Questions tagged [troubleshooting]
Use this tag when a logical or systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it is requested.
342
questions
1
vote
1
answer
440
views
Anet E10 - Print above 270 °C or "maxtemp" error
Hoping to determine the reason for my inability to print over ~270 °C on my Anet E10.
To date all operation has been fine. Attempting to move to a configuration that supports above 250 °C up to ~300 °...
- 11
1
vote
1
answer
74
views
PMMA print distortion and inconsistencies
I am working on refining my PMMA printing process and I am trying to print as close as possible to the theoretical 100 % density of the material. I am making good progress and am slowing increasing ...
- 23
-1
votes
1
answer
167
views
Writing G-Code: length-optimized Test code
I want to write a couple of very simple G-code test cases in Marlin-Style to make sure my printer works properly. The idea is to test the movement system, then the end-stops, then the heating and ...
- 22.1k
0
votes
1
answer
315
views
First few layers are now printing very badly
Machine type is an Ender 3 pro with the 4.2.7 board, the latest Marlin bugfix code, latest BLTouch 3.1, latest all metal extruder feeder hardware, Capricorn Bowden PTFE Tubing.
This really started ...
- 111
1
vote
1
answer
888
views
No movement on any axis on Ender 3 Pro
I've printed the dog that came on the SD card of my new Ender 3 pro, and everything worked great. Today, I turned on the unit and plugged in a Raspberry PI Zero to the Ender's USB port. The rPi is ...
- 121
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
1
vote
1
answer
325
views
What technics are you using to seal between the throat tube and nozzle?
Thinking this over, the best place to seal the hotend is between the throat tube and nozzle. What are the advantages/disadvantages of an integrated nozzle and throat to make this seal? Does a throat ...
- 2,366
3
votes
1
answer
276
views
Over extruding and feeding gear is grinding Ender 3 pro
This issue is completely leaving me lost, my printer extrudes too much and leaves blobs yet the gear will just suddenly start grinding as soon as it begins to fill in the outline of my print. The ...
- 31
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
BLTouch Stopped Working
I was five hours into a six hour print and got a 28 mm X direction layer shift. No idea what caused it. I stopped the print cleaned the bed and (via Pronterface) went to home the bed (...
1
vote
1
answer
862
views
Print quality: possible Z wobble
The printer I am using is an Artillery Sidewinder X1. In the photos attached you can see that I am having a lot of inconsistency between layers.
The problem has never gone away and I always thought it ...
- 189
0
votes
0
answers
144
views
Ender 3 Inconsistent Bad Prints
Recently, my Ender 3 printer is giving these bad quality prints as shown in the image below. Something in common in all these bad prints is that they only fail in a particular section. The print looks ...
- 1
1
vote
1
answer
289
views
Compressed corner in my prints
I'm getting issues with any print in the specific corner throughout different and unrelated prints. The specific corner comes out compressed.
I have tried to take pictures to illustrate the issue:
...
- 11
1
vote
0
answers
274
views
Why does Marlin report the wrong temperature until print is stopped?
I have an Ender 3 Pro with a Bigtree SKR board. I just replaced the entire hot end (thermistor, heating element, Micro Swiss hotend).
Now when I try to print a Benchy everything seems fine until maybe ...
- 183
1
vote
1
answer
748
views
Thermal Runaway E1
I am currently building a Hypercube Evolution from a kit that was passed on to me. It uses a BIQU KFB2.0 control board and a 24 volt power supply. I have no prior experience in 3D printing.
I was ...
0
votes
1
answer
195
views
Vertical 5 mm diameter hole comes out fine, but diagonal 3 mm holes keep collapsing
I am trying to 3D print an object from Shapeways. Confidentiality prevents me from sharing the actual STL files publicly, but what I can say is that it's a shape about 2 cm tall x 4 cm wide x 4 cm ...
- 111
0
votes
1
answer
9k
views
Ender 3 V2 USB connection powers screen, but isn't detected by PC or Pi
I am trying to add an Octopi to my Ender 3 V2 but the Pi cannot detect the printer at all. So I try to connect to Windows and same result. The display turns on and is functional, but when checking ...
- 21
2
votes
1
answer
530
views
Thermal runaway
I have a bit of a headache with my Anycubic i3 Mega which originally had a Trigorila 32-bit board.
I decided to swap it because of loud A4988 drivers and got myself an MKS Robin Nano 1.2.
This printer ...
