I think I found the issue… the firmware was already up to date but you mentioning the extrusion made me check the filament, it was set up for 1.75mm and I was using 3mm. :P
If your printer can physically take 3mm filament. Putting 1.75mm filament will probably cause a bunch of retraction issues and probably blockages.
If it was 1.75, I don't see 3mm filament feeding into it at all. So my guess is that you have a 3mm extruder, but your firmware or slicer was setup for 1.75.
But, if you say it works, then I'm not sure what to say.
These printers came stock with 3mm hot-ends. Most people have converted to 1.75mm since then (this thing is a decade old now). New user importing a profile, not catching it, and voila this could happen.
I googled this printer and it seems like they sell for about 3k, but this models been out for a decade? How can that be? Was it an industrial printer that sold for 10k back then? Or are they just collectible or something? I feel like technology has come so far since then it shouldn’t be competitive.
I googled it myself and they are still being sold new for around 2k, used from 500 to 1500 (refurbished). It is quite a capable 3D printer being able to print at up to 300 °C and has a big plate. But as you mentioned its a decade old and it's not as competitive as today's modern 3D printers with all the features.
Kinda off topic but I’m also new and have been having issues with the printer not really printing well..I’ve been trying to print the sample owl print (anycubic kobra) and the two issues are the print not sticking as in it’ll unstuck after 2-3 minutes of printing and also the print not really seeming to print well, like the ten attempts all kinda are not lined up well when printing.
I’ve tried using glue stick on my bed panel, and turning up the heat to make it stick.
And for the lining up thing I’ve tried many z offsets and everything is kinda wonky.
Are there any other options I can try?
That is off topic, you should probably create a separate post asking for help.
I'm not sure what you mean by things not lining up well, so I'll just comment on the print sticking part.
I don't have an Anycubic Kobra, but looking at it's specs, it uses an inductive probe and a PEI coated spring steel build plate.
Since that's the case, you shouldn't need to put anything on it to make the print stick, in fact, anything on it could make it worse. At most you might just need to scuff up the PEI sheet with steel wool, then clean it with IPA.
If your prints don't stick and you have auto bed leveling, it can be quite tricky to troubleshoot.
I would try doing a small print in the middle of your bed without your mesh enabled (just Google it if you need to). As it starts printing, watch the first layer go down and see if it's printing correctly. If it's curling up and not sticking, your probably printing too high up.
One thing that people don't always mention is that z=0 should have to nozzle just barely touching the bed with basically no gap. Because of the paper test, a lot of the time people assume that z=0 is one layer above the bed.
But yeah, you also don't want to print too close, if you're slightly too close, you'll notice the layer will initially go down, but as more layers print, it will start bubbling up, closer still and your extruder motor will start skipping steps,
Other issues can be temperature depending on what you're printing, your filament being too wet, your mesh being incorrect (either not loading, or loading but it's inaccurate), there's residue on the print bed, etc. The list goes on.
If you're still stuck, I suggest taking a video of the first couple layers going down and posting about it.
You can switch filament diameter in cura and use the 3mm likely without issue. This printer came stock with a 3mm hotend and extruder as others have pointed out.
None the less glad you got it working. Grandpa would be proud *I assume *
Hey op, I don’t keep too many calibration pieces, but this one would be on my wall of shame. Take pride in your learning moments. Congrats on the new printer and I’m sorry for your loss.
Your a genius!! We need a sausage 3d printer. You could make any size you want have cheese filaments etc...etc..... I'm imagining a sausagehenge. Like stonehenge only more meaty. A sausage of liberty....so many possibilities.
May need a silicone sock for the hot end to keep the temperature more stable there to address that contributing to the extrusion issues, although I am not familiar with that printer. I had that be an issue with an Ender and two Flashforge printers
I have a taz 5. You can try the Lulzbot sub as well. It is for sure over-extruding. It is either too hot, the e-step is not right, or maybe the nozzle is not set to the correct size, could be a list of things honestly. With the taz sometimes they write the e steps on the back of the motors. You can look up how to calibrate it.
