Hopefully someone can help me. I have an ender pro 5 which was working perfectly up until i didn’t use it for 6 months, now when I try to print if it eventually sticks to the bed the finished piece is so weak when I try to get it off the bed the layers separate and it just collapses. I have fitted a new nozzle and extruder and have tried different pla but still no use . Any ideas please
3d prints layer separation
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Hi there
I have trouble getting the first layer to stick to the bed and the part is very weak and just pulls apart like the layers are not stuck together
Which part ?. The machine or the finished print.
I have several rolls I have tried. Some are only weeks old
Thanks for your reply.
The prints are not sticking to the bed unless i apply pritt stick first , that is the white residue in the photo. I have been checking bed height before every print with paper as you mentioned. Also the pipe clips in the photos came out perfect 6 months ago and no settings have been changed and everything is stock. Could this be a heat issue ?. Printer says 200 extruder bed 60 degrees.
Thanks again. Also extruder gear and boden tube and nozzle are new and have been checked for blockages.
The prints are not sticking to the bed unless i apply pritt stick first , that is the white residue in the photo. I have been checking bed height before every print with paper as you mentioned. Also the pipe clips in the photos came out perfect 6 months ago and no settings have been changed and everything is stock. Could this be a heat issue ?. Printer says 200 extruder bed 60 degrees.
Thanks again. Also extruder gear and boden tube and nozzle are new and have been checked for blockages.
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I have been levelling the bed before every print using the paper method and the bed is still level. I am trying old print files because I have used them many times before with no problems. I have not changed any settings because I have never needed to in the past . The glue solved the problem with the first layer sticking to the bed but since then the prints have deteriorated so badly that they just perish when I touch them so I fear whatever was causing the sticking problem has worsened and now is affecting the prints . I have been on so many websites looking for a solution and that is why I replaced the nozzle and extruder gear set and boden tube but no difference. Next step is to find a repair shop I guess. Thanks to all replies
Ha ha funny you should say that because I have just got in from work and my wife has been looking up the problem. She said the exact same thing. I am just trying to increase the hot end temperature to see if it makes any difference but if it’s no good I guess it wont get any hotter. It’s set at 220 degrees now and first layer has stuck without glue . I will update when it gets further. Thanks again
Hi again. Just to update the problem was a blockage between the boden tube and the nozzle inside the hot end itself. Funny enough the only part I did not replace. After all your advice I found a YouTube video on fixing crunchy prints and the guy says it is almost always an extrusion issue , so I stripped it down and luckily there it was. Thanks again for all replies and advice. One last thing , do I have to mark this thread as solved?.
Hi there
Sounds like you could have the same problem I had . The clicking extruder could be where the filament can’t get through so the gears are grinding. I removed my boden tube from the top of the hot end and the nozzle so leaving just the hot block,then I heated it up to 200 degrees and used an Allen key to push the blockage through. Just beware the block is hot so the Allen key will heat up , I just put a rag over it and slowly pushed and the blockage came out. Good luck hope this helps.