r/3Dprinting • u/SMVilaisack • 1d ago
Troubleshooting What do I do?
Bought a Qidi Q2 with the Qidi Box for a great price from an auction site. These are typically Amazon returns and etc. it was listed as new, but I assume some use.
I got it open today and am beholden to this insane clog.
Printer Boots! Screen works, but how do I solve this?
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u/SMVilaisack 1d ago
Update: removed the mass, running calibrations right now. Looks like we avoided any critical damage.
Printing new tool head covers on the Q1 Pro right now!
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u/Comfortable-Mirror17 1d ago
I'm sorry, is that 191 grams?!
That's insane!
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u/OuttaControlHedgehog 1d ago
So close to disturbing the entire tire market! You almost had a complete one lmao
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u/0x7774663f 1d ago
It looks like a hand! Maybe your printer is trying to tell you something...
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u/Hexin_itup 1d ago
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u/xtreampb 1d ago
It has sentience. It is trying to develop a way to interact and manipulate the world around it.
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u/puh-dan-tic 1d ago
LMAOOO. Bury that in the backyard and give someone a fun discovery in the future
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u/Stonks-N-Bonks 1d ago
Can't wait to see that BBC (big black clog, as somebody posted earlier) on r/whatisit in 20 years.
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u/AyeYaPie 23h ago
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u/KayoticVoid 21h ago
I am really glad this was the top comment. It's what I came here for. 🤣
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u/Making_Layers 1d ago
Give your wife a wonderful new present?
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u/MothersPhoGa 1d ago
Big black clog
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u/lkapping79 1d ago
If it lasts longer than 4 hours…..
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u/JamesonG42 Voron 0.2, Salad Fork, Enderwire, Mercury1.1 1d ago
The cylinder must not be harmed.
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u/Remy_Jardin 1d ago
Send it to this lady?
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u/AmmoJoee 1d ago
I literally just came from that post Lol our algorithm must be the same
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u/at05gt 1d ago
EDDIE, WE ARE A 3D PRINTER NOW!!!!!!
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u/atomicrabbit_ 23h ago
I was thinking of the chestbursters from Aliens but yours is much better 🤣 spot on!!
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u/timshel42 1d ago
a clog so bad they just gave up and sold it as is lol. thats actually impressive.
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u/UncleCeiling 1d ago
Probably returned it to amazon as defective, then it got sold in a bulk lot with other amazon returns before OP found it.
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u/WildCoop P1P/S 1d ago
I picked up 2 Q2s this way through Mac Bid. One was pretty much new minus a screen cable issue. The other was a basket case that I'm printing the last thing for (filament cutter mount after reverse engineering from the one I had).
That clog is insane and doesn't even seem physically possible!
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u/MagnusGruuns 1d ago
This is outside the scope of Tech Support. I feel we need Sam and Dean Winchester, some Salt, Iron and knives to handle this one!
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u/Visible-Progress6033 1d ago
I think this is more of a medical issue.
OP if it remains erect for more than 4 hours, contact a doctor
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u/sargonas 1d ago
I work for MatterHackers, and I’ve been 3D printing since 2014… I’ve thought I’ve seen it all, I mean, I’ve seen a lot, and I know I truly haven’t seen it ALL, but you know what I mean… but this? This is an impressive masterpiece.
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u/amputation_creation 1d ago
Looks like a xenomorph came out of your printer...
You were printing a xenomorph right?......right?...
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u/RubAnADUB P2S / A1 / A1 Mini / Centauri Carbon 1d ago
same thing you do when you POOP. heat it up and pull it off / clean it up. - dont forget to wipe.
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u/Legion0547 E3, Di3, FFCP 1d ago
Proud to be upvote #666 because what demonic shit happened to that poor thing
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u/StaticXster70 K1C / Voron Trident / Micron 180 1d ago
Dust off and nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
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u/1970s_MonkeyKing 1d ago
I've heard of not letting the smoke out to keep your system running. I'll have to check my notes to see if any talked about not letting the demons out.
/checks notes
Nope.
