<p>I got this surface error in my prints using an Ender 5 with BLTouch.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/MC0dG.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer" title="3D print with surface error"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/MC0dG.jpg" alt="3D print with surface error" title="3D print with surface error" /></a></p>
<p>My printer prints a lot and is quite old.</p>
<p>Is it possible that the steppers are done?</p>

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2021-06-10T18:37:39.977Z
Huh! That’s a new one. I can’t see from the picture, but from the top, are the ridges like a zig zag, or are they bulges? Zig zag would be a problem in the XY motion, bulges would be a problem with the extruder or the Z motion, like if the hotend is bouncing up and down.
ChinchillaWafers
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2021-06-18T08:02:52.123Z
Hi, sometime the nozzle rattles over the print. Maybe it is a problem with the z steps.
d3rdav3
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2021-06-25T22:55:36.643Z
:/ missing force while extruding. Too hot the extruder...
Fernando Baltazar
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Diagonal sawtooth-looking print issue
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# Diagonal sawtooth-looking print issue

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-06-05)

I got this surface error in my prints using an Ender 5 with BLTouch.

[![3D print with surface error](https://i.sstatic.net/MC0dG.jpg "3D print with surface error")](https://i.sstatic.net/MC0dG.jpg "3D print with surface error")

My printer prints a lot and is quite old.

Is it possible that the steppers are done?

**Tags:** print-quality

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Huh! That’s a new one. I can’t see from the picture, but from the top, are the ridges like a zig zag, or are they bulges? Zig zag would be a problem in the XY motion, bulges would be a problem with the extruder or the Z motion, like if the hotend is bouncing up and down.  
> **username_0**: Hi, sometime the nozzle rattles over the print. Maybe it is a problem with the z steps.  
> **username_2**: :/ missing force while extruding. Too hot the extruder...  

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