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beeb@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Did you losen the idler tension screws? TPE requires that the tension is very very light otherwise it tends to buckle around the gear before entering the nozzle tube.

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ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
You were right: after some trial and error, I backed off both idler tensioning screws 2 full turns and then the print went without a hitch. It looks cleaner too. And I don’t know if it’s related (now sure how it would be, but who knows…) the part didn’t warp. First time I get a complete straight TPU part.

Thanks for the tip!

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- beeb@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Fantastic! Glad you got it in the end
  
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ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I wasn’t aware. I’ll look into this tomorrow. Thanks!

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