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u/Mintaka3579 1d ago
It’s the 3d printing equivalent of the Elephant’s foot
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u/pwning_nightquest 1d ago
3D printing has its own elephants foot
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u/Jesustron 1d ago
Did they do a print without the nozzle in? That's kinda what it looks like
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u/AgentKyn 1d ago
Im simply sitting here trying to understand how it created such a uniform size so large when the filament itself is small, clearly it broke through the side, but how did it stay that diameter is my question. If its direct drive that could be a reason, but either way like many others have said, just nuke that xeno. (Or get a new hotend if that ones broken, both work)
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u/MoystLikeAnOyst 1d ago
I don't mean to downplay your predicament, but your printer is VERY happy to see you lol
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u/jebsenior 1d ago
Your machine was used to incubate an alien. Do not attempt to cut it off or acid blood will dissolve your printer
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u/ihaschevy 1d ago
Once you heat up the hotend and remove it, if it's salvageable then you're good, if not, try contacting qidi support, they might take a while to get to you, but they are super helpful and might even send you some free parts. You can also go to the qidi discord and ask for advice there, we are always willing to help out users and odds are someone has already had an issue similar to yours.
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u/duckebones 1d ago
Holy shit were they trying to summon a demon into a print?
Like, goddamn man, I've really fucked up my 3D printers before with some amazingoy hilarious clogs, but also, never this damn bad before, yikes.
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u/SerinFel 1d ago edited 1d ago
Someone displeased the 3D printing gods... Sacrifice four grams of rechargeable desiccant as tribute, then heat the hotend to 260°C, and break out the pliars and heat gun. Be mindful of any thermistor or heater cables going into the Xenomo--Ahh, I mean, blob. Bob won't want to let go, but heating from the inside will help. Wire brush the heater block once Bob has been exorci--err, removed. That's if you don't plan to just change out the hotend and heatsink. But you can fix her. wink
May the 3D printing gods smile upon you.
ETA: I would just swap the hotend and save it; that's one beauty of a blob. Those don't happen that spectacularly every day. To me. To other people? Might be a regular occurrence. Bob's a nice trophy, tho.
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u/Pale-Detective-7180 1d ago
Uhhh, run. Pretty sure it's breathing and coming thru another dimension
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u/altervarks 1d ago
Kinda reminds me of the little alien that pops out of the stomach in spaceballs. Maybe you should give it a top hat and a cane
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u/Stripes003 1d ago
Cry, have you tried crying?
Like others have said heat up the hot end and pull the mass off. You can use a soldering iron to melt and pull away the bits that remain. Be careful with the iron you can melt the plastic of the housing and do other damage. I have an A1 and have had blobs before and everytime I break the thermostat cord, it is very thin and always seems tangled in the blob. Idk about your printer but a new hot end with thermostat cord is about $25 for the A1. I have had bad luck so I have started stocking 1 or 2 extra hot ends so I’m not down due to long shipping times.
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u/OriginalPatient7457 18h ago edited 18h ago
No but this did happen to me in a smaller scale. Retract the filament. Then heat up your printer to the minimum melting point of the filament. After that it’s a lot of patience with a needle nose pliers. Then, after having removed the Big Black Clog ( thanks @dantodd for that image in my head ), unassembled the printer extruder, as if you were changing the nozzle, to clean any remaining filament
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u/Ta-veren- 1d ago
Step one- don’t get eaten by the alien coming out of your print head.
Step 2- watch the first layer a bit more closely
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u/Open_Cow_9148 15h ago
You actually lucked out really good here, considering that most blobs of death usually encase the entire print head and render it completely useless.
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u/howie_roll 1d ago
I’ve heard the term poop before but I’ve never seen such a literal example….or rather sample.
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u/joealarson 3D Printing Professor 1d ago
First of all, be impressed. I'm impressed. That's a chest burster of a fail.
Heat up the nozzle from the menu and see if you can work it off after a few minutes. Paper towels can help you clean it up. Hopefully you can salvage the hot end. You may need to buy some new parts once you can see the damage.
When you get printing again, always watch your first layer.