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Mousta - Impressoras 3D - Linha Builder 2016: Creality Ender 3 V2 neo

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:33:42 -0700

Minha ender 3 v2 neo não imprime, ela liga e trava na tela de impressão. Mando fazer o alinhamento ela não se move e trava na tela do alinhamento. Alguém com o mesmo problema?

⟐ Answered março 05, 2026 at 15:33 GMT-7

Prusa i3 MK2: original i3 prusa mk2 desligou, provável curto circuito nos terminais

Sat, 07 Oct 2023 17:44:33 -0700

Origial Prusa i3mk2 desliou permantemente, devido a provável curto-circuito nos terminais do hotend. O que fazer?

⟐ Answered outubro 07, 2023 at 17:44 GMT-7

Creality Ender 3 Pro: 3D printer blue screen

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 03:15:23 -0700

Built printer, then it turned on. Leveled the plate to the print Nozzle with a piece of paper. I printed 2 test models then a 5 hour model. All 3 models we fine. Then turned off printer. The next day I turned the printer on and only got a Blue screen.

⟐ Answered agosto 29, 2022 at 3:15 GMT-7

Bambu A1 Mini: Bambu Lab A1 Mini extruder clicking and filament feed issue

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:24:19 -0700

Hello,

I’m trying to troubleshoot a hardware issue on my Bambu Lab A1 Mini Combo 3D printer and would appreciate any guidance.

Hardware reference (for clarity): Bambu Lab A1 Mini Combo 3D printer

Issue description:

During prints, especially at higher speeds or when more filament is needed, the extruder begins to click repeatedly and the filament feed becomes inconsistent. This often results in under-extrusion or gaps in the print. The printer pauses or slows unexpectedly as well.

What I have checked so far:

Filament spool tension and re-feeding
Nozzle temperature settings
Cleaned the nozzle and heat break
Verified filament is not tangled

At this point I’m trying to determine whether this is likely due to a mechanical feed problem (gears, tensioner, idler), a drive motor issue, or a sensor/stepper calibration issue.

Specifically, I’m interested in:

Common mechanical causes of clicking extrusion on this or similar models
How to inspect the extruder gears and tension assembly safely
Any recommended checks for stepper motor performance or idler alignment

Thanks in advance for any repair/inspection advice — I’m trying to identify whether this is a hardware fault or a setup calibration issue.

⟐ Answered abril 21, 2026 at 4:24 GMT-7

Creality Ender 3 Pro: Why isn’t my printer printing correctly.

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 20:42:03 -0700

I’ve made everything leveled and every time i try to print the filament bunches up at the nozzle. I’ve had it for a month and I’ve just been struggling to actually get it going.

⟐ Answered julho 16, 2023 at 20:42 GMT-7

CR-10S PRO: Stiff adjustment wheels on bottom of bed.

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 09:38:04 -0700

One of the adjustment wheels used for leveling and home settings is stiff and wont turn one direction making the bed uneven when homing. Anyone know of a full disassemble and reassemble video or guide I can follow to fix it? Thank You!

⟐ Answered outubro 08, 2024 at 9:38 GMT-7

Creality Ender 3 Pro: Why is my screen beeping and automatically selecting things?

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 08:02:12 -0700

I have an ender 3 pro with an skr mini v1.2 motherboard and the screen keeps automatically selecting and clicking thins and makes weird noises? Any fixes? I have all wires plugged in correctly, I’ve flashed the board, unplugged the system, removed the metal holder from around the screen, tried plugging in things differently and tried different cords but nothing has worked. Any idea for a fix?

⟐ Commented novembro 16, 2024 at 8:02 GMT-7

3D Printer: Has anyone used a 3D printer to make replacement parts?

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 12:39:22 -0700

I need to make a replacement part for an industrial toaster and wonder if a 3D printer could be used. A manual on how-to would be great if any one has the experience to write it.

⟐ Answered abril 03, 2019 at 12:39 GMT-7

M3D Micro: Help recognizing burned component

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 11:20:23 -0700

Hi M3D Micro owners!

I have recently noticed one component (I think is a transistor) is burned, and I need help knowing which one it is.

I didn't find any schematics for the board, so I have no clue.

I would really appreciate any help here. I want to replace the component and fix the printer.

Thanks!

⟐ Commented outubro 12, 2022 at 11:20 GMT-7

UP! Plus 2: Printer that is not initializing correctly and skipping?

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 13:27:24 -0700

I've had my printer for a while now, and I've run into an issue where my printer will start skipping and pushing it's y-limit boundary. There is no "click" of the switch in the back.

⟐ Answered setembro 08, 2019 at 13:27 GMT-7

UP! Plus 2: Why isn't my printer turning on?

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 13:24:56 -0700

The front facing power light is not turning on, even when my printer is plugged in and the switch is on.

⟐ Answered setembro 08, 2019 at 13:24 GMT-7

Lulzbot Taz 6: Extruder nozzle keeps jamming and stops midway thru a print from SD

Thu, 21 May 2026 14:27:45 -0700

My technology teacher has a Lulzbot Taz 6 3D printer that has some issues.

First of all, the filament sometimes jams in the extruder nozzle and therefore preventing the 3D printer to print anything. I have tried heating the nozzle to around 220 degrees celsius (almost overheating the filament) yet the nozzle still jams for some reason.

Second of all when printing a .gcode file from an SD card the printer stops mid print for no apparent reason, but when printing from a Mac mini it prints just fine. I have no idea why it does this.

