Im working with an old reprap cotroled directly with an Laptop with cura. Filament is RS-Pro (2325395) Pla though. Open around 4 weeks ago but i have this problem in some capacity since i have this Filament. Before i had some really old pla which snapped all the time because it wss so brittle. Is this really just shitty Filament? Help/ Insight would be much appreciated.

Edit: solved. Disabling the retraction worked (as a temporary fix). The Spring of my extruder is too strong so my extruder was eating my filament especially in high retraction areas. The results with my old and hard filament were better because it was so hard the extruder didn’t eat it. Picture is in the comments. Thanks everyone for your help.

  • mmddmm@lemm.eeEnglish
    241·
    9 days ago

    old pla which snapped all the time because it wss so brittle

    That’s what extremely wet PLA looks like.

    • Feeee23@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      Yeah thats why i bought new Filament but my point was i never had the underextrusiom with the old one just with the new one Turns out my Extruder sprimg was to hard so my extruder gear ate my Filament. The old Filament was so hard this wasnt an issue

      But thanks :)

    • umbrella@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      8 days ago

      depending on the situation, you can pull humidity back out of it and reuse it using a bunch of silica dessicant.

      • Stowaway@midwest.socialEnglish
        7·
        8 days ago

        Or just toss it in the oven at a low temp for an hour or so. I’ve also turn my bed temp up high and put a spool on it with a box over it. Just cut some small holes in the too to allow humid air to come out. After an hour or so should be good to go. Assuming the issue is moist filament.

        • mmddmm@lemm.eeEnglish
          6·
          8 days ago

          I never succeeded in drying filament with the normal cheap ways people post around.

          But I’ve had plenty of luck with a filament drier. Those aren’t too expensive.

          • Stowaway@midwest.socialEnglish
            2·
            8 days ago

            I want a filament dryer, but I’m too cheap, and don’t use my printer enough. :(

            I want to start using it again, but I’ve been struggling to get the motivation to recalibrate and figure out all the optimal settings again.

            • Ajen@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              3·
              8 days ago

              A dryer costs about as much as 2 rolls of cheap filament, and if you don’t print very often then you’ll probably waste more than 2 rolls to failed prints. A dry box with desiccant can also work, but it doesn’t remove moisture efficiently - it just keeps things dry, so it won’t recover your wet filament.

              On the other hand, if the trick with the heated print bed is working for you, that’s probably good enough. A cheap kitchen scale will tell you if it’s removing moisture.

        • peregrin5@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          8 days ago

          I misread this as you have a heater in your bed (the one you sleep in) and you dry your filament in bed.