TPU and Filament Clogs Stump Beginner 3D Printer Owners
10 posts in the last 30 days, all from r/3Dprinting.
“So I've just installed an external spool holder for my glow in the dark filament so I can use my AMS as well as that combined. Huge reviews from Amazon on the filament so I grabbed it. It prints like 30 layers of a XXX layer print then just prints air but continues to print like…”
“My boss bought this filament, I have to send him a GCODE cuz he doesn't know how to use a slicer, I don't have access to the filament so I can't really mess with it and make a profile for it. So please I would really appreciate it if you could share the print settings for this…”
“I am encountering a strange problem when printing on my Kobra S1. I am using PLA Basic at the default temperatures I am printing at 50% default speed (i did this as a troubleshooting method, but have now discovered it is a slicing problem) I am using the Anycubic Slicer Next I…”
Users are experiencing issues with filament clogging, elephant's foot problems, and selecting appropriate slicing software. Many are seeking advice on troubleshooting these common printing challenges.
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“So I've just installed an external spool holder for my glow in the dark filament so I can use my AMS as well as that combined. Huge reviews from Amazon on the filament so I grabbed it. It prints like 30 layers of a XXX…”
“My boss bought this filament, I have to send him a GCODE cuz he doesn't know how to use a slicer, I don't have access to the filament so I can't really mess with it and make a profile for it. So please I would really appreciate it if you could share the print settings for this filament with me if you've used it before. submitted by /u/Setrik_ [link] [comments]”
“I got this printer and ams (Bambu p1s) in June and I love it! But before every print I have to always cut a very lengthy bit of filament before it can print again. If just says it’s tangled, and I’ve used multiple different and unique spools so it’s not just one kind that does this. I thought this was normal till a friend told me it wasn’t and it makes sense because the print in multi colour doesn’t even work on this and I always thought it was weird but it’ll do this over and over again until I”
“I am encountering a strange problem when printing on my Kobra S1. I am using PLA Basic at the default temperatures I am printing at 50% default speed (i did this as a troubleshooting method, but have now discovered it is a slicing problem) I am using the Anycubic Slicer Next I am trying to print a miniature for the robber in settlers of catan. Found a great one online, and am printing it in pieces with multicolor printing. I am trying to print some wheat bundles to put on the base of the robber,”
“Reusable spool twisted apart mid print and the filament is no longer tightly wound. Any idea how to fix the filament to be able to use the spool again? submitted by /u/Mundane-Bee3268 [link] [comments]”
“When cleaning my room i found this and its super brittle i tried drying it but didnt help too much if yall have any advice please help me with this cause i would like to use this spool of filament submitted by /u/ladas1981 [link] [comments]”
“Hi, I have a FLSUN Q5 that is no longer pulling in the filament. At first I thought it was the step motor, but after more troubleshooting I located the issue in the motherboard, even though I don't have the knowledge to pin point it precisely. To sum it up: - I tried switching the connectors with the ones from the axis motors, but it still didn't work. - I tried connecting the extruder driver to an axis motor, and it didn't work - I then connected the extruder motor to one of the axi”
“Hi everyone, I have a A1 with a AMS lite. My AMS Lite Slot 1 physically pushes the PTFE tube into the A1 filament hub during filament changes, causing it to block the other filament paths. I’ve swapped the PTFE tube, filament, and hub port. The problem always follows Slot 1 . To isolate the issue, I also marked on the tube I can see that’s the only tube being pushed into the hub. Has anyone had this issue? Is the Slot 1 feeder likely bad? submitted by /u/Queasy_Lawfulness_64 [link] &”
“Hi everyone, I used ASA the first time today and decided to go for the humble Benchy as a test. When I took it off the build plate I realised the printer tried making spaghetti mid print on multiple locations. The holes don't look even as well. The inner is basically completely filled with filament strings. I have never seen something like this with any other material. What's going on here? Printed on an AC Kobra S1 Max, fresh spool of Anycubic ASA, using the recommended presets from the”
