3D Printing Failures

TOC Introduction Good Practices Diagram of a 3D Printer Electrical Safety Mandatory Maitenance Material Science Materials and their Settings Quality Options Limitations with 3D Printing Speed Limitations Cura Tricks Important Accessories and Replacements New Innovations Post-Processing Upgrades and Purchasing a New Printer Resin Printing Diagnosing Failures Bed Adhesion Build Plate Not Heating Build Plate Not Reading Correct Temperature Built Up Material on Nozzle Curling of Layers and Angles Elephant Foot Extruder Motor Skipping Filament Snaps Gaps in Walls Gaps on Top Layers Ghosting Hotend Cant Reach or Maintain a Temperature Hotend Not Heating Hotend Not Reading Correct Temperature Layer Bulges Layer Shifts Missing Layers and Holes in Prints Model Errors Not Finding Home and Inverted Prints Nozzle Clogs Over Under Extrusion Parts Being Knocked Over Parts Not Mating Together Patterns in Outer Surface Poor Layer Adhesion Problems with Power Loss Recovery Running Out of Filament Settings Issues Squished Layers Stepper Motors Overheating or Malfunctioning Stringy or Blobby Prints Stripped Filament Unlevelled Build Plate Warping Z-Axis Wobble Z-Height Calibration Tips if Still Not Working Resources About the Author