Maintaining a Creality Ender 3 - 3D Printer
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ก.ค. 2020
- Chuck shows you how to perform Maintenance of your Creality Ender 3. He focuses on the most important part of the 3D Printer; the Filament Path. He shows you how to maintain and prevent PTFE issues, when to replace the nozzle, how to look for a failing fan, and more in this edition of Filament Friday.
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Chuck, I gotta say, your "don't worry about buying my kit, I'm not trying to sell you anything, just do the job right" attitude is extraordinary, refreshing, and I very much respect you for it. :thumbsup:
3:52 Great tip I learned is that if you're stuck in a situation where you don't have a 6.5mm socket (or a 1/4 inch socket, which as you demonstrated works quiet well), but you do have one of those screwdrivers that uses removable bits, then you can likely use the screwdriver as a 6.5mm socket.
Thank you for this video. I haven't had any issues yet with my Ender 3/pro machines but you touched on a issue I am experiencing with my CR-10 S5. I told a friend (who is new to 3D printing) of your videos and shared this video with him as soon as I watched it, just trying to help. His wife called and scolded me because he was on Amazon updating his tool list and parts..... lol. I also mentioned to him how anytime I have a issue, I DO NOT ask questions in any of the Facebook groups, I go to your videos and search for problem/solution. Through your videos you have answered many questions and helped me to solve a few issues.
Perfect timing! After 2 years and 3 months, and countless prints, my Creality CR10 Mini jammed, and I didn't know what to do! It's my first and only 3D printer, and didn't seem to need any maintenance until now. Every tip in this video helped me to get it back in action. And now I'll be a bit more proactive when it comes to maintenance.
2 years without a stoppage??
@@geoninja8971 Yes! Other than leveling the bed once in a while, I did no maintenance. I'm not a heavy user - I go thru about one reel per month. But that's still almost daily use.
@@davesemmelink8964 You've got a good machine there!
Recently I realise that the most noisy fan on my Ender 3 was the one inside the electronics box. I saw no one giving attention to it as a noise source. I not only replaced all the axial fans of my printer for better ones, but also put a resistor on the path to reduce their rotation a bit. Two things I learned with you and I could build up on. First, how to reduce the speed, as you shown on the Noctua video, and to connect the fan of the electronics box with the one on the hot end so it runs all the time. Thanks Chuck! Because of your tips about fans and silent board now I can print at night and sleep at the same time! Cheers from Brazil!
Thank you very much for these tips. I performed the maintenance you outlined tonight and my printer seems to be printing much cleaner, very useful!
Got my first printer last night (Ender 3 v2). Drinking coffee and watching vids before setting it up today. Thanks for this one (timely). This is just the kind of info I wanted before starting. Liked and subscribed!
Thank you for all your videos, I have recently got into 3D printing and you have been instrumental in guiding me through this process. Thank you 👍
Super advice. I sometimes forget all about the tubing. Gonna order that ratchet, very cool.
Its thanks to your videos that i have had my first ever successful test print and with this video you have answered my worries on maintenance, many thanks to CHEP for making these guides.
I dont comment very often. This video is awesome! Everything I needed to know in a short, concise video. What you do on this channel is seriously top tier content. Keep up the great work!
Thanks
Nice tips! Thank you for your continuous updates, helps a lot 👍🏻.
I had issues with clogged nozzles on my Geeetech A20m, and I've found a really simple way to clean up my nozzle without replacing it.
I heated up the hotend up to its maximum temp, then took off the PTFE tube end from the extruder side after removing the filament of course, then hooked it up to my bicycle pumb which has kind of a clamp that fits perfectly snug to PTFE tube size, then put a paper on my heated bed so that it doesn't get messy, and carefully blow up air in the tube and it did open up most clogged nozzles with a cloudy plastic oozing 😆👍🏻
Thanks Chuck. All valid info and I have experienced all the symptoms as you mentioned on my Ender 3. I'm waiting for my PTFE tube cutter to be delivered and then I'm going to follow all your steps and get that maintenance done.
