moves
I am getting this under extrusion on my prints but only after travel moves. The rest of the print looks fine.
My printer is a Monoprice Maker Select V2 (rebranded Wanhao Duplicator i3 V2) with a ...
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Rocking extruder stepper gets hot [closed]
I have an i3 pro. The extruder motor does not work all. It rocks back and forth and gets really hot. I changed the wires, swapped the pins, changed motor - all it does is hum. I even went through the ...
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Extruder feed tube
I have two 3D printers which both have filament feeder tubes that run from the extruder to the nozzle, as usual. But both feeder tubes are very opaque and it is very difficult if not impossible to see ...
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Extruder feeding excessive material
I've been trying to print concrete using a 7mm nozzle. The issue I'm facing is my extruder is pushing too much material in the print head and material can't be extruded at the same rate from the ...
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Extruder motor doesn't pull filament during job only
I have a weird problem over here, I'm restoring an FLSUN Kossel Mini (with a RAMPS 1.4 board) and it printed fine for the last two days.
Now when I initiate a print job, the extruder motor doesn't ...
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How do I stop the extruder from sticking to the back corner of the part?
I was gifted a Creality Ender-3 and thus have begun my first foray into 3D printing. Things went well for the setup and first prints; I printed some of the 3D files that came with the printer, then ...
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Extruder motor moves in the wrong direction [duplicate]
The extruder motors of my Zonestar Z9V5 Pro are rotating in the wrong direction, removing the filaments instead of pushing. Someone can help me solve this. Software is up to date.
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Are there specific advantages in using ball bearings on the extruder drive bearings
I'm probably going to answer my own question because I ordered a set of ball bearings to repair the extruder and then walked passed my lathe and realised all I had to do was turn some brass bushes the ...
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