<p>I am new to 3D printing which we all are/were at some point. I have <strong>no</strong> clue how to address the issue which likely is reason why I haven't found the solution yet. So if you see that this question has been posted elsewhere, please link it! Thanks!</p>
<p>I have had this issue for a while, however right now, one minute ago, it worked kind of. The text below is a description of the problem that very often occurs!</p>
<p>So the issue is basically the extruder. I have a Flashforge Adventurer 3. In it's software you have a <em>&quot;Load&quot;</em> and <em>&quot;Change&quot;</em> option which you change and load filament with. When I load filament it goes through the tube but it never exits the extruder. The common answer is that the nozzle is clogged. I have honestly checked this, it isn't the problem. I have cleaned it as Flashforge says and I have also been using really small metallic pins to push out <strong>all</strong> the filament. So that isn't the issue.</p>
<p>Sometimes the filament also gets stuck inside the tube. Or the Bowden tube I think it is called.</p>
<p>I did a test 10 minutes ago, it went through the tube smoothly. No filament came out at the other end however. I then changed the filament, which means I pulled it back. I then saw that a part of the filament had gotten stuck at the end of the tube. It didn't pull all the filament back, a very small bit of the filament had somehow gotten stuck?</p>
<p>As it doesn't extrude filament when I load the filament it has nothing with the calibration to do what I know. So my own conclusion would be that something between the tube and extruder is going crazy. And I know, that isn't a good conclusion. However I don't know how to address it as I said before.</p>
<p>I know that it's hard to troubleshoot a text, so I will upload a video for you guys reading this. I really just want my 3D printer working again as the company said it probably isn't anything wrong with the machine..</p>
<p>When the machine starts working again it prints, but not good. Here is a video of how hit prints a big &quot;F&quot;. <a href="https://youtu.be/kis_jNTRgI0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Link</a>. Sometimes it stops extruding filament for a while then it starts to extrude again..</p>
<p>There is also an image of the print below![<img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/UeGmj.jpg" alt="Image" /></p>
<p>The machine is printing at 195 °C! I appreciate all the help I can get, I just want my machine fully working again.</p>
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<p>Here is a video of the Bowden tube: <a href="https://youtu.be/lFGUK6hUmkA" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Link</a></p>
<p>Here is a video of the extruder issue: <a href="https://youtu.be/Y6u2Pi2xINk" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Link</a></p>
<p>Here are two videos regarding the cold pull, I &quot;try&quot; to speak English so you get more information this time! <a href="https://youtu.be/ZfnNGwdTufI" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Link</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/IQmYHiYgoEo" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Link 2</a></p>

[{'answer_id': 13584, 'author': '0scar', 'author_id': 5740, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/5740', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>Yes, the Volcano or the Super Volcano allow for larger flow rate (typically when using larger nozzles), that is where they were designed for. Just the nozzle will not help you, you need this larger nozzle shaft to be inside a Volcano heater block, else you cannot transfer the heat.</p>\n<p>According to measurements from Metaform, the volumetric flow of a Volcano hotend is larger than the regular E3D V6 hotend.</p>\n<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/5p6Le.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/5p6Le.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 16711, 'author': 'ChinchillaWafers', 'author_id': 27077, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/27077', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>This is opinion-based, but the volcano has drawbacks that affect print quality, mine is oozier and sloppier than a V6 with the shorter, more precise melt zone. It isn’t a slam dunk upgrade, more of a special applications part. I think there is no point to using a Volcano unless you’re running big nozzles fast, like .8\xa0mm.</p>\n<p>Your 5\xa0mm<sup>3</sup>/s throughput is low, the V6 is generally known as a ~13\xa0mm<sup>3</sup>/s volumetric throughput, vs the Volcano at 25\xa0mm<sup>3</sup>/s. This is due to the low temperature you favor, possibly something not ideal with your extruder. I could see...</p>\n<ul>\n<li><p>just living with the slow speed. I realize I vastly prefer print quality over print speed because one takes no human interaction and the other does.</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>do what everyone else does. go hotter, plastic viscosity goes way down even with a 5-10 degree increase</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>increase extruder torque. If you can increase stepper current safely (know the limit for your driver and motor!) with a trim pot on the stepper driver, you may be able to get more torque before the motor skips steps. This can increase motor temperature. If you get more torque, at some point the filament will slip and get carved up by the extruder’s hobbed gear. Double geared extruder designs like Bondtech can grip the filament from both sides and get more traction on the filament if you want to get diabolical shoving the filament.</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>use a larger nozzle for faster printing at your preferred temp. I’m loving the .6\xa0mm nozzle for bigger prints. It has most of the detail of the .4\xa0mm but double the plastic comes out. A larger nozzle hole means less pressure in the nozzle at a given temp and extruder feed rate</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>If you think the extruder might not be all it can be, try heating up the nozzle hotter than usual, and get the extruder going slow and steady, and pull a little on the filament by hand, see if it skips steps easily with a little resistance. It should pull pretty strong. I had a failing wire to my extruder that manifested in wimpy extrusion.</p>\n'}]
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