Chep, I´ve to say Thank You. This video solvéd an stringing problem. You are the best 3d printer teacher.
Great video Chep, these tips are so important, I had a big issue with my hotend fan, makes a big difference
all this years and i'm still learning from here. thank you very much!
Thanks for watching all those years.
Hi Chuck. Let me share what happened to me... I was getting some inconsistent printings and decided to follow your advice. It turns out that the PTFE tube was lightly burnt and the nozzle was carbonised. I put on a new Capricorn PTFE and a new nozzle. The printer got better, but still not the same as it used to be. The prints showed some signs of under extrusion and "unevenness". I tried everything, from new filament to calibrating E-Steps. Nothing. Well... I was about to revert to a white generic PTFE to give a new try, when I decided to mesure the extruded filament with a calliper... and got 0.56mm. Making the long history (almost) short, there was a 0.6 nozzle among the 0.4mm 10-pack I bought! Now it's perfect agains. Cheers from Brasil, where you have a bunch of followers!
Thankyou for this! Been pulling my hair out for ages with stringing and retraction issues... after watching this video, i checked the PTFE and it was heavily burnt and blackened! Cut the tube, replaced it and voila!
You’re the only reason that I am able use my 3D printer! Thanks
Thank you Chep! Great great video! Had issues with PTFE tube and now it’s printing beautifully. Great info on your videos! Keep up the great work!
I bought an Ender-3 V2 Amazon return and have been really happy with it. I found the best way to remove filament is with a 'cold pull'. Heat nozzle to temp - say 210C - then cool down to 90C. Pull the filament and it should come free including what is in the nozzle. It does work but I do have one filament that won't cooperate. Thanks for your videos. Another fave to keep watching.
I was super nervous when my printer jammed.
You video clammed me down and I was able to easily fix it. thanks!
Having a bad time with my printer and completly forgot about changing the nozzle... got stringing and clogging like hell! Made we quit 3D-printing!
After one year....
Cutting the PTFE tubing and change nozzle really did the trick!
Do it! It will help!
This is the most helpful chanel about 3D printing what I found. Thank you very much. Greeting from Czech republic.
Thank you
awesome video , Ive only had my Ender 3 pro around 5 weeks and it suddenly developed some under extrusion problems. Followed the steps in this video and is printing perfectly again.. regular maintenance will definitely be conducted from here on out , Thanks
Tip on the PTFE tube maintenance part: If one cuts the tube, or in any other form shortens the length of it, and have some automatic filament change feature enabled in the firmware. Make sure to update the travel length in the printers settings, so it doesn't crash the filament into the nozzle when auto-feeding the filament into the system. That can cause the tube to fail prematurely later on.
Your knowledge is fantastic and I am so grateful you share it with us, thank you!
Very helpful with much needed detail and resources! Thank you for the vid!
I would add that your need to bring the hot end up to temperature when you are tightening the new nozzle, otherwise you get leaks and blobs. Excellent video, thanks for the links.
Great video, Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance!! More important than people realize.
I learn so much from you I can't thank you enough
Your videos are wonderful and always super informative!
Great stuff! Love all of your videos. Very informational and needed!
Excellent video. All my printers are direct drive with all metal hotend so no worries about ptfe tubes. Preventative maintenance is so important and often neglected. I have learned a lot from your videos. Thanks.
Isnt there still a short piece of ptfe tube?
There is but it doesn’t go down and touch the nozzle.
I love your video's, clean, clear, and easy. Amazing!
chuck i bought the ratchet and it works wonders thank you
Thanks very much for your videos. Very informative. Even though we likely already know some of them, I always learn a new trick from you which I didn't know before.
Great job on your presentation, definitely will start doing this more regularly on my farm. Thanks!
Finally got my ender 3 pro to work after doing this along with upgrading the extruder. Thanks bro. I was just gonna return it
Just printing the first print on my ender 3xs pro after assembling it today with your guide😁
Great video, exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
Great tips, Chuck! Thanks a lot! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thanks for this video. Really helped me out today.
