<p>So I've been fighting with this all weekend, figured I'd see if others have suggestions.</p>
<p>When I attempt to print, my printer will go just fine until about the halfway point on a layer, then there'll be a section (almost the same point on the layer for the cube or a couple of other smaller prints I tried) that doesn't extrude. Once the next layer starts, it'll be fine until about halfway again. I kicked off a quick cube print to take pictures of layer 1:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/vR2xf.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/vR2xf.jpg" alt="first layer" /></a></p>
<p>The second layer will do something similar about halfway but covers the section that had an issue in the first layer.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/w2V8F.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/w2V8F.jpg" alt="second layer" /></a></p>
<p>I've tried cleaning and rebalancing the plate multiple times, just picked up a new plate to try (will be here in two days), have completely swapped the tube and nozzle on the hot end, and have played with the temperature. The layers look great for that first half at 195 °C with a 70 °C bed. Extruder stepper motor works when set from the prepare option screen. The nozzle is 2 mm and have it set properly in slic3r (using the Repertoire 3D printing program). Does anyone have any other suggestions for getting this to work properly?</p>

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2018-10-26T04:14:09.243Z
@PaulRuiz if you solved the problem, would you consider adding the solution as an answer?
Samveen
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2017-12-04T18:32:46.330Z
It looks like your extruder temperature is too low and/or you are trying to print too fast. Are you really using a 0.2mm nozzle? If so, you may need to increase you extruder temperature, and possibly lower the speed.
Mick
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2017-12-04T18:35:19.917Z
I'll give that a shot. I had it going really slowly before, but I'll try combining slower speeds with a higher temp. And yeah, .2mm nozzle. Swapped it with that one this morning and it has it etched into the side.
Paul Ruiz
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2017-12-04T18:37:26.437Z
The smaller the nozzle size, the harder it is to push filament through it. Also, filament cools down much more quickly. This means printing hotter and slower than you normally would with a 0.4mm nozzle.
Mick
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2017-12-04T19:03:49.840Z
Ran through with a super low speed and temp set to 205. Same issue at the same point. Seems like the extruder motor stops pushing around there. https://youtu.be/3TZu9_eREMU
Paul Ruiz
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2017-12-04T19:18:33.600Z
Up the temperature even more. My normal printing speed with PLA is 215°C, and that is with a 0.4mm nozzle.
Mick
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2017-12-04T19:51:22.860Z
Alright I upped the temperature, saw the same problem, so I disassembled the extruder to run through manually moving it. Looks like the driver for it has gone bad, since it looks like I can't actually turn that motor directly, but if I plug it into the X, Y or Z connection, it turns. Thanks for the help! :)
Paul Ruiz
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Prusa i3 Mk2 (RepRapGuru kit) stops extruding mid-layer
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# Prusa i3 Mk2 (RepRapGuru kit) stops extruding mid-layer

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-04)

So I've been fighting with this all weekend, figured I'd see if others have suggestions.

When I attempt to print, my printer will go just fine until about the halfway point on a layer, then there'll be a section (almost the same point on the layer for the cube or a couple of other smaller prints I tried) that doesn't extrude. Once the next layer starts, it'll be fine until about halfway again. I kicked off a quick cube print to take pictures of layer 1:

[![first layer](https://i.sstatic.net/vR2xf.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/vR2xf.jpg)

The second layer will do something similar about halfway but covers the section that had an issue in the first layer.

[![second layer](https://i.sstatic.net/w2V8F.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/w2V8F.jpg)

I've tried cleaning and rebalancing the plate multiple times, just picked up a new plate to try (will be here in two days), have completely swapped the tube and nozzle on the hot end, and have played with the temperature. The layers look great for that first half at 195 °C with a 70 °C bed. Extruder stepper motor works when set from the prepare option screen. The nozzle is 2 mm and have it set properly in slic3r (using the Repertoire 3D printing program). Does anyone have any other suggestions for getting this to work properly?

**Tags:** extruder, reprap
> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: It looks like your extruder temperature is too low and/or you are trying to print too fast. Are you really using a 0.2mm nozzle? If so, you may need to increase you extruder temperature, and possibly lower the speed.  
> **username_0**: I'll give that a shot. I had it going really slowly before, but I'll try combining slower speeds with a higher temp. And yeah, .2mm nozzle. Swapped it with that one this morning and it has it etched into the side.  
> **username_2**: The smaller the nozzle size, the harder it is to push filament through it. Also, filament cools down much more quickly. This means printing hotter and slower than you normally would with a 0.4mm nozzle.  
> **username_0**: Ran through with a super low speed and temp set to 205. Same issue at the same point. Seems like the extruder motor stops pushing around there. https://youtu.be/3TZu9_eREMU  
> **username_2**: Up the temperature even more. My normal printing speed with PLA is 215°C, and that is with a 0.4mm nozzle.  
> **username_0**: Alright I upped the temperature, saw the same problem, so I disassembled the extruder to run through manually moving it. Looks like the driver for it has gone bad, since it looks like I can't actually turn that motor directly, but if I plug it into the X, Y or Z connection, it turns. Thanks for the help! :)  
> **username_1**: @PaulRuiz if you solved the problem, would you consider adding the solution as an answer?  

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