A 3D printer's Z, Y, or X-axis may stop moving due to loose nuts, inadequate lubrication, binding with the lead screw, a loose Z coupler, or faulty wiring. It can also occur due to a worn-out drive belt, a broken stepper motor, or a short circuit in the motherboard.

You could write a small gcode with z moves and some xy moves in between for testing. That should work. Then add more and more of the print gcode making problems in the beginning until the problem reapears, then you know which commands cause the problem which should help finding the reason.

I would test to see if your Z is moving backwards - with Z=0.3 I could see it was printing about half way up - if you move to z=10 it should move the bed down. Does it? I'm hoping it moves the bed up. If so then you can simply swap Z direction (several ways to do that) and swap the end stops.

Z axis not moving during print. hi everyone, so I recently have set up my new 3d printer. I have set up my printer and it works, but whenever i print the print just piles filament until it begins to stick to the nozzle. i'm just hoping someone may have had this problem before and is offering a solution.

Stealthburner. I can't seem to figure out where I've gone wrong. My z axis won't go up, but only while printing. It homes as expected, I can manually (via web/front panel) move it up and down, and there seems to be no rubbing anywhere. It's like it's stuck on the same layer but only when printing.

I have my steps calculated, and squirting some plastic!! Problem is, the Z axis does not move up while printing! stays at the same level during the entire print. I have to cancel everything. I have full manual control of all axis moving up/down/homing ect, all with manual control.

How to Fix Z-Wobble in 3D Printing? 1. Clean Rust from the Z-Axis Rail A rusty guide rail can cause unsmooth Z-axis movement and contribute to Z-wobble. To resolve this, you can use a rust remover and a dust-free cloth to clean the Z-axis rail. First, move the Z-axis to the highest point for easier cleaning.

The Z-Axis just seems to be completely disabled during prints. Here's what I tried (none of them solved the issue) Swapping the X an Z axis to see if the stepper motor is broken. Resetting all my settings. Inverting the Z-Axis. Trying new G-Code from Cura as well as the sample G-Code models included in the SD card.

I will check that out. When I auto home, it will move down just fine and will all be at 0 , 0 , 0. However when I try to manually bring up the Z axis on the screen, it doesn't move up, but the motor will run as if it is trying to. If I remove that z switch wire (I think it's called? The motor wire.)

Turn off and unplug the printer again. Remove the cable from your X-axis and swap it with the Z-axis cable. Connect both wires and turn on the printer. Send a command to move both axes. If the Z now moves but the X-axis doesn't, the cable is damaged. If both axes move, the cable and connections are good, and the problem is elsewhere.

The Z axis works fine under the move axis option on the printer but doesn't move during a print. I have tried changing firmware to TH3D version and still the same issue no Z axis movement during print.

Problem: Z-Axis doesn't work during a print. It attempts to work, maybe climbs on the Z-Axis, but screws back down. It whines, too. But, Z-Axis DOES work while not printing. It doesn't matter if the bed and nozzle heating or not, if it's not printing, it works as it should.

If you find that your Z-axis leadscrew is properly installed and is not binding, then you should try lubricating your 3D printer, especially around the Z-axis. This can be as simple as using a lubricant PTFE spray or using a popular lubricant like Super Lube Synthetic Oil with PTFE from Amazon.

The problem is the Z axis does not move up after the printing starts. It DOES however move during homing and in manual control. This results in the everything getting printed on first layer I am using firmware Repetier 0.92 btw. And the driver currents are adjusted correctly. (0.12 mA, they are small steppers!)

1) over extrusion. Too much filament so the previous layer too thick (at least in spots) If the Z steps/mm is incorrect for your printer arrangement then that will (obviously) cause issue since the Z is not going 'up' enough. First few layers might clear, but eventually it will fail.