Another excellent tutorial, thank you.
I also noticed something good for cleaning the nozzle, if you use the hotend fix washer, you can do atomic clean/cold pull wayyy easier since you doesn't have to pull the filament all the way from the start of the PTFE tube!
Man I love your channel ! Thanks for the tips !
thanks!! Amazing video, simple and objective!
You remind me of Uncle Ben, helpful and wise
Thanks Chuck. Wouldn't have thought about cleaning the extruder gear. All else, I've done.
Thank's Chuck for Sharing et i Say Hello from Belgium 🤜🤛
Excellent as always!
Thanks for the information! Very helpfull...
Thanks Great video really appreciate your time and experience.
Thanks I'm waiting on my ender 3 to come in the mail was wondering how to maintain these lol.
Applicable for cr-10 and almost any printer. Thank you.
Great tips! Thank you!
Thanks, Fix my stringing with this.
Thank you! Great tips
is there a video on the Ender 3 V2? This was a great video.
Cool - I wish this was out before I started a 36hr print last night! :O
Mines just started doing this stuff...Great video again...🤔😳😳👍😎
Great walk through
Thanks for sharing :-)
You are the Master..... thank you 🙏
great vid, thanks for this!
Great tips. Thanks.
amazing, very clear!
ONe thing I like to do along with PTFE & Nozzle maintenance is I will run Q-tips with the leading side soaked with IPA through the hotend until they pull clean.
Good idea.
geez I've been printing a fair amount on my Ender 3 Pro for almost a year and didn't do any maintenance. gonna do these things soon, thanks!
Wonderful! Thank you!!
I replaced my bowden tube with the capricorn tube and it would not stay in the collar at the extruder. Blew out in the middle of a 24 hour print and ruined it. No matter what I did, it wouldn't stay in. I went back to the clear bowden tube and did the Luke Hatfield fix. Now all I have to do is check the coupling at the nozzle as it does loosen up a little and a few turns of the wrench fixes it. Not impressed in the slightest with the Capricorn but hoping the higher temp tolerance will save me in the long run.
Another thing to check - the screws that mount the hot end to the x-carriage. After about a year of heavy use, mine loosened up and I ended up with loads of what looked like layer shifts as the whole hot end rotated back and forth. Took me weeks to figure out that was the problem.
Awesome video
I’m gonna link this video to a QR code, and print a new QR cover to put over the one that comes on my V2. So if I’m having issues I just scan to pull up this video👍
Edit: now after completing the video I just wanna thank you for being so thoughtful about us and our experience. Couldn’t have been more helpful🙏
I like the QR code idea. Thanks.
Don’t replace the fan if it isn’t spinning properly. These fans can easily be fixed by simply cleaning the fan. After time the fan can get dirt in the bearings. Get some 3in1 oil, take out the plug (often found under the sticker) from the center of the fan, drop a drop or two of oil in it and spin the fan with a finger. Use a paper towel to soak up the dirt and oil, then repeat the process until the fan spins smoothly. Put the plug back in and your good to go again.
Many thanks!
will defiantly use these tips thanks!
who are you being defiant towards? prusa?
mastav huh?
very helpful thx!
Got one last year with my first printer, was SO useful having that collection of tools! Still using 95% of it a year later
still waiting for the v2 to be in stock in the eu warehouse it will be my first 3d printer although ive gotten to use and play around with slicing for my friends ender 3 pro
it took me honestly months to figure out all of this. Lots of frustration but have it down to a science now.
I've also done the spacer mod featured on this channel which allows me to take out the PTFE frequently without having to reseat on the nozzle (and re-cut the tube end).
Do you think its a good mod to do?
Apparently CHEP didn't like it enough to mention it here.....
@@bobjohnson3175 I personally think it's a good mod to do, main reason is so that I can throw out that tiny little PTFE segment as many times as I like, and not have to worry about running the main run from the extruder. Yes all PTFE wears out and it will eventually need to be replaced, but not nearly at the pace that it gets baked in the hot end in my experience.
