Perimeter porous Geeetech i3 M201

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Thanks all for your responses.

>It is massively under extruding. Have you checked the extruder and the nozzle for a mechanical issue?
What hot end temp are you using?

The hotend is the gimmickly dual feed unit that comes with the M201. I have set it to 50%/50% feed since im not interested in that feature. Temp is set to 240 deg celcius, but IIRC it starts printing at 235.

>I would also check that you have the correct steps/mm for the extruder.

Where is that setup? I'm using RepetierHost and slic3r.

>Is this your first print? has it printed ok before, if so what has changed?

Yes first prints after building it. Newbie here.

>The image reminds me of cases in the past where people were using 1.75mm filament but the slicer was set for 3mm.

Double checked that, and its setup in slic3r for 1.75.

>I would verify the extruder is putting out the correct amount of filament and calibrate that. Mark 100mm of filament, and tell the extruder to extrude 100mm. It better be very close. Also verify your nozzle diameter is correct in the Slicer program you are using.

Ok will do.

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From a net search "Check the hotend pushing the filament by hand. (245°C for ABS, 200°C for PLA) It should be as easy as inserting a knife into some butter.". Is that right? If so there must be a partial blockage in my hotend because its really difficult to push the filament thru.