Filament stops extruding mid-print
Hi,
I'm new to the world of 3-d printing, and just finished assembling my Prusa MINI+, went through the start up steps, and then printed the 3d benchy. It got through 20% of the print, and then it stopped extruding. It was trying to print with no filament coming out, and in mid air. I checked the extruder gears and it was not turning at all. I stopped it, unloaded the filament, turned it off and then back on and it responded with a firmware update. I then loaded the filament twice because the first time, the filament didn't make it all the way to the extruder. I then reprinted the Benchy, but it only made it 3% the way through this time when the extruder stopped moving. It started moving again at about 4%, and then started moving back and forth, quite erratically. I stopped the print again, and now we are here. I know that the extruder can move because it printed that first 20% magnificently, and also loaded the filament. The only thing I can think to do is to take apart and then rebuild the extruder.
I searched around on these forums, but I couldn't find anything quite like my problem. Like I said, I'm new to 3d printing so I may just not know the terms. I will probably try and rebuild the extruder tomorrow.
Any ideas?
Best Answer by Levi Cram:
Solved, The little grub screw that attatches the gears to the mototr was loose, as well as a bit of sensor issues, but its all fixed now.
RE: Filament stops extruding mid-print
If your going to rebuild extruder the d leave motor off start print holding the motor and see if the motor stops spinning
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RE: Filament stops extruding mid-print
Solved, The little grub screw that attatches the gears to the mototr was loose, as well as a bit of sensor issues, but its all fixed now.