<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — not extruding]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/1083/not-extruding/ Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:22:17 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: not extruding]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/10226/#p10226 turns out it was the grub screw that holds the toothed cog onto the drive shaft of the extruder motor, quick tighten, and away again...
(getting a bit fed up of cutting the back of my hands on this frame though !!)

]]> Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:22:17 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/10226/#p10226 <![CDATA[Re: not extruding]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/10218/#p10218 saymo606 wrote:

I received my new hot end from SD, ran autotune, no probs, but it is not extruding abs...? I can hear the extruder motor trying to turn, but if i look at it while i hit extrude it does not turn.. if i push the abs down into the extruder, it turns?

any ideas?

sounds like pressure of the idler roller or is your extruder in need of a cleaning?
Those teeth get filled with plastic, forget feeding.

]]> Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:58:11 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/10218/#p10218 <![CDATA[not extruding]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/10215/#p10215 I received my new hot end from SD, ran autotune, no probs, but it is not extruding abs...? I can hear the extruder motor trying to turn, but if i look at it while i hit extrude it does not turn.. if i push the abs down into the extruder, it turns?

any ideas?

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