Unanswered Questions
34 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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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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The nozzle keeps clogging, midway through the print while printing with PETG filament
I've recently purchased Creality Ender 3 V2. When I print PLA, I face no issue at all but while printing PETG, the nozzle keeps clogging after the second or third layer. I even tried printing PETG by ...
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Crealty Ender 3 v2; Impossible to calibrate extruder
I have a Creality Ender 3 v2 3D printer and I recently had trouble while printing.
After some investigations, I found that a piece from the initial plastic extruder was broken (the lever with the ...
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Filament Problem: Benchy example
What could be going wrong here? I have never seen this sort of printing problem before or I am just not recognizing it.
It most definately is coming from the filament because I have tried switching ...
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Anycubic i3 Mega layers don't stick together/are too thin
My Anycubic i3 Mega suddenly stopped printing properly. As you can see on the images attached, the printed filament seems to be too thin which causes the layers to not stick together.
I already:
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Extruder 2 is not printing
For my printer (3DGence Double255) there is no ready to use Cura profile available. So I started to edit one.
Until now I left the start code for the two extruders empty. But, the machine is printing ...
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E3D v6 oozing / dripping
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custom printer with 2 hitends (generic ptfe lined and genuine e3d v6 all metal). verified same temperature. e3d v6 oozes to the point that its unusable, generic works well.
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Prusa i3 Mk2 (RepRapGuru kit) stops extruding mid-layer
So I've been fighting with this all weekend, figured I'd see if others have suggestions.
When I attempt to print, my printer will go just fine until about the halfway point on a layer, then there'll ...
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Extruder motor not functioning after G29 command
On my Anet A8 3 printer, running Skynet. When I do not use the G29 command, Auto Bed Level, the printer won't print and just extrudes plastic in mid-air. But when I ...
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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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No extrusion from G-code for cold extrusion application in soldering robot
My 3D printer is a Monoprice Maker Select v2 and the G-code is being written with VS Code locally and sent with OctoPrint (I have tried directly from the SD as well to no avail).
I have macgyvered the ...
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Ender 3 Pro extruder skipping and knocking, tried multiple things
I recently purchased some MatterHackers Quantum PLA and began printing on my Ender 3 Pro. I successfully printed three times with no problem, on the fourth print about 2 hours in, the extruder started ...
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Why the extruder is making this noise? CR10 Smart Pro
The extruder makes a weird sound like moving an old door without an oily hinge - both when advancing or retracting.
This video shows the problem:
https://www.veed.io/view/055d1724-838a-48d1-98d7-...
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Ender 3 Pro extruder keeps clogging
I'm fairly new to 3D printing and looking for help. I have an Ender 3 Pro and it's been working great up until about a week ago. When I preheat the extruder, the nozzle gets hot as it should, but it ...
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Anet A8 keeps failing prints that it used to be able to complete and new ones
The most recognizable problem with my 3D printer is that the extruder stepper keeps clicking. As you can see in these 2 pictures it fails to extrude out plastic in time when doing retractions and when ...
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