awful qidi printer still isn't working after like 5 months of issues and attempts | 3D Printing | Page 1

fading swanBOT Jul 18, 2025, 6:41 PM

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floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 6:42 PM

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lets start

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what were the start of the issue, describe it first

slate ridge Jul 18, 2025, 6:43 PM

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the extruder kept clicking

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I had a clog at one point

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I just ditched the entire hotend and nozzle because I couldn't get it out

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and I bought brand new ones

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it still clicks

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so they say to take the extruder apart

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there is nothing wrong and nothing clogging the extruder

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the video they sent also doesn't describe the extruder I have

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so I can't put it back together

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it also doesn't solve the problem in the first place

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it just doesn't extrude, random clicking noises when I try

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honestly my biggest regret in life is spending my savings on this awful machine

floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 6:45 PM

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okay wait

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can you describe what the clicking sounds like?

slate ridge Jul 18, 2025, 6:45 PM

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how

floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 6:45 PM

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is it the extruder tensioner clicking? or is it some kind of stepper motor thing

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I assume your printer is a qidi xp3

slate ridge Jul 18, 2025, 6:46 PM

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no it's from the extruder part

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yes

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this has been such a big issue that I have had 4 previous forums here

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about the same thing

floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 6:47 PM

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damn

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I'm looking online for the extruder part wait a bit

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can you take an image though of the extruder you have right now

slate ridge Jul 18, 2025, 6:50 PM

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floral sparrow can you take an image though of the extruder you have right now

floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 6:50 PM

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that extruder gear is flipped

slate ridge Jul 18, 2025, 6:50 PM

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that's not how it was in the printer

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but I just can't assemble it anyway

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the gear wont stay there when I flip it

floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 6:51 PM

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you have to flip it because the smaller tidbits of that gear is the one that grips the filament

slate ridge Jul 18, 2025, 6:52 PM

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omg now all the bearings are coming out the gears I'm actually gonna die

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like I cant do this

floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 6:53 PM

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beeee careful

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but afaik that kind of gear should have a bearing that is collared

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try to take one only first

slate ridge Jul 18, 2025, 6:54 PM

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i cant do it

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there's parts everywhere

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springs, bearings

floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 6:54 PM

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don't think about those

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think about what you just removed right now

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what fell out, what removed itself. Think about the other things later

slate ridge Jul 18, 2025, 6:55 PM

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it's too late for that

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stuff is everywehre

floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 6:55 PM

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take an image

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place it nicely on a tray before reassembly

slate ridge Jul 18, 2025, 6:57 PM

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now I can't get the spring in

floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 6:58 PM

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nono. stop first

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don't try to make it hard for yourself by trying to do things that isn't calm and planned

floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 7:02 PM

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slate ridge

@slate ridge can you take an image of this seperately

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both of these parts

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because I think you really need to remove one of the gears in that

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you see this over there

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thats where the filament feeds in.

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the extruder gear (the silver part, not the black part) is the one that pushes that filament in to the hotend

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there's two of them, and those two are on both sides of the channel

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slate ridge Jul 18, 2025, 7:08 PM

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the spring

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I cant

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its impossible

floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 7:09 PM

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take an image without it

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I'd like to see first what you're doing. This would make it easier for us to learn what you're doing with it

slate ridge Jul 18, 2025, 7:10 PM

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i need someone to come and fix it

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this is stupid

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its not possible to wedge the spring perfectly back into place

floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 7:13 PM

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would you like a video chat?

slate ridge Jul 18, 2025, 7:15 PM

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the spring is in, but now the gears get more friction in one side

floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 7:16 PM

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how did you assemble it???

slate ridge Jul 18, 2025, 7:17 PM

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I put the spring in and put the bolts on

floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 7:17 PM

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take an image

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please

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I don't even know how you assembled the gears

slate ridge Jul 18, 2025, 7:18 PM

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it's not something you can see in the image it just looks like a normal extruder

floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 7:18 PM

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and if its wrong, it won't work

slate ridge Jul 18, 2025, 7:18 PM

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all of the gears turn when I turn one

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but it's not smooth anymore

floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 7:19 PM

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try feeding in filament by manually spinning it

slate ridge Jul 18, 2025, 7:21 PM

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i cant do this right now

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im literally close to just dumping the entire printer

floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 7:27 PM

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also how did I not notice this

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You sheared off the plastic pin

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that's why its not smooth anymore

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or it could be where the shaft on the other side goes

slate ridge Jul 18, 2025, 7:56 PM

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floral sparrow also how did I not notice this

I think that's just a mark in the plastic, molding or something

slate ridge Jul 18, 2025, 7:56 PM

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floral sparrow or it could be where the shaft on the other side goes

probably

floral sparrow Jul 18, 2025, 7:56 PM

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looks like a break tho

#awful qidi printer still isn't working after like 5 months of issues and attempts