Questions tagged [monoprice-maker-select]
Questions using this tag should involve a 3D printer that is manufactured by Monoprice and branded by the name Maker Select 3D Printer v1/v2.
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What is this printing error and how can it be fixed?
I am not sure what this error is called but would like to learn how to correct it. There is an error at the very top of the print, and then the lower layers at the bottom of the top section.
Printing ...
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Can't find replacement nozzle tube
I have a Monoprice Maker Select Plus.
It recently started having issues printing. It turns out that the small plastic tube that feeds the extruder with filament was completely clogged. I couldn't get ...
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Replacing ceramic tape on Wanhao Duplicator i3
I need new ceramic tape for my 3D printer. Does it matter which I get? Can I just get the cheapest? Is there a quality difference?
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Possible 3D printer nozzle jam?
Is this a jam? How do it fix it? There is a piece of filament stuck in the metal block (I have no idea what it is used for(other than mounting). When I heat up the extruder and try to extrude nothing ...
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Clicking noise from the extruder and no filament coming out
When trying to print (using 215 °C for the hotend and 65 °C for the bed) there seems to be a clicking and filament stops extruding.
After much work I have cleaned the nozzle and made sure there are no ...
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Gobs of filament during initial movement of extruder
I have successfully printed a few models on my Maker Select V2 (Wanhao Duplicator i3) including 3D Benchy, but I'm seeing a consistent problem with a model that I've sliced with Cura.
The extruder ...
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My printer is making mistakes on the right half of the print, but not the left
I am an absolute beginner having issues with my Monoprice Maker select v2 printer.
The left half of my prints look fine but the right half always gets messed up. When I watch it print the right half ...
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Extruder doing the shimmy, How can I fix?
Printer: Monoprice Maker Select V2 3D Printer
Problem: Extruder not working
History: My extruder was clogged and I didn't realize it at first and I opened the extruder and pulled out the stuck piece ...
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Print times not accurate (Ultimaker Cura) [duplicate]
I am using Ultimaker Cura (4.1.0) as slicer and a Monoprice Maker Select 3D printer and have noticed that the reported print times when slicing are something like 25 % less than the actual time ...
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MonoPrice Maker Select V2 Build Plate Movement issue
I just recently changed out the OEM Build Plate adhesive pad with a PEI Sheet. Prior to doing this work, the build plate moved back and forth just fine along the Y Axis (front to back). The Build ...
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Monoprice Maker Select v2 stops extruding after about 200-300 mm
I've done a fair bit of looking around for an answer and have yet been unable to find one.
So here is my problem, after about 200-300 mm of extrusion, the PLA stops coming through the nozzle. ...
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Adhesion problem when printing calibration test
Here is my first attempt at printing a "Bed Leveling Calibration test".
It obviously didn't come out as I would have hoped, but what can you say just looking at this picture?
Is it possible to tell ...
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Why won't my filament feed through the extruder anymore?
Printer: Monoprice Select V2.
I've done several prints already and swapped out filaments many times but in my most recent swap, I can't feed my PLA through any more.
I first preheat my extruder for ...
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I can't level my bed any more
I have a Monoprice Select v2 that I just bought less than 2 months ago. I've manually leveled it on several prints prior.
I noticed a couple of holes in my print bed after my last print, like the ...
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What causes this "stringing" and can my print recover from this?
Here's what it looks like
This is the model
thingiverse linky
It looks like it couldn't print the edge, but this happened many many hours after printing the brim.
This did not happen with my 1st ...
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What do you use to keep your blue tape from lifting?
I have a few issues with the blue tape, which I'm trying out for the first time.
The tape seems to warp, bubble and lift from the aluminum plate when it heats and cools and during printing.
I put ...
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My print failed and looks charred
I started a print on my Monoprice Select v2 and let it run.
I'm printing with Dikale PLA at 200 °C extruder and 60 °C build plate temperatures. My initial layer speed is 30mm/s then ...
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Why does my model stop printing at the same spot?
I have a Monoprice Maker Select v2 printer which has a printing height of 7".
I tried to print this trophy.
The first time I printed, it stopped about 3/4 of the way (about 5.5").
I use Ultimaker ...
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How do I calibrate the temperature of my hotend?
I'm using a Monoprice Maker Select v2 (a Monoprice-branded Wanhao i3 duplicator) and would like to calibrate temperature readings for my hotend.
I used a thermal probe on my multimeter to determine ...
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"Missing" rows on 64x128 LCD after flashing Marlin 1.1.9 onto Monoprice Maker Select v2
I've successfully flashed Marlin 1.1.9 onto a Melzi v3.5 board (the stock board for my Monoprice Maker Select v2 (v2.1?, a white-labelled Wanhao i3 Duplicator).
Initially after the flash succeeded ...
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What do you recommend for removing prints from Monoprice Maker Select bed?
I've been making some ABS prints, but it's really hard to remove it afterwards.
I've read a lot of different ways of removing it, including using the included chisel/spatula, using air duster, 50/50 ...
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What is this part and does it have to do with my my z-position is messed up?
I recently bought my first 3d printer, a monoprice maker select v2.
After a couple of print jobs, this piece fell out.
I have no idea where it came from.
But afterwards, I notice that my Z-...
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Monoprice maker select v2 doesn't extrude but is not clogged [closed]
So I have been printing lately, and got a new spool of filament. It will extrude when I pre-heat the nozzle and manually extrude it, however when I start to print, it doesn't extrude any filament. ...
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Apparently systematic nozzle clogging
A Monoprice Maker Select V2, upgraded incrementally with a Micro Swiss all metal hot-end, machined lever, and D4 extruder gear, systematically fails to produce complete prints, as seen below:
The ...
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Compensating for smaller extruder gear [duplicate]
Assume somebody has a Monoprice Maker Select and has changed from the original brass extruder gear to a D4 Plus one, which is slightly smaller (10.6 vs 10.9 mm outer diameter).
This person might be ...
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Under extrusion, looking for specific information
Have a Monoprice maker select with a Micro Swiss hotend, and am using Cura IIIP.
Edit: plus Janbex PLA 1.75mm filament.
Trying to print a Pi camera mount, but am getting (I believe) under extrusion, ...
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How to eliminate stringing and regulate flow rate?
I have been having a problem with stringing on my 3D printer, so initially I increased retraction distance from 6.5 mm to 8 mm. Then I tried again, with the same issue, so I increased ...
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Adjusting Z-axis (Monoprice Maker Select)
Have a Monoprice Maker Select v2 and have recently changed to an Anycubic Ultrabase glass plate. In Cura, the model I am printing is in the middle, as shown here:
but the printer puts it around 2/3 ...
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Z motor not moving during auto home
My Monoprice maker select recently fried its melzi board. So I went out and purchased a ramps 1.4 kit. I've wired it all up and Flash the firmware with marlin(most recent build). When it boots up ...
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What tweaks do slicers use to get rafts to stick?
I've always had trouble getting prints to stick directly on my bed, but had great reliability when use rafts. This didn't present a problem when I was using PLA, but I recently got a roll of PETG and ...
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Printer changing temperature after selecting file
I have just got a Monoprice Maker Select 3d printer (which is really just a Wanhao Duplicator i3).
I want to print a model that came on the included SD card (...
