Troubleshooting Flexible PLA | Frankly Built's 3D Printing & Cosplay Community | Page 1

rain fable Aug 28, 2023, 10:31 AM

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Hello! Just looking for some information or feedback on what I can do to fix this. The Flexible PLA seems to be very inconsistent, I’ll get a few test prints out of it and then I’ll go to send a full 2-3 day print and the filament gets caught in the extruder of my Ender 3 max Bowden style. I’ve tried playing around with temps and it seems to like 210 for the nozzle, slowed the print down to 20mm/s I even turned off retraction which gave the same results with it on. If someone has any input on this I’d really appreciate it!

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pseudo ingot Aug 28, 2023, 11:39 PM

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Which fpla are you using?

rain fable Aug 28, 2023, 11:40 PM

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pseudo ingot Which fpla are you using?

Ataraxxia Art

ivory pagoda Aug 29, 2023, 8:57 PM

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Did you callibrate your E-steps when swapping out to the flexibal filament?

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since it has different material properties, it will be a different E-Step

rain fable Aug 29, 2023, 8:58 PM

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ivory pagoda since it has different material properties, it will be a different E-Step

I’ve never done E steps, I didn’t think I had to with the Flexible PLA, it’s supposed to print like Pla.

ivory pagoda Aug 29, 2023, 8:59 PM

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Might be worth just double checking it, from the print looks like you are getting inconsistant flow.

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hence the big gaps

rain fable Aug 29, 2023, 11:18 PM

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that's not what I'm concerned about, The filament is getting jammed in the extruder.

ivory pagoda Aug 30, 2023, 6:49 AM

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then you are printing it too cold

rain fable Aug 30, 2023, 8:17 AM

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ivory pagoda then you are printing it too cold

It can’t be that, I’m printing it from my filament dryer

ivory pagoda Aug 30, 2023, 8:30 AM

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As in your hotend is too cold

rain fable Aug 30, 2023, 8:31 AM

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That could make sense, you think 210 is too cold?

ivory pagoda Aug 30, 2023, 8:32 AM

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Does the filament give you a recommendation? Cause if it's getting stuck, chances are the filament is cooling too quickly. Or not hot enough to reach the glasspoint.

rain fable Aug 30, 2023, 8:35 AM

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Says on the package 190-220

ivory pagoda Aug 30, 2023, 1:03 PM

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Print it hotter and see if there is any difference try 250

rain fable Aug 30, 2023, 1:53 PM

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ivory pagoda Print it hotter and see if there is any difference try 250

I could try a temp tower

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I’ve been printing cubes

waxen temple Aug 30, 2023, 1:56 PM

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ivory pagoda Print it hotter and see if there is any difference try 250

Dont just guess a random temp to test

waxen temple Aug 30, 2023, 1:56 PM

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rain fable I could try a temp tower

Temp tower is the way to go

rain fable Aug 30, 2023, 2:02 PM

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If I remember correctly I tried printing at 230 and it wouldn’t even print

shut solar Aug 30, 2023, 5:47 PM

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Have you checked for a clog?

rain fable Aug 30, 2023, 5:58 PM

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Yup! Multiple times

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