# The honeymoon is over - extrusion problems **URL:** \ **Category:** U1 Troubleshooting guides\ **Created:** [June 27, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/the-honeymoon-is-over-extrusion-problems/42344 "2026-06-27T19:11:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MitchNC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MitchNC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/MitchNC)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/the-honeymoon-is-over-extrusion-problems/42344/1 "2026-06-27T19:11:39Z")
My new U1 has been printing so great. I just printed a plate full of bag tags. One came off the plate during the last layer, the rest look like this on the back. I can’t ship them. I used generic PLA and didn’t change any filament settings. The rippling was so severe that they were barely stuck to the plate. I understand this to be overextrusion. ![bag tag - Copy](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/snapmaker/original/3X/3/4/3483391da4237cd332536efeb50950f13aeaec50.jpeg) Edit: I ran the bed leveler and started a print with just one object. First 3 layers so far are perfect. Could that really be it? ---
**Author:** ![CrazyIvan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@CrazyIvan](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/CrazyIvan)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/the-honeymoon-is-over-extrusion-problems/42344/2 "2026-06-27T19:44:13Z")
> [@MitchNC](#): > > Could that really be it? Why not? Your description is a classic symptom of z offset miscalibrated. ---
**Author:** ![MitchNC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MitchNC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/MitchNC)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/the-honeymoon-is-over-extrusion-problems/42344/3 "2026-06-27T20:01:58Z")
Wow. I never got in the habit of running it every print but I will from now on. ---
**Author:** ![CrazyIvan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@CrazyIvan](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/CrazyIvan)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/the-honeymoon-is-over-extrusion-problems/42344/4 "2026-06-27T20:37:38Z")
It shouldn’t need doing _every_ time, but when the alternative is an occasional failed print, it is probably worth it. ---
**Author:** ![RepairAndTinker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.snapmaker.com/repairandtinker/32/32623_2.png) [@RepairAndTinker](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/RepairAndTinker)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/the-honeymoon-is-over-extrusion-problems/42344/5 "2026-06-28T06:57:31Z")
I personally like to run adaptive mesh, this way it only probes the area where you print on. This saves time and usually gives a great resolution mesh, in my experience better than doing a full bed mesh. ---
**Author:** ![MitchNC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MitchNC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/MitchNC)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/the-honeymoon-is-over-extrusion-problems/42344/6 "2026-06-28T18:27:13Z")
That’s done with G Code? ---
**Author:** ![CrazyIvan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@CrazyIvan](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/CrazyIvan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/the-honeymoon-is-over-extrusion-problems/42344/7 "2026-06-28T20:22:18Z")
> [@Adaptive bed mesh](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/adaptive-bed-mesh/41092): > > Ran across this video on YT about setting up Adaptive mesh on the U1. [https://youtube.com/watch?v=sMFrnd60pMc&si=UegY9SsnCFkmsHOz](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sMFrnd60pMc&si=UegY9SsnCFkmsHOz)