First problem on pretty new printer
I have bought a prusa MK2S some weeks ago, after some calibrations i got pretty good prints and reliable results, but on my last print i noticed a missing layer near the end of the printing process (Good print from 2 days ago) so i said to myself "let's see if the belt has any problem by testing something today"
This is the result (today's print) the first thing i thought was that the PLA absorbed water by searching around the subject on the internet; but i would like to know what people with much more experience think about the problem i'm having.
Re: First problem on pretty new printer
It looks to me like you have a partial clog in you extruder.
Try a "cold pull" or run some cleaning filament through it.
Check the section "Extruder stops extruding filament. (Works for a while then stops)" here:
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Re: First problem on pretty new printer
It looks to me like you have a partial clog in you extruder.
Try a "cold pull" or run some cleaning filament through it.
Check the section "Extruder stops extruding filament. (Works for a while then stops)" here:
Thank you a lot, after I opened the thread I tried to change filament to no vail since I got the same result, so I changed back the old filament and made it run to get a clean color, at that point I tried printing buddy in hope that maybe the problem was in the extruder, and in fact I ended up with a perfect print.
The only problem is that after that perfect print (not even 20 minutes ago) I tried again to print my desired object, with the similar bad results I got from the frog, could the filament still be partially clogged (even after a perfect print) ? or it's my g-code just problematic ?
Re: First problem on pretty new printer
If items from the SD card print well and yours don't you have a bad slicer settings. You need to tell us what you are doing there.
Also, check the tension on the extruder screws. They should be 14mm out with no filament in.
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Re: First problem on pretty new printer
Ok, this is the object and the options and also the gcode https://www.mediafire.com/file/mjzm9mbi4h2xxax/right_arm_PLA_ULTRADETAIL.gcode
EDIT: I tried printing a whistle and the feeding mechanism was making the typical noise of a stuck filament, yep i probably have an extruder\feeding problem, do you have a video or a guide that shows how to get the tension perfectly right ?
Re: First problem on pretty new printer
The tension should be easy. Make sure the washer is 14mm from the plastic body - when there is no filament installed.
If the extruder is clogged, you need to clear it. Heat it up to a bit more than your normal filament 220C, and try pushing a small Allen key down to push out the filament and make sure it is coming out in a nice clear line from the nozzle. Search "cold pull" and try one of those.
Please ZIP your .stl file and post. I can try to slice it.
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Re: First problem on pretty new printer
Ok the tension should be right now, i will clean everything tomorrow.
Here's the file https://www.mediafire.com/file/06z2sus15q7we0v/right_arm.zip