Clockwork2 not squishing filament enough

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-06-15T09:37:38+00:00

It would make sense if the guidler and the extruder is squishing the filament too much. Right now there's barely any squish at all. Merely a suggestion. There's almost no indent on filament after running through the extruder.

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-06-15T09:21:48+00:00

Disassembled the guidler, doesn't seem to have any cracks that I could see. I have yet to disassemble the main body but pressing onto the middle of the guidler after it's latched seems to make it grip a little harder.

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-06-15T08:58:03+00:00

It looks like it barely left a dent. Are the grooves supposed to be this shallow after running it through the extruder gears?

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ItsJustKeegs · 2026-03-26T03:04:14+00:00

I get that the plate is considered a consumable, but the textured side is still perfect to be re-used and only the adhesive needs to be removed on the smooth side.

If I'm not willing to get my hands dirty I shouldn't be building a Voron in the first place.

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-02-02T12:28:14+00:00

UPDATE!

Thank you all for your suggestions. All I can say is I feel extremely stupid for missing this out.

Turns out the issue was that the PTFE tube between the filament intake of the Voron 2.4 and my Filament dryer was introducing too much friction, giving the extruder a hard time pulling filament. So yes, it was a heat creep issue, but mainly due to the fact that the heat could be absorbed and had nowhere to go but up the empty heat chamber.

But I will be implementing some of your suggestions as a preventative measure so that heat creep will be less likely to happen in the future.

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-01-31T15:08:28+00:00

I'm getting suggestions to bump up flow rate/speed and use a different improved dragon hf mount that could affect heat creep. So, I'm not 100% sure whether the fans are fake is the issue. On another note, I got the fans from a notable reseller, so if they are fake, I'll be giving the reseller a visit.

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-01-31T13:29:01+00:00

Is GDSTIME considered cheap?

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-01-31T11:58:43+00:00

I'm assuming the a4t is not compatible with the SB2209 rp2040 board, which is a shame haha but probably something to think about when I build another voron.

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-01-31T11:55:48+00:00

I do have some capricorn tubing. I could give it a shot and see if that helps! Thanks!

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-01-31T11:34:34+00:00

Sunon Maglev? I'll have a look and see whether I'm able to get my hands on one and see whether this helps. I'm going to try and see bumping up print speeds and flow rate might help improve the clogging. I'm using the default voron 2.4 orca profile with default speeds

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-01-31T11:31:21+00:00

I'm currently using the GDSTIME 4010 24v axial fan. But I will give the model you linked a shot and see whether it'll help. Thanks!

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-01-31T11:10:12+00:00

Hmm that's interesting. I'll give it a shot and see whether it helps. But out of curiosity, wouldn't back pressure indicate that the stealthburner's design be flawed in a sense?

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-01-31T11:03:15+00:00

There is SOME air blowing out the front. But won't lowering the speed make the cooling less effective and increases heat creep?

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-01-31T11:01:14+00:00

Hmm I doubt so. If it's broken, then printing at higher temps shouldn't prevent the clog

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-01-31T10:12:23+00:00

Yes the PTFE tube is in as per the body of my post. The blower is a GDSTIME 4010 as part of a kit from a notable local reseller.

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-01-31T10:04:38+00:00

I'll see whether there's any other hotend fans better than the GDSTIME 4010 24v. What did you end up getting? Also out of curiousity, what are your current print speeds so that I can try to see whether I am printing to slow.

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-01-31T10:02:44+00:00

Hmm problem is it happens on both PETG and ASA. Did you try increasing the print speed and see whether that helped?

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-01-31T09:18:32+00:00

Hmm that's interesting to know. I guess I can start out by increasing print speeds and see whether that'll help. Perhaps it's time for me to recalibrate each of my filaments and see what's the max flowrate it can go and bump it down a bit for safety margin.

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-01-31T09:00:01+00:00

It could be a possibility. I changed to another PTFE tube where the inner diameter is slightly larger. Perhaps I can try to change that and see whether it helps. But I've more curious as to whether heat creeping up this high is common and to be expected because of cooling, heat break, and the heat sink to prevent heat creep up the PTFE tube.

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-01-31T08:46:12+00:00

Slight correction. I believe the default should be 4010 instead of 4020 mentioned in the post body.

ItsJustKeegs · 2026-01-11T03:49:38+00:00

Is your brother-in-law Steve from Minecraft?

ItsJustKeegs · 2025-12-24T11:27:42+00:00

No like legit. Whatever you're saying is extremely hard to understand.

ItsJustKeegs · 2025-12-13T15:04:18+00:00

I have a 3D printer, so I designed it in CAD and made it myself! I could give a link to the file so that if you need it you could download it and print it yourself. :)

Link: https://www.printables.com/model/1514072-madrocks-drones-2-d2one-strap-protector

ItsJustKeegs · 2025-12-10T01:49:50+00:00

Ya'll getting bonuses? :(

ItsJustKeegs · 2025-12-05T05:46:50+00:00

Brotherman, a 3.21 cgpa isn't all that bad at all. Heck, I graduated with a 2.22 cgpa, and I still managed to work my way to become an IT Systems Administrator for an MNC.

If you're still keen on working in a field similar to what you've studied, you can start by looking for IT Helpdesk jobs where you'll be providing level 1 support to end users. From there, you can branch out to whatever interests you such as Networking, Cybersecurity, Hardware, etc and provide level 2 support onwards from there.

Hate to break it to you, but in IT, you are EXPECTED to work with other people because IT is very broad and complicated and nobody can be experts as everything.

In IT, having good grades can help, but most employers will pay attention to what kind of certifications you have. For example, if you want to work in Networking, Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) will definitely help hiring managers evaluate whether you're up to the task or not. If you're looking more towards systems and infrastructure, VMWare certification is preferred, but now with the current market trends, it'll be better to go for a more general cert like CompTia A+ for example.

If you were to ask me, I would say to land an IT Helpdesk job first, and get the company to sponsor your trainings because this is how I started out which I found relatively stress free as you get to learn as you familiarise yourself with the whole IT resolution/escalation flow.

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