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    Cannot Print PLA :-/ Tried almost every Idea found on web

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    What is the brand and size of the PLA you are using?

    Have you tried printing a little hotter? (like 220°c)

     

    FABERDASHERY PLA, plastic2print PLA, cheap chinese ebay PLA. All of it behaves more or less the same. I tried to increase temperature but it only makes it better for just some minutes. I am experiencing considerable underextrusion. It is still mind boggling why ABS prints just fine.

    Cannot Print PLA :-/ Tried almost every Idea found on web

    in UltiMaker 3D printers

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    How old is your printer and how long have you been printing with it? If you feel excess resistance pushing the filament through by hand it's likely caused by the PTFE coupler. That needs to be changed out every once in a while. And the usual symptom is under extrusion to non-extrusion after about 10 layers.

    If you could post a picture of your failed prints this will also help diagnose.

     

    Thank you for your answer my printer is 2 years old. I would say that my total printing time is something around 400 - 500 hours, problem started something around 300 hours of printing.

    I will provide you with the appropriate photos when I return home ;-).

    Only one question if it is the PTFE coupler why does it print birlliantly in ABS ?

    Cannot Print PLA :-/ Tried almost every Idea found on web

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    It's my first post in this forum so hello to everyone.

    I have this problem for one year now and it makes really frustrated and tried almost everything which makes it unexplainable ( I have read almost everything online for troubleshooting) . I cannot print with PLA not matter what. Lets take it one by one.

    I cannot print with PLA not matter what - I have underextrusion and even if I press the filament by hand it seems resisting.

    I can print ABS succesfully (very good quality prints) though no matter what the quality of it.

    Tried different speeds, temperatures and multiple PLA producers and still no solution

    Did the atomic method million times ... the nozzle is totally clean

    So what is the problem?

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