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Jay
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Help: filament feed getting blocked on a specific print

Hello, while printing a paint rack from thingiverse I keep getting jams. Can anyone give me a clue?

Here's a video:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/PQuJwqNdYWSMTiwm6

I thought it was heat creep so I increased the speed and decreased the hot end temperature. It generally prints for several hours then jams.

 

 

 

Posted : 20/12/2020 3:33 pm
jsw
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RE: Help: filament feed getting blocked on a specific print

Kind of difficult to see what's really happening in the video.  It looks like a straightforward structure that should print as expected.

What kind of filament is that?

Posted : 20/12/2020 4:32 pm
Jay
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Help: filament feed getting blocked on a specific print

@jsw

Maker Geeks  Master Series PLA (Racy Red)

Posted : 20/12/2020 4:38 pm
Jay
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Help: filament feed getting blocked on a specific print

After double checking the specs on the filament I found the Maker Geeks PLA recommends 235 degrees hot end temp. I resliced with the much higher temperature and started another print. So far it seems MUCH improved.

Posted : 20/12/2020 8:23 pm
jsw
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RE: Help: filament feed getting blocked on a specific print

235 seems very warm for PLA, but if that's what the manufacturer suggests, that may be quite helpful.

Posted : 20/12/2020 10:02 pm
Jay
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Help: filament feed getting blocked on a specific print

@jsw

The temp surprised me too.

Posted : 20/12/2020 10:30 pm
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