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PLA thickness varies from nothing to clumps

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  1. dspguy

    dspguy New Member

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    I received my ROBO 3d-R1 printer about a week ago and have done about 8 prints with varying results in PLA. Starting today the printer began varying the diameter of the laid down PLA as though it was running dry then catching and printing a thick stretch over a run of say 60mm. If I raise the head and manually feed the PLA it will flow then curl up and stick to the print head. I have manually calibrated the bed and have auto-level on but it appears to be a flow issue. Any ideas?
     
    #1 dspguy, Nov 9, 2014
  2. Mike Kelly

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    Is your hotend fan running?
     
    #2 Mike Kelly, Nov 10, 2014
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    Mike, yes. it is -now. It apparently came loose in shipping and I fount it hanging after a print failed yesterday.
     
    #3 dspguy, Nov 10, 2014
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