“I have a Bambu P1S and it the filament keeps getting stuck on its way to the extruder. I am using an AMS 1 with mostly PLA Matte. Sometimes it gets stuck like this and sometimes it makes it all the way to the extruder and still doesn't actually get pushed to the extruder. I can get it to continue to the extruder if I give it a push but I don't want to wait around for it. I already replaced all the PFTE tubes, what else can I do to fix it? Anyone have success? submitted by /u/”
“I just realized I got rapid PLA Plus instead of pla plus. Could this be why I'm suddenly having clogging problems?? submitted by /u/DirtGirl32 [link] [comments]”
“Yall were so helpful on my PETG v PLA question, I’m back again. (This question isn’t in the Wiki) So today I am ordering an X2D with AMS 2Pro combo. I get these bravo award things for a perk, and I have a ton of points, which is how I’m getting the printer. But, the only filament in the store is Insignia. As someone who has never ever played with a 3D printer, can (should) I get the insignia filament to start, or would I be better off getting Bambu Lab filament until I understand how things work”
“I have a Bambu Lab P1S and a Prusa MK2S. Both are Oiled up with Vegetable Oil. How would one Clean this as safe as possible while still getting rid of the oil effectively? If you wanna know how this happened look on my Profile and Press on one of the Vegetable Oil Posts and read there. Any Advice would be Great, Thanks for Reading! submitted by /u/Open_Ketchup [link] [comments]”
“My tube that contains the filament is stuck and I can’t get it out. I tried punching back the lil black thingy but doesn’t work any advice ? submitted by /u/Agreeable_Rice_7555 [link] [comments]”
“So the video included is what it looks like when I try to extrude filament with a 0.4 nozzle attached. It comes out very subtly for a little bit and then just clogs completely and stops extruding. Now I’ve done a few things. I have switched my Bowden tubes, this current tube fits in my printer and the filament can move through it so it is not the problem. I have switched between two 0.4 nozzles now (before this a 0.6 nozzle was clogged, but that was the previous tube’s fault I believe). When the”
“Hi! I currently have access to a Prusa XL with two extruders through my school, and I want to 3d print myself shoes. I have 85A PEBA already (I think it should be mostly similar to TPU in most scenarios), and of course i have PLA. For anyone that has 3d printed shoes, or flexible filament in general, what ways should I use PLA as support material to break off? Do i use interface layers, do i have the supports come super close to the print because they shouldnt bond? I only really have one shot a”
“Using the AnyCubic Kobra x PLA+ 210c Anycubic slicer Need help trying to eliminate this weird part that only seems to occur when i print PLA+ , supports are being used. submitted by /u/StringDue [link] [comments]”
“Has anyone used and found any noticeable benefit from using “3D Fuel, 3D Clean Cleaning & Purging Filament”? I got a pack of it with a spool of filament I got. I have not tried it yet. submitted by /u/SFRover73 [link] [comments]”
“Been working on a little storage box that will fit nicely into my bookshelves. Initially it was solid but it was going to use 800g of filament So pivoted to the hexagon cutouts, initially had them in the wrong orientation with flat tops which would have been much less possible to print. I also was going to do 0.8mm nozzle for speed and yeah it cuts the print time in half but it uses basically double the filament so it looks like it'll have to be the 0.4mm nozzle and 0.2 layer height. Advice”
“Been trying to finetune this dry-box before printing and I ran into some weirdness with Orcaslicer I just can't seem to solve, would love some input from more experienced printers. - Pic 1: I'd like the bottom layer to be as neat as possible, will be staring at it any time I'm printing something moisture sensitive. Made some test prints of just the first layer and in some places the slicer leaves these small voids next to the inside of the outer wall. Most places it goes right up to”
“I am using white PLA to support the blue PLA. I am using Bambulab X2D. submitted by /u/KyleTenjuin [link] [comments]”
“First time trying to use a Bambu reload, didn’t lock the spool, it exploded in the ams, this picture is the result after 3 hours of trying to rewind it. Do I just throw this out? Any way to salvage or is it worth keeping? submitted by /u/mjakian [link] [comments]”
