Good Morning from my Robotics Lab! This is Shadow_8472, and today, I am going over no tangible progress. I ran out of time debating the future of another project with someone, and not even that is resolved. Let’s get started!
I haven’t been able to print anything all week. Whenever I do, the extruder tip is a little runny when it should be stopped. It ends up curling around, then sticking to the side of the tip. I cleaned it off multiple times before I realized what was going on, and I haven’t been able to figure out the correct keywords to search for the problem. I think the problem may be because the printing temperature is too hot for this particular spool of filament. The tip may also have a little clog frustrating things.
I also figured out what was with some miscolored specks in different prints I’ve done recently. The first time I spotted them, I thought they were just dust that had gotten into the print job that really didn’t want to come out. Now, I know it’s residue from previous spools. While this may just look ugly when using a single kind of plastic, if I start switching between PLA and ABS regularly, I will want a cleaning filament. I’ll want it sooner if my problem above involves a plugged tip.
In other news, my friend, who I still want to print this night-light up for, has had a situation change on her. I just found a lamp base I could use, but I may need to make the whole thing battery operated instead.
Final Question: What could cause the printer tip to leak, almost as if slowly extruding normally?