- 115
0
votes
0
answers
457
views
New filament makes brittle prints
I recently bought 5 spools of white 1.75 mm PLA off Amazon. However, I experienced some very strange behavior when I started to print with it. First, the filament wouldn't stick to the print bed. I'...
- 191
4
votes
1
answer
9k
views
BLTouch not leveling
I installed a BLTouch V3.1 on my Ender 3 which is using Marlin (bugfix 2.0.x) off a Skr mini e3 v2.0. I updated the firmware using a teaching tech video.
I'm having trouble when using bed leveling. It ...
2
votes
1
answer
338
views
Anet A8 X axis drive-gear wobble
I've recently noticed that the pulley driving the X-axis belt on my Anet A8 is wobbling quite a lot. I took out my calipers and sure enough the hole wasn't centred. I ordered a new pulley (from a ...
- 109
0
votes
0
answers
2k
views
Error:Printer halted. kill() called! SKR 1.3 TFT35 3.0
I am trying to fix the very last error on my printer (custom built).
Error:Printer halted. kill() called!
This error occures about 5-10 minutes into a print (XYZ ...
0
votes
0
answers
35
views
Ender 3 Pro goes to one location on the bed and extrudes
I'm having trouble with my customized Ender 3 Pro. It's running an SKR v1.3 board with Marlin and OctoPrint on a Raspberry Pi 4. My problem is that sometimes when the printer goes to print, instead of ...
- 1
0
votes
0
answers
596
views
Blender file not slicing properly in Cura
I need help with a blender file not slicing properly, the results seem very strange to me. I'm pretty new to 3D printing, I have an ender 3 pro, using Cura for slicing. I have been using blender ...
2
votes
1
answer
3k
views
Top Layer/Solid Infill Bulge
Whenever the print reaches a layer with top/solid infill, it bulges out. It is not on the same layer for every print, which rules out Z-binding. Here are things I have tried:
Different slicers
...
- 121
3
votes
3
answers
5k
views
3D Printed Sphere, How to Remove Roughness
I have a model of an eye that I custom made in Blender 2.83 that when printed only creates roughness on the printed object near where I had the supports. The supports are not the cause of the ...
- 133
4
votes
2
answers
8k
views
Bumps in outer wall
First of all, I'm quite new to 3D printing. After printing some temperature towers, stringing and bridging tests, I wanted to print the Bechys to see everything working together. I'm getting some ...
- 41
1
vote
1
answer
484
views
Y-min stay triggered
I have a FLSUN i3 220x220x240 with:
an 2004 LCD (RepRap Discount Smart Controller)
an MKS-gen-L-v1.0 printer board running Marlin firmware 2.0.5.x
3D touch sensor,
a filament runout sensor.
...
- 11
1
vote
0
answers
555
views
Print from card not showing on new SKR mini e3 v1.2 card
I am a newbie with a 3 months old Ender 3 Pro, my first one. I purchased, installed and loaded a new SKR Mini E3 V1.2 mobo. The LCD panel lit up as usual without problems. I selected 'print from ...
1
vote
1
answer
1k
views
Causes of over-extrusion?
What could be the causes of a consistent over-extrusion? I know about these:
steps/mm of extruder motor set too high
larger filament diameter
slicer setting: filament diameter - setting it lower ...
4
votes
3
answers
4k
views
Print gets worse with every layer - Ender 3
First of all, I'm still new to this 3D printing and I've bought myself a second hand Ender 3 with some mods done to it.
I've successfully printed with PLA in different colors but after a good first ...
- 41
3
votes
2
answers
3k
views
The filament is almost impossible to remove
Most people complain about the filament not sticking on build plate but mine is vice versa. At first it used to be very good. When I removed the magnetic bed the project would come off easily but for ...
- 85
5
votes
1
answer
801
views
How to resume an unfinished project?
I was printing a lid for a box in my Ender 3 pro printer. But I don't know why it stopped printing and moved aside when it does in finished printings. This happened at midnight and I didn't see it ...
- 85
1
vote
0
answers
132
views
Bricked Mks Rumba+ Board after Power Supply Trouble
This is my first time posting on this forum, so bear with me:
This is my first attempt at a RepRap project, and my go-to board has been the RepRapDiscount MKS Rumba+ since I wanted to have ...
4
votes
1
answer
1k
views
First 3D print made up of diagonal strands
Just got a Creality Ender 3 yesterday. Set it up and ran the dog test print. Photo below.
I used the sample filament that came with the machine. I'm not 100 % what kind it is, but assuming it is ...
