Print Troubleshooting Pictorial Guide
This guide assumes a basically properly built and calibrated printer Main_Page. If you have not read through and attempted a complete calibration, see the REPRAP wiki for calibration instructions Calibration. Some common calibration issues as well as common build related issues however are discussed.
The following categories are used to help identify the print issue by either print defects or by cause (if known). The print defects will point to identified causes and branch into individual examples and solutions:
ContentsCAUSES:Material FeedExcessiveInsufficientIntermittentExtruding TemperatureToo hotToo coldClogged ExtruderBed AdherenceInsufficient
ExcessivePrint SpeedToo FastToo SlowCalibrationcircularityscaleSkipping StepsPart TemperatureToo hotToo coldPRINT DEFECTS:Surface DefectsHolesSmall Single FilamentLarge Area of FilamentWavinessSolidity of SurfaceStringsBlobsFineness of DetailFilaments not TouchingBody DefectsWarpingStepping/OffsettingInterlayer DelaminationFailure at HeightOverall DisasterIf you are not certain about having correctly calibrated you printer, verify that it is calibrated first as that is the first step. See Calibration. |