My filament feeder works well for a bit, then eventually it just starts grinding on the filament and stops feeding.
#Filament grinding issue
dark roost
granite light
The ultimate solution is to stop using the stock Creality plastic extruder because it's awful.
In the meantime, lower retraction speed a bit, make sure your nozzle is clean and not clogged
hot talon
if you run the stock settings they are usllay to fast or too much distance in retraction as @granite light said. i was basicly able to get each creatily i every own to clog with them
hot talon
that one would wortk but a bondtech clone might be better
granite light
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dark roost
ok so i reduced the retraction speed, and cleaned the extruder, the guide that helps the filament go in isnt rotating... but filament is still going in lol, ill update if it fails or completes
dark roost
Alright the problem is fixed but now I have another issue I think I need to recalibrate my axes
granite light
What's your nozzle temp? PLA?
Definitely not an axes problem the skirt printed fine
dark roost
my temp is at 220 and its silk pla
granite light
Layer height? Speed?
dark roost
one sec i need to open ultimaker
layer height is 0.32 mm and print speed is 50mm a second
granite light
Make sure the belts are tight and try 0.2 layer height
dark roost
the belts seem tight, im not sure how tight it should be. and ill try printing at 0.2 in a sec
granite light
Should be tight enough to pluck like a string
hot talon
Silkpla is a pla tpu mix. So its even more moisture sensetive. Drying it and aslight icrease inflowrate will also help
dark roost
ive had this filament for a long time so it probably has a lot of moisture build up. Whats a good way to dry it?
hot talon
https://youtu.be/WC3jvuq-uq8 easiest
dark roost
thank you!
dark roost
I dried the filament for around 7 hours, and it still comes out like this, maybe the filament I bought is just crappy?
unborn sapphire
@dark roost what if you squeeze this lever this way with your fingers?
hot talon
Maybe the plastic extruder cracked
dark roost
<@456226577798135808> what if you squeeze this lever this way with your fingers?
Ill try this in a bit
dark roost
I squeezed the lever and now it does this, should I just buy a new extruder?
dark roost
<@456226577798135808> what if you squeeze this lever this way with your fingers?
i let off a bit of tension after doing this and it actually seems to be helping
Still has some problems though, I’ll try to fix them later, thanks for all the help everyone!
wet sparrow
one like this?
Thats the one i have and i also got a stainless gear for it too, works like a charm
dark roost
Nice, I’ll order it
hot talon
try one or two cold pulls maybe there is still some dirt
dark roost
I think its getting better and better
unborn sapphire
That extruder looks terrible. it's basically the same as the one you already have. Get a BMG clone if you are going to order an extruder.
dark roost
one of these?
i was worried it was gonna be super expensive but its actually pretty cheap
unborn sapphire
yeah, this style of extruder has a reduction gear so it has power to move the filament with the tension set high and really grabbing the filament
dark roost
thats probably what i'll order, thanks for the suggestions guys!
hot talon
The og bmg are expensive yes the clones not
dark roost
do the clones work the same?
hot talon
On bowden yes
waxen gull
the trianglelab ones are crazy good qualitsy
i suspect them to come from the same supplier tbh haha
dark roost
cant wait to replace it
primal citrus
i had this same problem with a ender 3 v2 and the extruder sorta skipping and the solution i found was the nozzle and the tube going from the extruder had a gap in between the so filament would get suck there and not print so i changed the tube bc it had melted away anyways bc the one it came with was sorta cheap so i got a capri corn one and it seamed to work just fine the extruder had nothing too do with it
hope that helps
hot talon
uhhrgg another capricorn victim