I have a whole video on the insert for those that want to mod it. This video was for those with stock setups. th-cam.com/video/7tCxO17XZtw/w-d-xo.html
This is great. Question why is that it makes a grinding noise when it's being pulled in by the spool. (extruder) I also it being pulled from my dryer. tks!
Hi Chep, I bought my first printer(a ender 3 pro) about a month ago and I picked up a used ender 3 original the other day. thank you for all the information you have provided as well as the profiles I got my printer up and running quite well in seconds. I was wondering if you have ever encountered in potential issue regarding the stepper motors on the original ender 3. It feels like flat spot is I push it along the x axis. My ender 3 pro doesn't have this. I was wondering if maybe the wheels are flat but it didn't appear that was the case either. Thank you for all you do.
I have already to replace my idler bearings, and now my bed rollers need to be replaced. I have not seen a maintenance video on this stuff or where to buy them.. Might be a good followup
You should get Canadian links for Amazon
TGIFF - great content. Thank you
Please do a video of ender 3 extruder clicking noise causing under extruding and weak prints.
Btw i learned a lot from your videos.
Great going
I did a playlist on it. th-cam.com/play/PLRFPlUhDTTlka-Cq-UmI3IbbHRIwG2OsX.html
One good idea would be to put a Hero Me (Gen4 or 5) fanduct on it, so replacing the fans becomes far easier and you can get different ones like e.g. 40mmx20mm fans for the hotend. Far more cooling on the heatsink should improve the lifespan of the PTFE, prevent heat creep and minimize the temperature transition zone. And the option to use 5015 fans for part cooling is obviously also very nice
I am so frustrated I have a small farm trying to keep them running has been a nightmare. I wish you lived closer I love your videos and you have been a major source of help. Wishing there was some one in my area to give me some one on one help. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
What are the problems you're having?
So, 2 years later was still going strong (Thank You!) but recently started having some major print issues, the only thing I have not ruled out is the Capricorn end tube bit (now stuck in the Ender3 extruder). I can't for the life of me get the Capricorn out now. It's like it's fused in there, even if I heat the extruder to 240. Any tips? Thanks in advance!
Beware of cheap nozzles. I bought a kit that came with few of them. I had to replace them 3 times while changing tube, fittings and everything just to return to my old beaten up nozzle because with the new ones the stringing was horrible. The only thing that caught my attention when inspecting them, is that the part that comes in contact with the tube has a bigger hole and then it comes down to normal size like a funnel. I think that may create a gap that messes up retraction and I don't think it is fixable.
Also, about cooling, the odds that the heatsink is failing is very slim. So, like Chep says, you most likely have to check the fan.
have a happy 4july chep
Thanks Paul. You too.
Thank you. Can I ask if you are still using the hotend fix? And can I ask why you don't appear to be using your printed bowden connector?
Appreciate the videos. Have you ever spoken about vapors from melting filament? My throat and chest suffer when printing PETG yet I see videos where people print in their homes.
I haven’t.
hey CHEP, my Ender 3 sat for a month or two and is now having issues. I printed a spring cup to increase tension, loosened the idler arm screw, put on a new nozzle, leveled, re-sliced, and reinstalled my slicer and issues remain. Two predominant issues are no extrusion happening from the nozzle, the extruder is moving but its not pushing any out. Issue two is the bed and extruder arm stop moving and its still extruding, this has only happened once though. I am running Hatchbox PLA at 200 and 55 on the bed.
How often should you maintain your printer?
Oh hey, the kit has a bunch of stuff I've been meaning to buy anyway.
I’ve got an Ender 3 s1 that I’m trying to get the Teflon tubing for. I bought a Bowden tube from Amazon, but even though it says it’s 4mm it seems very lose. I think it’s because of that the ply leaks around the side of the nozzle. What tube do you recommend for the Ender 3 s1?
Those needles I don't clean with. I use them to check inner profile of nozzles before use. If needle catches so will filament
If my PTFE tube was clogged up with filament at the end, do I just cut that part of and stick it back in, or is there something else I have to do. Please help. Thanks!