Filiment not extruding Hi, I just built a RepRapGuru Prusa i3 v2. I have a level bed, voltages at .550, extruder at 220, bed at 70. Unless i manually push the filament through it does not extrude anything. Since I am new I am sure I missed something. Can anyone help shed light on this. Oh yeah Hatchbox PLA filament. Thanks, https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,769845,769845#msg-769845 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:34:10 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,769845,771669#msg-771669 Re: Filiment not extruding https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,769845,771669#msg-771669
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. PLA is a bitch to print, at least it is for me with an e3d v6. The filament for me kept jamming up, so I cannot print with it. Does the extruder skip? That is a sign of a jam and filament stripping.

When using PLA you must have a cooling fan blowing air across the fins of the hot-end so there is no heat creep up the throat. Heat creep causes the PLA to jamb.

I have a 30mm fan attached to and blowing on the e3d. It still jams. Maybe the thermal paste sucks, but it was just reapplied from a new tube.]]> mlaustin66 Prusa i3 and variants Sat, 03 Jun 2017 21:35:21 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,769845,771603#msg-771603 Re: Filiment not extruding https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,769845,771603#msg-771603
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mlaustin66
. PLA is a bitch to print, at least it is for me with an e3d v6. The filament for me kept jamming up, so I cannot print with it. Does the extruder skip? That is a sign of a jam and filament stripping.

When using PLA you must have a cooling fan blowing air across the fins of the hot-end so there is no heat creep up the throat. Heat creep causes the PLA to jamb.]]> SteveRoy Prusa i3 and variants Sat, 03 Jun 2017 11:56:34 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,769845,771516#msg-771516 Re: Filiment not extruding https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,769845,771516#msg-771516 mlaustin66 Prusa i3 and variants Fri, 02 Jun 2017 22:41:36 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,769845,769852#msg-769852 Re: Filiment not extruding https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,769845,769852#msg-769852 seattle_phil Prusa i3 and variants Tue, 23 May 2017 22:28:38 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,769845,769845#msg-769845 Filiment not extruding https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,769845,769845#msg-769845
I just built a RepRapGuru Prusa i3 v2. I have a level bed, voltages at .550, extruder at 220, bed at 70. Unless i manually push the filament through it does not extrude anything. Since I am new I am sure I missed something. Can anyone help shed light on this. Oh yeah Hatchbox PLA filament.

Thanks,]]> PaulHacker Prusa i3 and variants Tue, 23 May 2017 19:58:37 -0400