Comment on My extruder has a problem.
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 1 year agoHow do I inspect the gear? Also, I only got this printer a few weeks ago, so it shouldn’t be worn out already?
Comment on My extruder has a problem.
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 1 year agoHow 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.
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I looked through the article and I think I have a direct printer head. I tried changing the temperature even 20deg, and nothing changed. The wheel would spin properly when I tried it without filament. I unfortunately don’t have a thermometer. I will try and change the nozzle if I have to, but it looks like a complex procedure and I don’t want to mess anything up.