Hello everyone, my 3d printer (Creality Ender 5 s1) has been having some issues when I switched the filament around where it wouldn’t come out. The other filaments I tried were all…
“what filament should I use to print a spring on Bambu P2S. I tried PLA which creeped after being used and TPU seemed to soft to print with. Any suggestions? submitted by /u/Maximum-Sea3761 [link] [comments]”
“Hello!! New to 3d printing my I have a Bambi P1S and while refilling a spool I made a mistake of not closing it toght. Result is this after one print. The filament it all Messed up, how can I salvage this ? I did print a spool drill winder but that’s not helping, the filament is messed up so the render doesn’t work properly. Just looking for some ideas on how can I fix this, thanks! submitted by /u/Gabbar10 [link] [comments]”
“So my printer god clogged, I fixed the clog but then later my filament got wrapped around the spool holder and was yanking at the pulley system and making some crazy noises. Luckily I caught it but after that my prints have been failing or coming messed up on certain layers. This is a brand new roll out the box. I live in a very dry climate so I doubt it’s moister. Is my nozzle messed up or maybe the tracks for the printer damaged?? submitted by /u/Moldy_balls98 [link] [comment”
“I'm new to 3D printing. Having issues I can't quite understand. I upgraded to a glass bed. Ender 3 V2 Neo. Panachroma PLA. Tried Orca Slicer and Prusa Slicer on default settings but changed to organic supports. Intried tweaking settings too and nothing seems to work! I'm at a loss here the supports have holes and the parts have separation. But what's weird is parts of the printed pieces look immaculate too. I'm also having trouble removing the brim and some of the supports fr”
“Hey everyone, I am venturing into TPU Printing. Should I use the Orce Slicer calibration tools just like for PLA? Thank You! submitted by /u/CxBear74 [link] [comments]”
“Just got into 3d printing and picked up a A1 mini and a AMS lite with a few spools of filament. Its been a few days but recently after a few prints ive been seeing very thing, spider web like strands of filament on some of my prints. Is there a problem with my printer? Im using regular bambu PLA filament with default settings. How can i fix this? submitted by /u/kwebber321 [link] [comments]”
“My H2S has been a powerhouse, cranking out consistently good prints In ABS for 6 months, and just in the last week, about 80% of my prints have failed with spaghetti defects. I have tried all the calibrations, cleaning the plate thoroughly, etc., and nothing seems to help. The spaghetti is happening at times with first layer, but mostly mid-layer, especially at overhangs. I have used the default setting for “.20 layer height- standard” and have only increased the infil to 30%. I’ve tried adding”
“I'm using a Ender-3 pro, been having issues with PLA and with PETG, tried making a benchy, and these are the results, I'm new to this and need some guidance as to what to tackle first submitted by /u/Eliangj [link] [comments]”
“I'm sure most of you will know what this right away, I've 2 Bambu lab printed P1S's I've had them over a year, I print everyday on them. A few days ago one of them starting acting up, and not printing as expected, the file it was printed as been printed many times before, and I've since printed this file on the other printer without any issues. I only use Bambu lab filament, and I opened new spools to test this issue. The black prints are 2 separate prints, both having the sa”
“Saw Spoolite has some pretty cheap deals rn on AE. After coupons, 10kg is around $57, which is slightly cheaper than Kingroon. Wondering if anyone has tried it? How does it compare? submitted by /u/redblackshirt [link] [comments]”
“I’m looking for a good place where I can get PLA filaments with lots of color choices for non-AMS system submitted by /u/Alexkintaylor99 [link] [comments]”
“I'm having a lot of trouble with Polymaker ASA wherever there's a transition from a large surface to a pillar. I've got and old i3 bed slinger, printing at 260c, heated chamber at 50c, bed at 100c. I printed a exercise ball plug and the thing was all melty but impossible to break, meanwhile a cylinder printed vertically with 3mm thick walls and a bunch of hole slots, it breaks easily at the base and at the top of the slots. I'm doing 2 walls and this method for 100% infill, https”
“My prints work fine normally but once I swapped to pla plus it just got all messed up, I already calibrated the temp and width in my slicer, what went wrong??? submitted by /u/InevitableOk3058 [link] [comments]”