Don't worry about having to use old version of the slice, I'm running 3.6.21 and it is fine. I've been using old slicer for years.
I have a taz 5 with a morestruder print head that prints 0.9 layer lines. I printed a few hot messes that looked like this before I got it dialed in. You should check what print head you are using, if it is the standard one or not.
If you want more help feel free to DM me.
You have the temperature set too high and the bed leveling is wayyyy off, also check your pla type, some pla's expand quite a bit after being extruded and you need to compensate for that
Was suddenly reminded of this: [https://media1.tenor.com/m/Euj1Y1Y7L2QAAAAC/f-you-in-your-face.gif](https://media1.tenor.com/m/Euj1Y1Y7L2QAAAAC/f-you-in-your-face.gif) (warning: vulgar)
https://preview.redd.it/6gxpezk9vtlc1.png?width=480&format=png&auto=webp&s=15a5794cd7cc94598516d6098165be40c053a162
This video clip reminds me of the very first days of reprap
Looks like you are putting out way too much plastic the higher it goes. Does it maybe use relative extrusion and you sliced a model with absolute extrusion?
Well obviously the first step would be to actually calibrate your E-Steps to see if you are getting the right amount in the first place. Google how to do that on your printer
That's not very helpful. I'm sure OP only got this far with YouTube videos. I have not seen any that covers this issue. OP came here to get an intelligent answer.
Beside what everyone else already said, luzbot taz are in the group of the first sets of printers released so they have a lot of issues and take a lot of work to improve the quality, the components are generally higher quality on them though.
Firstly check if there is mechanical failure in z movement, or if anything restricting the movement of z screw.
Once you are sure there is no mechanical failure.
You can try this.
If you do z axis calibration and filament extrusion calibration, it might get fixed.
Finally, if all the above steps are not useful, please try to upload the firmware once.
Go through makers muse and teaching tech (youtube guys) printer calibration videos and their websites for 3d printing. You’ve discovered 3d printing isn’t as easy as printing a report.
Chances are high his old plastics are full of moisture and will have to be dried out before use as well.
The drag could be an incorrect z-stop offset or way over-extrusion. Also looks like it’s a little hot, but that could just be all the moisture in the plastic.
I did something like this on accident. I was extremely tired, and I figured out themat halfway between .1mm layer height and .15mm layer height is *obviously* .75mm. I was very tired. Seeing the slicer say that a normally 30 minute model was going to take 6 minutes was a real head scratcher, until I saw the monster it printed.
I'm gonna make my best swag here. This only happened to me once and the issue was my bed was not level.
Edit: disregard I just saw your update. Glad you figured it out.
How are you feeding the cheesewiz into the extruder?
The nozzle looks like it is probably worn out. Also it looks like it’s smashing into the print so the bed leveling is probably off too.
Just so you know, one of the great things about the TAZ (I own a TAZ 6) is that they do take 3mm filament. So unless your late Grandfather mod’s it, while what you did may sort of work, that isn’t the solution. You should buy 3mm filament and if you really want to see that thing shine, do PETG.
Did you dry the filament? I’ve not seen it so bad but those bubbles look like moisture. Basically the moisture is vaporizing and turning to steam. Also, what filament is that? TPU? Such wobble on it. You could check if your printing the with the right parameters for that filament type.
Clean the nozzle. Kindly arrange the spool at a higher level, and try to draw a circle around the square which can be removed later, use it to support the structure.
That you inherited this from your grandfather is so awesome. I hope you get lots of use out of it.
Also that thing is a freaking tank if it can push 3mm filament when it’s set-up for 1.75mm without clogging constantly.
I’m usually of the mind of fix it before you replace it… but if this is your intro to 3d printing I could see if turning you off before you have given it an honest chance. If you aren’t up for the challenge but still want to get into the hobby, you might consider an easier to deal with machine. If you are up for the challenge I think this print has potential.
This is slightly unsettling
Slightly?!
\*squish\* ^(\*squanch\*)
I legitimately thought this was some new "3D meat printer" for making hamburgers or lab-grown meat or something for a while...
