• sylver_dragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    11 months ago

    Overall this looks like under-extrusion, I’d try a few things:

    1. Check the flow rate in your slicer. Make sure it didn’t get bumped down by accident.
    2. Check the filament diameter in the slicer. This getting set wrong can cause all kinds of headaches.
    3. Slow down the print. The extuder may not be able to push plastic fast enough to keep up with what you are trying to do.
    4. Raise the tool temperature. The plastic may not be melted enough to flow well.
    5. Check for a clogged nozzle. Try doing a cold pull to clear the nozzle. Google “cold pull” for good instructions on how to do one.
    6. Watch for the extruder slipping while printing. If the extruder has worn, it’s teeth may not be engaging the filament well and not pushing it as expected.
    7. Try different filament. Maybe you have a bad batch and it’s just giving you problems.
    8. Replace the nozzle. They do wear out and start causing funny problems.
    • yokonzo@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      I try to keep most cura settings pretty default, i think everythings as it should be so it may def be hardware or filament related. I really hope it’s not the latter since i’m super on a time crunch right now lol

      • sylver_dragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Do give the settings a once over. I had some really weird printing problems when Cura got set to a 2.8mm filament setting. And I really have no idea how it got changed. Prints got much better when I found and fixed that.

        • yokonzo@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          I just tried them on default, problem now is after putting on a fresh new .4 nozzle the extruder can’t even get it through anymore, I even tried manually pushing the filament and it wouldnt budge, Im beginning to think I’m gonna have to disassemble the whole hotend and clean it all