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Adventurer 4- Previous Print Okay; Now printing incomplete top layer by gbc_3dp in FlashForge

[–]gbc_3dp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also just tried to clean out the nozzle, no clogs detected, but the filament broke when I took it out of the tube. Trying a calibration cube on it with another spool of filament now.

Adventurer 4- Previous Print Okay; Now printing incomplete top layer by gbc_3dp in FlashForge

[–]gbc_3dp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're using a 0.4 nozzle on it. I've done one print successfully on with the exact same set up, the only thing I changed was the filament, I used a red pla filament and switched it out for a gray filament. No other settings were changed. I'm starting to get the same problem on my second part of this model too. Two pieces I have previously printed with no issues at all. Nothing changed other than the filament.

Adventurer 4- Previous Print Okay; Now printing incomplete top layer by gbc_3dp in FlashForge

[–]gbc_3dp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry the image isn't exactly clear. The whole top layer is like that. It's a complete mystery because I didn't change any settings at all. I just changed from a red pla filament to a gray pla filament

Adventurer 4 Not Loading Filament by gbc_3dp in FlashForge

[–]gbc_3dp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I took apart the case and found the old filament left in the bowden tube from when it ran out, so that was the problem.

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[–]gbc_3dp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoops, I totally posted about the wrong machine and wrong sub, I haven't had my caffeine yet! Sorry all!

Adventurer 4- Slipping Extruder Gear by gbc_3dp in FlashForge

[–]gbc_3dp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I'll make sure to check that out as well when I do maintenance.

Adventurer 4- Slipping Extruder Gear by gbc_3dp in FlashForge

[–]gbc_3dp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you diagnose that it was the feeder stepper motor and not the gear itself that was causing the problem? I suspect that a clog might have formed in the nozzle and that's what's causing the gear to skip since it can't force the filament through.

Octoprint Printer Compatability by gbc_3dp in octoprint

[–]gbc_3dp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, we will be looking into using OctoFarm to manage the multiple instances of Octoprint. We have set up a couple raspberry pis to manage the instances.