Major layer issues?

I’m intermittently getting absolutely terrible layer issues on my P1S that is about a year old. Sometimes prints are great, sometimes they’re terrible. Here’s two images of the exact same model, they failed in different ways in different places.

I’m using Polymaker ASA. I’ve tried:

  1. Changing out to a new roll of filament (and drying it)
  2. Changing out the hotend
  3. Cleaning the plate
  4. Changing the plate

Altoids Box - v1.3mf (330.0 KB)

Printer: Bambu P1S
Slicer settings: Attached 3MF
Filament: Polymaker ASA (Grey)

Any ideas what could be causing this? Thank you.

Have you checked the extruder’s bearing if it’s still spinning freely and nozzle for partial clog?

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Not yet, but I’ll follow this video and take a look at it today. Thank you!

Following up on this to close the thread. After thoroughly deep cleaning everything, I noticed something. I have the VOXEL Bento Box 2 Stage Filter in my P1S. Over time, it had shifted slightly closer to the print bed, but under normal circumstances it wasn’t touching anything (see step 4 to properly re-secure it).

I think the root cause was an occasional collision between the Bento Box and the edge of the build plate when the printer moved the print head wildly. After re-securing it, the last 3 prints have been flawless. So while I can’t 100% say that was the cause, I think it’s pretty likely.