- 41
1
vote
1
answer
23
views
Zortrax m200 skipping through menu options on it own and live print bed
Out of the blue I’ve noticed my m200 has been skipping through menu options as if someone is pushing and scrolling the control knob randomly. Then getting a print off today I got several small ...
- 41
1
vote
2
answers
303
views
Can you help me improve my Renkforce RF1000 print quality?
I've got a Renkforce RF1000 which should be a good 3D printer. I got it second-hand for my birthday one year ago. I've got no way of contacting the old owner.
I spend a good amount of hours fine-...
- 219
2
votes
1
answer
23k
views
Gaps/Holes in the 3D Print walls
I'm new to 3D printing, I bought an Ender 5 Pro just recently. Trying to print with 1.75 mm PLA, but the results are very bad, unfortunately. When I got after bed leveling I got a decent result ...
- 23
4
votes
2
answers
3k
views
PLA Issue printing first 3 mm with Ender 3 Pro
I´ve tried tunning printer settings with different Nozzle(190-210 ºC)/ Bed(0-60 ºC) Temperatures, Fan Speeds (0-100 %), Cura and Slicer adjustemens but nothing worked. I still get the ...
- 41
0
votes
3
answers
395
views
Poor adhesion on new layer - Monoprice mini select
On my Monoprice Mini Select v2 there is poor adhesion when the print head goes to put down a new layer on the bed as seen in the photo. Does anyone have a fix for this?
0
votes
0
answers
463
views
Nozzle digging into print after filament change
So I recently watched a YouTube video on using Cura to modify a G-code to pause at a certain height in order to change filament (using an Ender 3 Pro) first time I did it, it worked fine but now when ...
1
vote
1
answer
823
views
Getting the Turnigy Fabrikator Mini V2 to a usable state
I recently bought a second hand Turnigy Fabrikator Mini V2, which, as far as I can tell, is a rebrand of the Malyan M100. After my first few prints I noticed that my prints were very stringy and the ...
- 11
5
votes
7
answers
32k
views
Ender 3 pro extruder skipping steps, tried multiple things
I've already asked this question somewhere else but unfortunately I had little luck.
So... my Ender 3 Pro extruder just started skipping steps, as in the gears (and the gear pinion) will rotate but ...
- 111
1
vote
2
answers
374
views
Issues with print Prusa i3 infill breaking and causing clogs
I'm having some issues with my Prusa i3 prints. I'm trying to print the default beer opener print that came with the Prusa's memory card but the infill will break causing clogging and now allowing the ...
- 31
0
votes
0
answers
96
views
Anet A8 moves down into piece, destroying it, just before the printer is set to finish
I hope someone can help me figure out what's going on with my printer. I have been printing a couple of pieces and it's been printing perfectly. But for some reason every now and then, the printer ...
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
Thermal runaway triggers when raising temperature amid cooldown
I've noticed an interesting behavior on my Ender 3 with SKR Mini E3 mainboard and Marlin 2.0.x bugfix firmware. (otherwise, all other hardware is entirely stock) After the hotend/bed are commanded to ...
- 911
1
vote
2
answers
372
views
What kind of problem is this? How does it correct itself?
I fired up my printer again last night to print something (Printrbot LC that I have customized), and happened to notice the Octopi instance still had a file that I printed ~5 years ago. Also, I ...
- 1,175
1
vote
4
answers
3k
views
Why are my layers messy and curling off the print bed?
I use an Ender 3, with cheap Amazon "Eryone PLA", which states a range from 190-220 °C, 1.75 mm dia. I have had this for about a year.
I use the rough build plate, not the glass. I have ...
- 131
2
votes
2
answers
3k
views
Homing damages limit switches Ender 3
I'm new to 3D printing and have bought an Ender 3. I have printed a few good prints but I'm noticing a worsening issue:
When I select "autohome" the axes head towards their limit switches, but the y ...
- 131
2
votes
2
answers
3k
views
Ender 3 Y-Axis Stretched (I don't believe it's layer shifting)
I've got a peculiar issue today, and was looking for some help with it.
Of the six Ender 3s I manage at my college, one of them seems to be stretching the Y axis of all the prints I make with it.
...
- 23
0
votes
0
answers
33
views
Help troubleshooting: wavy/lifting lines [duplicate]
Can someone help me troubleshoot? Seems like it's sticking to the bed, but not well, as lines are somewhat wavy or lifting. Is it related to adhesion? Or maybe I need to clean my extruder?
I think I'...
- 101