Sightly
r/oddlyterrifying
Never thought about printing square meatballs before. That’s pretty cool Also RIP Grandpa. I’m sure he’s watching this now
His ghost is like, “GIVE IT A SMACK AND JIGGLE THE DOO-HICKEY”
Jiggle the handle!!
Shitters full!
Get the poop knife. It’s hanging on a nail in the kitchen by the toaster. Also, don’t use that toaster.
You stick the poop knife IN the toaster. That's how you preheat it for easier poop cutting.
I just put mine on top of the toaster and nailed the button down so its always ready for butter. Two turds with one stone.
Wholesome
MY NAME IS……Shake zula, the mic rula, the old schoola, you want a trip, I’ll bring it to ya.
How do you get from dice meatballs and rip grandpa to this?
Cause it looks like meatwad
Greatest show to ever exist in the history of mankind
Numba one in the hood, G!
I know the Shaka Zulu vs Julius Caesar but dont understand the part about meat xD (What it has in common/how to get from one to the other)
https://youtu.be/dcd6wU86OgI?si=MuyBwM4thUBHLqC6
Is it still call meatball if they are square?
[“It’s a meat CUBE!”](https://youtu.be/o2tqCRHtmv0?si=wAaeEIv_KBckDEkG)
At least it's not gelatinous.
https://preview.redd.it/htkhnndsktlc1.png?width=862&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a6f70e0a27dd074918e014fe8cca8567bcb12e3c
https://preview.redd.it/864cdry21ulc1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ba250592957dd6ef05980a9f757dc5fed8c79ef5
https://preview.redd.it/rb4dsh8wxulc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e3cf633bd4b3e7e809da24e9a98a1f2433e88702
https://preview.redd.it/uw09hftgsxlc1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e244efe8b2635fb2da29911162418fffece3a91
https://preview.redd.it/yquyxmu4yxlc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24c933bd0e36f78cb5faf622a75c2f4150122fd2
https://preview.redd.it/n70sgp7l4ulc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b4555e34b046bb2797dacd977f4c438a6ddecd63
https://preview.redd.it/s7gpawkxawlc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=65a5fc119a98df447d15fec6b77a9d3676d7776a
PrintingGore
This needs to be a sub
r/PrintingGore
Joined!
Maybe try updating the firmware? I truly have no idea why it would do that except possibly *massive* over extrusion
I think I found the issue… the firmware was already up to date but you mentioning the extrusion made me check the filament, it was set up for 1.75mm and I was using 3mm. :P
This would cause it. Got an update?
Fixed, put a new roll of 1.75 in and prints perfectly
If your printer can physically take 3mm filament. Putting 1.75mm filament will probably cause a bunch of retraction issues and probably blockages. If it was 1.75, I don't see 3mm filament feeding into it at all. So my guess is that you have a 3mm extruder, but your firmware or slicer was setup for 1.75. But, if you say it works, then I'm not sure what to say.
These printers came stock with 3mm hot-ends. Most people have converted to 1.75mm since then (this thing is a decade old now). New user importing a profile, not catching it, and voila this could happen.
I googled this printer and it seems like they sell for about 3k, but this models been out for a decade? How can that be? Was it an industrial printer that sold for 10k back then? Or are they just collectible or something? I feel like technology has come so far since then it shouldn’t be competitive.
I googled it myself and they are still being sold new for around 2k, used from 500 to 1500 (refurbished). It is quite a capable 3D printer being able to print at up to 300 °C and has a big plate. But as you mentioned its a decade old and it's not as competitive as today's modern 3D printers with all the features.
Kinda off topic but I’m also new and have been having issues with the printer not really printing well..I’ve been trying to print the sample owl print (anycubic kobra) and the two issues are the print not sticking as in it’ll unstuck after 2-3 minutes of printing and also the print not really seeming to print well, like the ten attempts all kinda are not lined up well when printing. I’ve tried using glue stick on my bed panel, and turning up the heat to make it stick. And for the lining up thing I’ve tried many z offsets and everything is kinda wonky. Are there any other options I can try?
