<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Filament loads but won't print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/13189/filament-loads-but-wont-print/ Wed, 15 Feb 2017 10:40:28 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Filament loads but won't print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/132575/#p132575 NoHands wrote:

you are a legend @scobo finally got mine going after having trouble with printer that was printing sometimes but never consistantly

Glad I could help.

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2017 10:40:28 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/132575/#p132575 <![CDATA[Re: Filament loads but won't print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/132569/#p132569 you are a legend @scobo finally got mine going after having trouble with printer that was printing sometimes but never consistantly

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2017 08:58:48 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/132569/#p132569 <![CDATA[Re: Filament loads but won't print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/112754/#p112754 I would put a lot of money on the nozzle being too close to the bed.
That can cause back pressure in the heat tube and the tip of the filament swells preventing it extruding till you pull it out and reload.
If so, turn all the thumb screws a quarter turn to the right until you get it printing.

]]> Mon, 28 Dec 2015 18:12:00 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/112754/#p112754 <![CDATA[Re: Filament loads but won't print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/112730/#p112730 I agree with the first reply, I would add it could be your "X axis" that is not parallel to the printing bed.  There are videos in how to check and preform this calibration.   I would do a visual check to see if the x axis assembly looks parallel to the printing bed.  Just make sure we are on the same page, the x axis is the moving assembly that the printing head is attached to.......  You Tube (Filament Fridays) has an excellent video on how to do....

]]> Mon, 28 Dec 2015 11:26:10 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/112730/#p112730 <![CDATA[Re: Filament loads but won't print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/112700/#p112700 Numerohuevo wrote:

If I do a load filament with a filament already loaded, should the machine extrude more material?

I would think if you have filament loaded and used the load feature it would extrude additional filament.  I would perhaps try to unload it then reload it with a clean cut end.  One other issue I recall when I first started is that I was not getting the filament properly loaded and in far enough.  This does not sound like your issue though since you were able to extrude some filament.

Did you try the bed leveling approach per my prior response?

]]> Sun, 27 Dec 2015 20:48:38 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/112700/#p112700 <![CDATA[Re: Filament loads but won't print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/112698/#p112698 carl_m1968 wrote:
mpoffo wrote:

I would use the guide Carl developed to level the bed using the paper method.  The built in leveling does not work so great.  You can find the guide here:

http://www.soliforum.com/topic/8408/bed … beginners/


Thanks for the credit, but I simply shared it. This was the method used for years before machines started having built in automatic processes. So I can't really take credit for the development.


Well, I give you credit for posting and sharing on this site.  It has helped many folks here.  smile

]]> Sun, 27 Dec 2015 20:44:20 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/112698/#p112698 <![CDATA[Re: Filament loads but won't print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/112634/#p112634 mpoffo wrote:

I would use the guide Carl developed to level the bed using the paper method.  The built in leveling does not work so great.  You can find the guide here:

http://www.soliforum.com/topic/8408/bed … beginners/


Thanks for the credit, but I simply shared it. This was the method used for years before machines started having built in automatic processes. So I can't really take credit for the development.

]]> Sat, 26 Dec 2015 22:51:24 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/112634/#p112634 <![CDATA[Re: Filament loads but won't print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/112626/#p112626 If I do a load filament with a filament already loaded, should the machine extrude more material?

]]> Sat, 26 Dec 2015 20:54:45 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/112626/#p112626 <![CDATA[Re: Filament loads but won't print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/112625/#p112625 It could be a couple of things. 

One of the more common issues though is the print bed may not be leveled accurately.  If the nozzle is too close to the printing bed it may not come out at all or correctly.  I had a very similar issue to what you are reporting when I first got my printer.  The print bed was uneven thus allowing the test line to print but nothing else.

I would use the guide Carl developed to level the bed using the paper method.  The built in leveling does not work so great.  You can find the guide here:

http://www.soliforum.com/topic/8408/bed … beginners/

]]> Sat, 26 Dec 2015 20:49:30 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/112625/#p112625 <![CDATA[Filament loads but won't print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/112624/#p112624 Got my son of these for Christmas.  We are trying to do the built-in keychain print.  The filament loads fine and I get a nice long filament from the print head.  However, when I try to start a print job, nothing gets deposited on the print bed.

It also appears that if i try to load the filament again, nothing comes out.  If I unload and then reload the filament, it will again extrude a nice thin filament.

Is this thing DOA?

]]> Sat, 26 Dec 2015 20:41:54 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/112624/#p112624