“Bambu A1, textured PEI plate, Sunlu PLA+ I did start a new filament roll before this, but it was sealed and still had the silica gel inside. I noticed the print was lifting from the plate a lot, which I sure has contributed to the poor print quality, but this has neve been a issue before. I also find it weird for the artifacts to be only noticeable in those layers. I'm using 100% infill. Bad quality filament batch, or is something else going on? How can I improve adhesion on this plate, and”
“Ive been printing the same objects in different colors and they all print fine but when I print them in PLA Silk there is one area on each of the prints that prints rough and almost spaghetti like. I am still very new to 3D Printing so I haven't played around with settings in speed or anything. submitted by /u/Wide-Cauliflower397 [link] [comments]”
“To all, What settings do you change when you have the ability to use say PETG with PLA or vice versa? It's actually two questions due to two different scenarios: 1) Just telling the slicer to use the PETG spool for supports, but you want to wind up with a completely flat PETG surface on the support top to support a PLA feature 2) Use PLA for the support build until the last few top walls where you switch to PETG? (I've seen this with a TPU build where the primary model and support was TP”
“(Bambu P1S) I've been having z axis squeak, so have been cleaning and messing around in the undercarriage trying to sort it out. Nothing crazy, all things recommended by bambu. But now my prints are coming out mangled. (Ignore the black bits, that's just bleed of a different colour, same kind of filament. Was just doing a functional print that would never be seen so didn't care about fully purging the old colour.) I watched it printing, and it seems like the nozzle z offset is too lo”
“I've got an old Mega X from anycubic, and so far it's been the biggest pain in the neck to calibrate and get working correctly. I'm using standard PLA, temps set to 190C for the Nozzle, and 60C for the print bed (glass) I've set it to 90% print speed, and i'm currently using Ultimaker Cura, since I cannot get the software to download correctly from AnyCubic's website. Here's the issues I'm currently having Filament Flow Factor too high (molten filament pooling up,”
“This keeps happening in the same location with all different prints. Anyone know what's going on? submitted by /u/Defiant-Chip6513 [link] [comments]”
“Hi everyone. I’m having an issue with a PETG print and I’m not sure if it’s a slicer setting, cooling issue, or the nozzle dragging through the print. submitted by /u/mussolini_UnU [link] [comments]”
“Hello everyone this my first post here on Reddit. I currently have a Bambu Labs P2S and a Sunlu filament dryer. It’s my very first 3d printer and I am learning. I am currently trying to print Overture TPU 95A I have tired multiple different prints and print profiles from people on Makerworld. All of them have failed and I have added pictures here as well. I know that TPU has to be dried and I’ve dried for about 10 hours (definitely more because it’s just been running as I’m printing) at 60°C. Th”
“On my ams, when I feed filament is feeds until it reaches the buffer. Once it hits the buffer then it resets and unfeeds and it repeats in a loop for 5 mins then I get an error message saying 'unable to feed filament to the extruder. This could be due to an entangled filament or stuck spool' etc. I've spent a couple hours taking everything apart and there isn't any loose filament and the extruder is also fine (I unplugged and plugged in and made sure everything was dandy). Edit:”
“The layers are splitting and it looks like the filament is getting too hot every few layers and discolouring submitted by /u/Cloaked_Evil [link] [comments]”
“I bought a P2S with ams combo this weekend while I’m visiting family out of town. I’m making a few toys for the kids trying to figure this thing out. So far I’ve had some good results. I bought it to make jigs for work any suggestions on software? I’m not duplicating I’m going to make these jigs from scratch. If I get them to work I’ll update submitted by /u/No-Sweet8107 [link] [comments]”
“Theirs a layer shift in the same spot it seems for whatever reason i checked the slicer and had no issues did i click something in the slicer that could cause this. Or do you think its oil and if so can I get it from Walmart or something that would work till I order super lube oil and grease Printer: anycubic kobra 2 Slicer: anycubic slicer Filament: sunlu pla plus submitted by /u/Ginga_Ninja93 [link] [comments]”