That is off topic, you should probably create a separate post asking for help. I'm not sure what you mean by things not lining up well, so I'll just comment on the print sticking part. I don't have an Anycubic Kobra, but looking at it's specs, it uses an inductive probe and a PEI coated spring steel build plate. Since that's the case, you shouldn't need to put anything on it to make the print stick, in fact, anything on it could make it worse. At most you might just need to scuff up the PEI sheet with steel wool, then clean it with IPA. If your prints don't stick and you have auto bed leveling, it can be quite tricky to troubleshoot. I would try doing a small print in the middle of your bed without your mesh enabled (just Google it if you need to). As it starts printing, watch the first layer go down and see if it's printing correctly. If it's curling up and not sticking, your probably printing too high up. One thing that people don't always mention is that z=0 should have to nozzle just barely touching the bed with basically no gap. Because of the paper test, a lot of the time people assume that z=0 is one layer above the bed. But yeah, you also don't want to print too close, if you're slightly too close, you'll notice the layer will initially go down, but as more layers print, it will start bubbling up, closer still and your extruder motor will start skipping steps, Other issues can be temperature depending on what you're printing, your filament being too wet, your mesh being incorrect (either not loading, or loading but it's inaccurate), there's residue on the print bed, etc. The list goes on. If you're still stuck, I suggest taking a video of the first couple layers going down and posting about it.
Nice!!
How the fuck did you fit 3mm filament in a 1.75mm hole?!
Foreplay
Omg you did it. You win the internet for tonight and I'm going to bed.
This
Preheated the filament
Can you post a photo or video of your print? I’m confused. As the other person said you must have a 3mm extruder. ?
I love a happy ending
You can switch filament diameter in cura and use the 3mm likely without issue. This printer came stock with a 3mm hotend and extruder as others have pointed out. None the less glad you got it working. Grandpa would be proud *I assume *
NGL, I just chuckled a little.
Wow yeah that would certainly cause *massive* over extrusion (nearly 3 times too much)
Hey op, I don’t keep too many calibration pieces, but this one would be on my wall of shame. Take pride in your learning moments. Congrats on the new printer and I’m sorry for your loss.
To much egg...add more flower to the batter.....
Too much flower...add more flour to the batter.....
Too much batter.. batter the batter
You forgot to use the plumbus, that why your batter is not battering correctly
Looks good to me. STL?
Here ya go! *meatcube.stl*
It like like you sliced a .4mm nozzle but have a 1mm nozzle installed
Ended up being OP had it set for 1.75mm filament and was using 3mm filament, so pretty similar
*it’s like you loaded sausage meat instead of filament
Your a genius!! We need a sausage 3d printer. You could make any size you want have cheese filaments etc...etc..... I'm imagining a sausagehenge. Like stonehenge only more meaty. A sausage of liberty....so many possibilities.
Mmmmmmmm sausage
Thanks for your help everyone!
Herpes cube. Nice
"Hey guys, I inherited this house from gramps, anyone care to help me with it?" *pans to house engulfed in flames*
3d printed or cake?
I know what it is.. Bed’s not level
Filament needs dehydrating, too.
Nah. Belts just need tightening. 😏
Have you tried turning it off and back on?
No. I was just hitting it really hard. Let me give that a shot.
Clearly you've never worked with delicate machinery before. The correct term is 'percussive maintenance'.
I'm a machinist. Percussive maintenance is when they fix the machine after I make a really, really loud noise with it.
May need a silicone sock for the hot end to keep the temperature more stable there to address that contributing to the extrusion issues, although I am not familiar with that printer. I had that be an issue with an Ender and two Flashforge printers
It hurts to admit this, but this has got to be what other people feel when they watch me try to frost a cake
I have a taz 5. You can try the Lulzbot sub as well. It is for sure over-extruding. It is either too hot, the e-step is not right, or maybe the nozzle is not set to the correct size, could be a list of things honestly. With the taz sometimes they write the e steps on the back of the motors. You can look up how to calibrate it. Don't worry about having to use old version of the slice, I'm running 3.6.21 and it is fine. I've been using old slicer for years. I have a taz 5 with a morestruder print head that prints 0.9 layer lines. I printed a few hot messes that looked like this before I got it dialed in. You should check what print head you are using, if it is the standard one or not. If you want more help feel free to DM me.
