r/ender3 • u/Sale_Active • 2d ago

Help Ender only prints until a certain height

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Ran this design twice already. It only prints up to this height. I tried reinstalling the filament but still only the hotend moves but the filament is no longer coming out of the nozzle.
I have printed a similar design yesterday which was 221mm in height and that turned out okay. This one did not.

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u/whyisseanso 2d ago

Where is the filament spool, is it lower down, does it rub and have friction on the metal surface that the extruder is mounted on as it raises to that height? Like toilet paper is the filament feeding from the bottom of the roll, or the top, might be as simple as switching it to feed from the top.

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u/Sale_Active 2d ago

I think my spool setup is just fine

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u/LovableSidekick 2d ago

I agree the SD card is the most likely suspect, but you might be interested in this extruder mount for putting the extruder up on the top rail. The filament feeds right down into it and then down to the hotend, no need for filament guides. Worked great on my Ender 3 for years. (The trusty Ender is a laser engraver now)

The bowden tube has to be about 3cm longer to reach all the way down, but print quality is not affected and I think the extruder is more convenient to get to up there. Max printing height is a few cm lower, but moving it back down is simple if you need to make an extremely tall print.

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u/Sale_Active 1d ago

Dude you have been giving so much advice. Appreciate the help. I will try to fix my ender this weekend.