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by Tubercule
Sun Apr 07, 2019 4:56 am
Forum: Geeetech I3 Pro B
Topic: Extruder leaking and not extruding
Replies: 5
Views: 5508

Re: Extruder leaking and not extruding

So, I found out the problem was that the extruder gear wasn't moving the filament. I took the head apart and there was a bunch of plastic bits stuck in it. I removed them and now my thing can print. The print quality is terrible though...I'll have to keep working on the calibration and stuff... Than...
by Tubercule
Mon Apr 01, 2019 2:50 pm
Forum: Geeetech I3 Pro B
Topic: Extruder leaking and not extruding
Replies: 5
Views: 5508

Re: Extruder leaking and not extruding

Tell us all whether, after heating the head, you tried to drive the filament feeding manually from the slicer I tried. The filament went strait through the head with little to no resistance. What is the set diameter of the filament? I'm using 1.75 mm PLA It is also worth to calibrate the extruder a...
by Tubercule
Mon Apr 01, 2019 12:04 am
Forum: Geeetech I3 Pro B
Topic: Extruder leaking and not extruding
Replies: 5
Views: 5508

Extruder leaking and not extruding

My extruder is retarded. (I probably also am...) When on stand by, with the nozzle at 190°C, plastic leaks out of the nozzle. https://ibb.co/ZTR33c3 When printing, the plastic just seems to come out in the same way that it is when not printing (it seems that the extruder is not extruding but rather ...