Comment on My extruder has a problem.
infinitevalence@discuss.online 1 year ago
It sounds like the gear is slipping are you using a single or dual gear extruder?
Dual is recommended imo. But some things you can look at are if the tension on the extruder gear is too high or low it can cause chatter or slippage. Also high friction on the spool can cause slippage so make sure the filament spool spins with little effort.
If none of this works look at the gear it’s possible it’s just warn out and not catching the filament.
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 1 year ago
How do I inspect the gear? Also, I only got this printer a few weeks ago, so it shouldn’t be worn out already?
asmuch@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Then I would do three things next
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I am using 200deg, which is between the 180 and 210deg said on the spool. I am using this PLA filament . I don’t know what it means to check tension (sorry I am a noob), or how to check if my nozzle’s clogged. I was able to insert the needle that came with my printer into the nozzle halfway however.
asmuch@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Temperature: Bump your temperature up 10 degrees and see if it changes, if you have a thermometer check if your heating block to see if it is actually at the set temp.
Tension: here’s a good article about it
filament2print.com/…/141_3d-printing-extrusion-sy…
Though looking at your video again, it looks like it’s gripping, but the wheel isn’t spinning. This is what’s leading me to something not allowing it to pass through the nozzle. If that wheel isn’t spinning, then it’s probably not an inability to grip but the stepper motor skipping because it can’t push the filament through the nozzle for some reason.
If your temps seem to be calibrated properly next step I would take is to remove your nozzle (while hot) and see if filament is able to be pushed through.