Filament Issue I have been printing pretty well lately but now every time I print it stops flowing before the first layer or second layer finishes. I have tried different temps (start at 195, 205, 210). I have tried both fans (gear fan and heater fan) on and at different speeds. I am using PLA. I have cleaned the nozzle a few times and then re-leveled the bed each time. I can manually push the filament through slowly and it strings nicely (ie doesn't seem clogged) for just a bit and then it stops and produces what the picture shows. Has anyone experienced this issue? Thanks for the help. ncagit https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,611766,611766#msg-611766 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:21:37 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,611766,611927#msg-611927 Re: Filament Issue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,611766,611927#msg-611927
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I have been printing pretty well lately but now every time I print it stops flowing before the first layer or second layer finishes. I have tried different temps (start at 195, 205, 210). I have tried both fans (gear fan and heater fan) on and at different speeds. I am using PLA. I have cleaned the nozzle a few times and then re-leveled the bed each time. I can manually push the filament through slowly and it strings nicely (ie doesn't seem clogged) for just a bit and then it stops and produces what the picture shows.

Has anyone experienced this issue?


Thanks for the help.

ncagit

I get the intermittent flow also. It is always at the 1/4 mark of the inital rail print. Same as you, the bed is level. I home then do a g0z200, then push fila. It comes out nicely. I am blaming the heads. That is why I bought 2 E3d v6s in hope of counteracting a bad hotend build. I know its one of those things that when I get it figured out I will have purchased a whole other printer worth of parts.]]> Giantkiller Reprappers Mon, 18 Jan 2016 18:06:27 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,611766,611903#msg-611903 Re: Filament Issue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,611766,611903#msg-611903 ncagit Reprappers Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:13:48 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,611766,611892#msg-611892 Re: Filament Issue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,611766,611892#msg-611892 ncagit Reprappers Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:55:06 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,611766,611884#msg-611884 Re: Filament Issue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,611766,611884#msg-611884 elwood127 Reprappers Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:46:28 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,611766,611766#msg-611766 Filament Issue https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,611766,611766#msg-611766
Has anyone experienced this issue?


Thanks for the help.

ncagit]]> ncagit Reprappers Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:51:59 -0500