Ideas?

⟐ Commented maio 21, 2026 at 14:27 GMT-7

Ender 3 v2 Neo: My Ender 3 Max Neo Stops Extruding Filament Mid-Print

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 02:27:46 -0700

While you may be confused why I'm putting this under Ender V2 Neo, they are functionally the same device, size being the difference. Now, here's my issue, when I print the print will start off fine enough, but filament will consistently stop at about the same point each time. https://preview.redd.it/continuous-print...

More or less what happens is that the print starts off normal, and then the print simply stops at a certain point. This isn't because the filament is caught on anything, I've had this issue for a few months and taken apart a few items of the printer. I'm not sure if this is a settings issue, or if this might be an issue with the hotend, as I had to replace it, and these problems started after a few such changes.

If you have any questions you need me to clarify, I'd really like to solve this. Thanks.

⟐ Commented outubro 19, 2025 at 2:27 GMT-7

FlashForge Adventurer 3: Nozzle disconnected itself from heater/extruder during print

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 14:48:34 -0700

I replaced the 0.4mm nozzle with a 0.6mm nozzle. It printed fine for 1/2 the print and then apparently disconnected itself from the print head/extruder. It no longer seats electrically and I can't re-seat it due to the resistance from the filament. So...I can't remove it because it won't heat up due to not having any electric contact.

⟐ Answered setembro 20, 2025 at 14:48 GMT-7

Monoprice Mini Delta V1: LCD no longer working

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 23:39:59 -0700

I see this is for V1, but the description acknowledges that V2 came out in 2021 so there must be some awareness of that version, which is what I have. My LCD touchscreen quit working a couple weeks back, after working fine previously. I gave this to grandkids as Christmas present, they live about an hour away, and they were the ones using it when it no longer fired up so they gave it back to old fix-it grandpa. I am pretty good tech DIY guy, so just figured I'd maybe replace the LCD and be good to go (knowing it might NOT be the LCD itself, maybe the board. connectors and power supply all look solid, though). When powered up, the screen lights, or backlights, but just a white/light grayish with no characters or graphics. That's the only way I've controlled the screen, never having used a computer or phone wifi or usb, just always put models on the micro SD card in the computer then move it to the printer. Now trying USB and wifi don't seem to connect either way, although the computer does sense via usb when the machine is powered up/connected by cable. But then neither Cura nor Weedo give me a connection to the machine recognition. Any ideas, fixes, or even where I might find a V2 LCD replacement part that's evaded all my internet searches. Plenty of used V1 machines out there that I could snap up, but that's a different animal without the touchscreen, buttons instead, and I'm just not finding anything V2 anywhere online, other than new machine at TechTitan, I think it is.

⟐ Answer edited abril 15, 2025 at 23:39 GMT-7

Flashforge Finder 2: Places to find spare parts in Europe

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 09:15:23 -0700

Does anyone know a place to get spare parts for the Flashforge Finder 2.0 that can ship to Europe?

⟐ Edited agosto 25, 2024 at 9:15 GMT-7

Creality Ender 3 Pro: Why isnt my 3d printer scrolling button working

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 01:54:17 -0700

Scrolling button from my 3d printer doesen"t work, is there any way I could fix that myself ?

⟐ Commented fevereiro 23, 2024 at 1:54 GMT-7

Anycubic Vyper: Why is my hotend clogging

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 09:24:41 -0700

Some filament got In there and cooled or burn is is not budging and no Filomena is coming out. Please help

⟐ Commented abril 28, 2024 at 9:24 GMT-7

CR-10S Series 3D Printer: I can't update my firmware.

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 10:05:20 -0700

I installed BL touch on my CR-10 S5, and I tried to follow updating the firmware. But the compiling is always fail. I downloaded numerous versions of marlin for cr-10s 5. None of them works.

⟐ Answered dezembro 13, 2022 at 10:05 GMT-7

M3D Micro: Intermittent Connection and/or Extrusion Issues (?)

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 06:37:48 -0700

First, this is on a Linux Pop-OS system76 laptop (but also tested on a Dell Inspiron 17 with Ubuntu). I know the problem isn't anything like a bad cable or port, since the printer does in fact operate under certain circumstances. Here's the problem...

I recently dusted off this M3D Micro I have, the software of which was on my old Dell laptop. Except for a bad model (the .stl needed repair), the printer printed the .stl with no issues. Then I decided I should probably just put the software on my newer laptop and run from there instead. I figured out how to repair my model, but then ran into all kinds of grief trying to get the old M3D software to run on my newer system. Those issues are resolved (I think), and this is where I'm at now...

I have two software downloads:

m3drealize_1.8.2-1_amd64.deb: Printer connects but does not extrude any filament i.e. the extruder moves around as if printing, but nothing comes out. This is true on both the System76 and, now, also the Dell (re-installed the software, earlier). I've removed and reinserted the filament and it does extrude a bit during that process, so there isn't a hardware issue. It just won't do it when I go to print anything!

M3D-Linux-1.5.0.70.tar: Printer connection cuts in and out, with a message popping up every time upon re-connection: It keeps telling me that my gantrys need to be reconfigured and that I cannot print until this is done (again, this happens on both computers; I wish I had not uninstalled and re-installed on the Dell, but I didn't realize there would be any problems down the road!).

So does anyone have any idea what's going on here and, just as important, how I can go about fixing it?

⟐ Commented novembro 25, 2022 at 6:37 GMT-7