Matthew

Help me Mastadona-nobi, you're my only hope.

My daughters #ender2pro had been side lined for too long. I was having a heck of a time trying to figure out what was keeping her bed from leveling until I took off the OEM print surface to find bubbling between the sheet and the magnet!

I got a PEI plate and much to my surprise (not really) I got an ok-ish first layer. Something she could print with. Or so I thought. Can someone give me an idea of what is happening here?

#3dprinting

Jun 9, 2024 at 12:39amMastodon for Android
Show threadMatthewJun 9, 2024

Ok all, thanks so much to everyone for all the suggestions. Here is a new picture comparison to see that I feel this is a slicer issue vs an issue with the physical printer.

A side by side of a print done in Creality's slicer software (left) and one in Super Slicer (right). Marked difference. SuperSlicer does have a profile for the #ender2pro but I can't find a slicer profile for Orca (preferred) or Prusa Slicer.

Show threadDomJun 9, 2024
@mutthew that’s some massive under extrusion. Maybe a partial clog? Try a cold pull or different nozzle if you can.
Show threadBig gatito 700Jun 9, 2024
@mutthew make sure ur not using random gcode files and are slicing the files yourself in cura, there should be a profile already made for the ender 2 pro for simpler things
Show threadtyxJun 9, 2024

@mutthew
Looks like massive underextrusion to me.
Probable causes:
Temp too low
Clogged nozzle (do "cold-pull" if it's possible with your printer)
Damaged/blocked extruder/feed tube

There can be other problems with settings of FW or slicer, but less likely the culprit if it worked before.

Show threadRobee? Na! 🌈Jun 9, 2024
@mutthew If I were to guess… some of this was accompanied by a clicking noise from the extruder? It could be a number of things, but most likely something in the hotend that’s restricting flow, but outside chance it’s the idler tension in the extruder being too tight or too loose. (1/4)
Show threadRobee? Na! 🌈Jun 9, 2024
Hotend wise, examine a cold pull for oddities, sometimes there is a gap between the nozzle and the heatbreak that fills with plastic (you may see this on a cold pull and can be caused by not tightening the nozzle when it’s hot). It may also be heat creep (is the heatbreak fan working ok?), or just the hotend needs cleaning filament running through it to remove what a cold pull doesn’t. (2/4)
Show threadRobee? Na! 🌈Jun 9, 2024
Other possibilities are printing too fast (hotend can’t keep up with flow rate, so not melting it quick enough and clogs), retraction settings too long or fast (pulling melted filament too far up the heatbreak where it cools and sticks causing clogs), first layer too close to the bed causing a pressure build up in the nozzle and a clog… or just printing too cold (if this is PLA then 210C should be your starting temp for printing and if it looks like it’s struggling to maintain that… (3/4)
Show threadRobee? Na! 🌈Jun 9, 2024

either print slower or the heating element isn’t good enough).

Good luck! (4/4)

Show threadTomJun 9, 2024
@mutthew seem like underextrusion. maybe you should calibrate the extruder flow or simply check the nozzle first. maybe it is clogged.