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I have been using my Bambu A1 mini for the last several months without major issue, but suddenly I can't get anything to print. Even a benchy detaches before finishing.

I have scrubbed the plate with a fresh sponge, soap and water. I kept my filament in a dehydrator for a couple of days, then immediately tried to print.

There is a local problem, where an illegal landfill caught fire, and it can't be put out. I smell burning rubber all the time. Could that be the cause of the print failure? What else can I do?

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[–] maxwells_daemon@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

Any videos of when the print fails? Is it all prints or just the Benchy? Does it always fail at the same height?

From the available info, I'd guess it got knocked off the bed because the nozzle hit the curled overhang, which indicates the first layer is too high, decreasing adhesion, and the fan is not blowing enough, so the overhangs don't cool enough, which allows them to curl upwards and get in the way of the nozzle.

More info = better diagnosis.

[–] mineralfellow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Everything is failing. There are definitely collisions happening.

How do you reduce the thickness of the first layer?

[–] maxwells_daemon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Lower the Z offset. Not by too much, or it'll scratch the bed.

"Everything is failing" is not useful info at all. Post a video of the failure happening if you don't know how to describe it.

[–] stangel@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Maxwell asked if it was all prints failing it just the benchy. OP replied "everything is failing".

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