I’m convinced this is a black window but it looks a little different than the pictures online? Specifically that red stripe as opposed to the hourglass. Is it possibly a false black widow or an imitation widow?
Edit: forgot to put I am in South Texas. Near the water. And woods.
Title: Need help: AD5M Pro randomly stops extruding
Hey guys, I’m looking for some help with my Flashforge AD5M Pro.
It randomly decides when it wants to extrude and when it doesn’t. I’ll have 3 or 4 prints come out perfectly, then all of a sudden the next print won’t extrude at all or will stop extruding halfway theough the print. The print head still moves around like it’s printing, but the bed ends up completely empty.
At first I thought it was a clog, so I went through the normal unclogging steps, but it doesn’t seem to be clogged. Another time I thought maybe the extruder gears were clogged, so I checked those too, but that wasn’t the issue either.
When it happens, I can easily remove the quick-release nozzle and the filament comes out without any problem. Then I cut the filament from the top and pull it through the extruder, and it also comes through easily. It doesn’t feel stuck, jammed, or stripped.
That’s what has me confused. I can’t figure out what is randomly stopping extrusion. Sometimes it won’t even start extruding at the beginning of a print. Other times it starts fine, prints half the model, then suddenly stops extruding halfway through while the printer keeps moving like normal.
This started about 7-10 days ago and I still can’t figure out what’s causing it. I’ve tried different filaments, and it happens with different files, so I’m not sure it’s a gcode issue. I’ve updated Orca, but I’m thinking about switching back to FlashOrca temporarily to see if something changed in the orca that might be affecting the g-code.
There are no clicking sounds or new noises from the extruder since the problem started. I don’t think it’s hardware, but I’m going to tear it apart again today, clean the extruder, and see if that helps. I’m leaning more toward software because I’ve also had a couple prints say they were complete when they definitely weren’t. That issue went away, but now this extrusion problem started, so I’m wondering if it’s related.
Has anyone else had this happen on the AD5M Pro? Any ideas on what I should check next would be appreciated.
If I catch it on the security cam I will share…she’s not gonna be happy…
What’s the most wild thing you have ever printed???