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3D Printer Extruder Motor Skipping Steps: Every Cause and Fix Explained
You’re mid-print and you hear it — a rhythmic clicking or thumping sound coming from your extruder. That’s your stepper motor skipping steps, and every time it does, it fails to push filament into the hotend. The result? Under-extrusion, gaps in your print, or a complete print failure if it happens enough. Extruder motor step-skipping…
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3D Print Walls Not Touching Infill? How to Fix Gaps for Stronger Parts
You slice a model, start the print, and everything looks fine until you break the part and discover the walls and infill aren’t properly bonded. Or maybe you can see it happening in real-time — visible gaps where the outer walls should meet the internal infill pattern. This is one of those problems that doesn’t…
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Capricorn Bowden Tube Upgrade: Is It Worth It and How to Install
If you’ve been 3D printing for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard someone recommend “just get Capricorn tubing.” It’s one of the most recommended upgrades in the hobby, especially for Bowden-style printers like the Ender 3 series, CR-10, and similar machines. But is it actually worth it? What does it do differently? And how…
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How to Print PETG Without Stringing: The Complete Settings Guide
PETG is an incredible filament — stronger than PLA, more forgiving than ABS, and versatile enough for functional parts, outdoor projects, and food-adjacent containers. But there’s one problem that makes PETG users want to throw their printer out the window: stringing. Those thin, hair-like wisps of plastic that appear between every gap and travel move,…
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3D Printer Cooling Fan Not Working? Here Is How to Fix It
Your 3D printer’s cooling fan is one of those components you don’t think about — until it stops working. When the part cooling fan fails or underperforms, you’ll see drooping overhangs, messy bridges, stringing, and an overall decline in print quality that can drive you absolutely crazy. The good news? This is one of the…
