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Print failure due to heat creep

With a direct drive extruder, a retraction of 3 mm is quite large. This is typically a value that is used for short Bowden tube remote extruders, longer Bowden tubes even require longer retraction ...
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Can't level my 3D printer/nozzle holder. Keeps on moving up and down in the rails

Are the wheels of the carriage worn? The nozzle is mounted to the heater block and forms (with the cooling body) the hotend. That hotend is mounted to a steel plate, that is refered to as the carriage....
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Filament cracks after left untouched

It’s most likely a humidity issue. I’ve encountered similar problems before. I recommend avoiding exposure of the filament to the environment and storing it in a dry place if you won’t be using it for ...
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Filament cracks after left untouched

This is almost certainly due to your filament being hydrated. Try baking out the reel at a low oven temp (75 to 125 °C)
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What would cause my 3D printer to start printing badly from one day to the other?

It looks like the lines coming up on the bottom-right of your photo are from the hot-end being too close to the bed. I also see what looks like could be marks from the hot-end on the bed. It might be ...
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I accidentally threw away my 4th 3D Printing bed gear on my Creality Ender Pro 3, what can I use instead?

The part you cannot find is a levelling wheel, it is nothing more than a fancy holder for an encapsulated nut. So, in the spirit of 3D printing, you could just use an M3 nut (and washer) to come up ...
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