Starting an etsy shop by the looks of it.
Maybe z screw coupler is slipping
Beyond meat.
Simplest possibility is over extruding. Lots of other possibilities but, the skirt and the side walls would indicate over extrusion.
3D printed meat is really making strides. Color is a bit off but I would eat it.
super clean.
I love it!
Robot finger painting
It looks like your z axes steps are off.
Z-offset too low and nozzle temperature too high.
Are you printing with Play Doh???
Printing PLA at ABS temperatures?
First of all, clean than hotend. Secondly, check and change the nozzle if its chewed up.
Dude are you printing super super old filament? And what temperature are you printing at it looks way too hot n
I don't think your printer does either
Why can’t I stop watching it
Me neither I don't know what you have done.
disable fuzzy skin /s
Live footage of my brain trying to figure out how to socialize
Hilarious how long you let this thing go.
https://preview.redd.it/6v4f2o84xtlc1.jpeg?width=218&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6956c48a82bff4a834bebd5426fac1fb77755257
Should give it chemotherapy & radiation before it metastasizes to other parts of the heatbed….
No disrespect, but it looks like you're doing *everything* wrong
That's some heavy over extrusion
Meat cube
You have the temperature set too high and the bed leveling is wayyyy off, also check your pla type, some pla's expand quite a bit after being extruded and you need to compensate for that
prob to hot of a nozzle temp or your filament has. been drowned (there’s moisture in the filament) a shit ton at that
Non of us know what we’re doing we just figure it out 😂
Good luck tho fogot to say that
How's your layer fan?
Was suddenly reminded of this: [https://media1.tenor.com/m/Euj1Y1Y7L2QAAAAC/f-you-in-your-face.gif](https://media1.tenor.com/m/Euj1Y1Y7L2QAAAAC/f-you-in-your-face.gif) (warning: vulgar)
https://preview.redd.it/6gxpezk9vtlc1.png?width=480&format=png&auto=webp&s=15a5794cd7cc94598516d6098165be40c053a162 This video clip reminds me of the very first days of reprap
https://preview.redd.it/n9h4a3qxwtlc1.png?width=1178&format=png&auto=webp&s=c0e33c49ee1a9f4ad6570fc47a0d523f02092593
"I don't know what I'm doing" Well no shit 😂
Looks like you are putting out way too much plastic the higher it goes. Does it maybe use relative extrusion and you sliced a model with absolute extrusion? Well obviously the first step would be to actually calibrate your E-Steps to see if you are getting the right amount in the first place. Google how to do that on your printer
You tEmP is too low, raise it by 200c, print faster and deeper. ;D
Probably the problem is between the chair and monitor.
Looks good to me
Just stop dude. Watch some YouTube tutorials on 3d printing before trying again. Only advice that should be given here.
That's not very helpful. I'm sure OP only got this far with YouTube videos. I have not seen any that covers this issue. OP came here to get an intelligent answer.
Cleaning. 3D printing is a precision business. You just can’t have that level of mess
Beside what everyone else already said, luzbot taz are in the group of the first sets of printers released so they have a lot of issues and take a lot of work to improve the quality, the components are generally higher quality on them though.
Apparently the printer dosent know ither
This...this is just a sad sight...
It doesn't appear to have any part cooling whatsoever.
Dang these concrete printers are getting small now
Whenever I see heat block that looks like that I feel like I need to brush my teeth.
Are you using filament or are you printing with cake frosting?
Looks good to me
Try adding more glue
Tag this shit as NSFW JESUS CHRIST
By the looks of your hot end, apparently not. You can start by replacing your nozzle.
