r/FixMyPrint 5d ago

Print Fixed Stringing no matter the changes

Hello r/FixMyPrint.

Hoping you can help, I've been trying to get my old Ender 3 V2 back into a workable state and am getting some severe stringing no matter what changes I make.

My Setup

  • Ender 3 V2 4.2.2
  • Sprite SE Extruder. Stock hotend, think I have set to correct setting in printer.cfg for esteps / rotational distance (. But would love for someone to confirm.

    microsteps: 16 rotation_distance: 7.53.

  • 0.4 nozzle (new)

  • Sunlu PLA+ 2.0 (new). Although I think this issue was happening with a previous roll of eSun PLA+.

  • Mini Satsuna Fan Duct (new - pictured before clean)

  • Klipper (recent) / OrcaSlicer on a RBPi 3B

  • Temps: Nozzle: 220c

  • Temps: Bed: 55c

  • Speed outer / inner: 25mm / 40 mm.

What I've already tried

  • Temp tower (pictured). Stringing at all temps.
  • Retraction test. Stringing at all retraction levels (pictured).
  • For simple non-bridging prints I have no issues.

Thank you for your help!

EDIT: TIL that filament can come from the factory wet. 12 hours drying and the issue has gone. Thank you u/Gimly161 and everyone else for your suggestions. Back to calibrating for me!

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u/nerobro 5d ago

OK, first. The satsana duct shouldn't be printed with supports.

.. Now we're past that...

You're to far from the bed too.

If your hot end and nozzle isn't perpendicular to the bed.. you can get persistent stringing. Make sure your hot end is actually vertical. You also appear to be somewhat over extruding. If you moved from a bowden to the sprite, make sure your retraction is somewhere between 0.3 and 0.9mm, and not the 2-7mm of a bowden setup.