Unanswered Questions
830 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Creality K1 Max Filament Won't Feed
I'm unable to feed the filament past the highlighted figure in my Creality K1 Max. There was no problem with filling it before the filament ran out on a print overnight. Any hints as to what might be ...
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Why is my printer overextruding at one end of one layer?
My Ender 3 v2 pushes extra filament for about half a second at the end of each layer, which makes it extrude a tiny bit of filament. After more layers, that bump becomes bigger and bigger. I've tried: ...
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First layer flow rate too low or global nozzle Z distance too large?
I had a problem with ASA part warping and not sticking to the build plate as shown by this question and answer
Issue stem from under extrusion of the first layer and was solved by bumping first layer ...
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Marlin suddenly ignoring all endstops?
My Ender 3 Pro running the below firmware has suddenly started to ignore all endstops, causing stepper motors to skip and causing damage.
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What would cause my 3D printer to start printing badly from one day to the other?
I started to 3D print a week and a half ago more or less, and I have been doing it with a decent quality, not perfect but decent, while trying to tweak the machine to improve the quality but have ...
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Getting "heater bed not heating at expected rate" error when trying to print PETG on a glass bed
I have an Ender 3 Pro with the BigTreeTech SKR mini E3 motherboard and a glass bed, and I use Klipper running on a Pi. About a month ago it started giving me the "heater bed not heating at ...
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Will joining two pieces with UV resin provide a strong bond?
I have this 3D model:
The original piece is a 1-part piece.
But it's very difficult to print it without supports.
I want to avoid using supports, so I can maintain quality in the print.
I think in ...
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Mars 3 Pro Plate refuses to go up in certain files. What could be going on?
I bought a Mars 3 Pro in February, and been printing mostly successful files, all while learning the ropes of 3D modeling, supporting and slicing. For the slice I use CHITUBOXPro V1.4.1.
Since last ...
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Anet stepper (42SHDC3025-24B) pinout?
Does the fact that a given stepper motor used in a 3D printer is "NEMA 17" and uses 4 out of 6 pins (1, 3, 4, and 6) reliably imply anything about the functionality of those 4 pins (at the ...
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small space between small walls ends up filled with material
I am making an RJ45 connector. To handle the tolerances, I use a clip that pushes the connector when inserted down. Unfortunately, the needed separation is filled with material. The printer is an ...
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Is that possible to print a 3D model generated by AI?
I’ve been experimenting with some AI modeling tools like Meshy.ai and luma. I had the idea to print some AI-generated models for decoration. However, I’ve noticed that the details aren’t as refined as ...
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Ender 3 V2 screen overlaying print temps and words
I have tried multiple different things and can't seem to fix it. I am using an 8GB SD card formatted for FAT32 with 4096 allocation. I have tried redoing my firmware on the printer and still get the ...
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Accidentally bumped the head and it is now offset mid-print; how can I save the print?
I tried to fix a very minor stringing during print and I accidentally bumped the head. As a result, it's now offset and printing spaghetti. I want to save the print but I'm new to this and I'm not ...
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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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Feasibility of using prebuilt support structures
I'm new to 3D printing so I'm not sure if I'm missing something glaringly obvious. It seems to me ideally you'd design models for 3D printing in ways that use joints and whatnot to avoid the need for ...
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