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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Koopa_Khan@lemmy.world to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

Is there any reason that little silver part of the extruder wouldn’t move and start clicking while printing when printing at 205 in PLA. It seems to turn just fine without any filament in there otherwise.

I cleaned out a nozzle clog, but is it possible there’s junk in the hot end stuck?

Resolution: Thanks for your help everyone! It ended up being a nozzle clog that I didn’t get all the way out. I ended up heating the printer up and doing the cool down trick. That seemed to work as a last ditch effort before buying a new nozzle.

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[-] mystik@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Could be too much pressure -- double check your z-offset/leveling? I had it so bad, and didn't realize it, .... and wore out the original brass gear :(. The nozzle was pushed right up against the bed, so it was trying so hard to push out filament that wasn't going anywhere.

[-] Koopa_Khan@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I just test, unfortunately it looks like thats not the issue. But that raises the question, could the spring tension be to high?

[-] MissJinx@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

in my case it was too cold. My HE doesn't work very well and every time this happens is because it's not heating enough

try upping the temp and try again, see if works

this post was submitted on 28 Nov 2023
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