3D Printing Failures: How to Diagnose and Repair All 3D Printing Issues

Length: 140 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication Date: 2017-06-08
ISBN-10: 1547202386
ISBN-13: 9781547202386
Sales Rank: #148186 (See Top 100 Books)

Whether you are new to 3D printing, or you have dozens of successful prints under your belt, this book is going to help you!
Sean Aranda and David Feeney have hundreds of thousands of successful 3d printing hours combined, so let them help you achieve consistent clean prints.
The failures that are discussed in great detail by chapter are:
• Bed Adhesion
• Build Plate Not Heating
• Build Plate Not Reading Correct Temperature
• Built Up Material in Nozzle
• Extruder Stepper Skipping
• Filament Snapping
• Hotend Can’t Reach or Maintain Temperature
• Hotend Not Heating
• Hotend Not Reading Correct Temperature
• Layer Shifts
• LCD Blank or Dark
• Model Errors
• Not Finding Home
• Nozzle Clogs
• Over Extrusion
• Parts Not Mating Together
• Print Pauses Mid Print
• Running Out of Filament
• Settings Issues
• Stepper Motors Overheating or Malfunctioning
• Stripped Filament
• Unlevelled Build Plate
• Warping
• Z-Axis Wobble
• Z-Height Issues
• And much more!

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Good Practice
Chapter 3. Bed Adhesion
Chapter 4. Build Plate Not Heating
Chapter 5. Build Plate Not Reading Correct Temperature
Chapter 6. Built Up Material In Nozzle
Chapter 7. Extruder Stepper Skipping
Chapter 8. Filament Snaps
Chapter 9. Hotend Can’T Reach Or Maintain A Temperature
Chapter 10. Hotend Not Heating
Chapter 11. Hotend Not Reading Correct Temperature
Chapter 12. Layer Shifts
Chapter 13. Lcd Blank Or Dark
Chapter 14. Model Errors
Chapter 15. Not Finding Home
Chapter 16. Nozzle Clogs
Chapter 17. Over/Under Extrusion
Chapter 18. Parts Not Mating Together
Chapter 19. Print Pauses Mid Print
Chapter 20. Running Out Of Filament
Chapter 21. Settings Issues
Chapter 22. Stepper Motors Overheating Or Malfunctioning
Chapter 23. Stripped Filament
Chapter 24. Unlevelled Build Plate
Chapter 25. Warping
Chapter 26. Z-Axis Wobble
Chapter 27. Z-Height Calibration
Chapter 28. Tips If Still Not Working
Chapter 29. Limitations With 3D Printing
Chapter 30. Upgrading Your Printer
Chapter 31. Resources
Chapter 32. About The Author