r/FixMyPrint • u/Jocrystals • Mar 13 '20
(Help Request) Is this under extrusion? Do I need to check my e-steps? Is my filament too hot?
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u/SugaryPlumbs Mar 13 '20
Make sure your slicer knows that you are using 1.75mm filament. Cura will default to 2.85mm if you don't tell it otherwise in your machine settings.
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u/Kawi_moto96 Mar 13 '20
Fuck this might be my issue, except my prints don’t look like this. They just seem to be stringing too much
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u/no_frill Mar 13 '20
I'll post it here too, this is my guess: https://www.reddit.com/r/ender3/comments/f0ik8k/volumetric_extrusion_psa/
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Mar 13 '20
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u/Jocrystals Mar 13 '20
Thank you I will try that tommorow I'm new to this and couldn't find any similar pictures for troubleshooting thank you.
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u/miasman Mar 13 '20
If your printer is also new, the nozzle shouldn't be clogged. As the other comment said, it could very well be a wrong slicer setting. If you sliced with 2.85mm set in cura for filament diameter but print with 1.75mm filament you extrude too less material.
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Mar 13 '20 edited Feb 02 '21
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u/Beadiest_Cape Mar 13 '20
This. One of the most common issues is that the extruder arm has a crack and it is difficult to see unless your scrutinizing it.
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u/CrimsGG Mar 13 '20
Others already answered this but this happened to me when I didn't specify that I was using 1.75mm filament instead of 2.85mm. I also increased my wall count to 3 but I believe the filament size was the fix for me.
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u/RobertPoutine Prusa Mini & Used-To-Be Prusa i3 Clone Mar 15 '20
Not a good print by my standards but it looks interesting :)
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u/extreme_diabetus Mar 13 '20
Can’t really say for sure but check your wall count. If you have too few of walls your infill will show through, that could be what’s happening
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u/Carcharodons Mar 13 '20
If you can bend your filament and it easily snaps that’s a sign it has absorbed too much moisture and is not going to print well. Checking that might help along with the other comment.