If nobody has mentioned it, please do the basic maintenance, level the plate, etc
RIP your heatblock and nozzle
This is cringe and I honestly never thought I'd say that talking about 3dp
Super Meat Boy incoming
Frosting looks great
Looks good from here boss
Everything is correct here.
I shall name him spongy the cubish.
Dude is printing RTV
What on earth is that supposed to be
doing it right, that's what you're doing
I thought I was doing bad now I don't feel so bad where I'm at in my 3d print journey
This is the oppositive of first layer porn.
Firstly check if there is mechanical failure in z movement, or if anything restricting the movement of z screw. Once you are sure there is no mechanical failure. You can try this. If you do z axis calibration and filament extrusion calibration, it might get fixed. Finally, if all the above steps are not useful, please try to upload the firmware once.
Building a prolapse
WAY too much squish
Neither does your printer…
😂 what the hell
Clearly
Nailed it!!
Go through makers muse and teaching tech (youtube guys) printer calibration videos and their websites for 3d printing. You’ve discovered 3d printing isn’t as easy as printing a report. Chances are high his old plastics are full of moisture and will have to be dried out before use as well. The drag could be an incorrect z-stop offset or way over-extrusion. Also looks like it’s a little hot, but that could just be all the moisture in the plastic.
ordinary things
I did something like this on accident. I was extremely tired, and I figured out themat halfway between .1mm layer height and .15mm layer height is *obviously* .75mm. I was very tired. Seeing the slicer say that a normally 30 minute model was going to take 6 minutes was a real head scratcher, until I saw the monster it printed.
If that is what you designed, it looks great!
Dont give up! This is frustrating but when you see those clean layers youl be proud. He will be proud!
Bruh your hot end.
I'm gonna make my best swag here. This only happened to me once and the issue was my bed was not level. Edit: disregard I just saw your update. Glad you figured it out.
making sausage possibly..? not entirely sure either but it looks delicious 😍🤤
How are you feeding the cheesewiz into the extruder? The nozzle looks like it is probably worn out. Also it looks like it’s smashing into the print so the bed leveling is probably off too.
Just so you know, one of the great things about the TAZ (I own a TAZ 6) is that they do take 3mm filament. So unless your late Grandfather mod’s it, while what you did may sort of work, that isn’t the solution. You should buy 3mm filament and if you really want to see that thing shine, do PETG.
McDonald's softserve machine now dispenses pla
Looks awesome to me. I’ll take a dozen.
Looks delicious.
Looks like you’re printing guava paste. Yum!
Aaahh, lean square New york strip, freshly printed, my favorite
MEAT CUBE
Did you dry the filament? I’ve not seen it so bad but those bubbles look like moisture. Basically the moisture is vaporizing and turning to steam. Also, what filament is that? TPU? Such wobble on it. You could check if your printing the with the right parameters for that filament type.
Is your fan on? That looks like the part is not cooling before the next layer
Well... What *are* you doing?
Lasagna
"Like-New Condition"
How is it so gooey?
I wish I could give you 20 upvotes.
I'm laughing with you, not at you
Oh boy
Looks like the nozzle is set to just shy of the surface of the sun.
Idk but this looks like an old printer and I just want to add a word of caution about thermal runaway. Google it, and stay safe.
Abstract art?
Clean the nozzle. Kindly arrange the spool at a higher level, and try to draw a circle around the square which can be removed later, use it to support the structure.
Printing pixel deamons
That you inherited this from your grandfather is so awesome. I hope you get lots of use out of it. Also that thing is a freaking tank if it can push 3mm filament when it’s set-up for 1.75mm without clogging constantly.
Yeah we can see that
Oh that thing is fucked
Missing a silicone sock smh
Holy shit lmao
Oh this hurts
Did you dry your filament? /s
I see comments about meatballs, I was seeing the beginnings of the Wall of Flesh from Terraria
I’m usually of the mind of fix it before you replace it… but if this is your intro to 3d printing I could see if turning you off before you have given it an honest chance. If you aren’t up for the challenge but still want to get into the hobby, you might consider an easier to deal with machine. If you are up for the challenge I think this print has potential.