09/08/2026
π¨ Major Printer Issues Finally Solved! π¨
Over the past few days, I've been getting bad print after bad print and burning through way too much filament. π Every time I thought I had the settings dialed in, another print would fail.
After a lot of troubleshooting, Dad stepped in to help and we finally found the culprit: a dislodged Z-axis linear bearing. The printer wasn't moving correctly on the Z-axis, causing layers to shift and prints to turn into giant piles of spaghetti like the one in the photo! π
It's amazing how one small mechanical issue can cause so many headaches and wasted hours of printing.
A huge thanks to Dad for helping track down the problem. Sometimes a second set of eyes makes all the difference! π
The printer is now repaired, running smoothly again, and we're back to making quality prints instead of filament sculptures. π