"This book will only cover FDM desktop 3D printers and will not be able to help fixing SLA machines, SLS machines, or any other form of 3D printing."--Page 3

Introduction -- Good practice -- Diagnosing failtures -- Bed adhesion -- Build plate not heating -- Build plate not reading correct temperature -- Built up materials in nozzle -- Extruder stepper skipping -- Filament snaps -- Ghosting -- Hotend can't reach or maintain temperature -- Hotend not heating -- Important accessories and replacements -- Layer shifts -- LCD blank or dark -- Mandatory maintenance for your 3D printer -- Materials and their settings -- Model errors -- Not finding home and inverted prints -- Nozzle clogs -- Over/Under extrusion -- Parts being knocked over -- Parts not mating together -- Poor layer adhesion -- Post-processing Print pauses mid-print -- Quality options -- Running out of filament -- Settings issues -- Stepper motors overheating or malfunctioning -- Stripped filament -- Unlevelled build plate -- Warping: -- Z-Axix wobble -- Z-Height calibration -- Tips if still not working -- Limitations involved with 3D printing -- Upgrades and purchasing a new printer -- Resources -- About the author

Whether you are new to 3D printing, or you have dozens of successful prints under your belt, this book is going to help you! Sean Aranda and David Feeney have hundreds of thousands of successful 3D printing hours combined, so let them help you achieve consistently clean prints. The failures that are discussed in great detail are : Bed adhesion, Build plate malfunctioning, Buildup material on nozzle, Extruder stepper skipping, Filament snapping, Hotend malfunctioning, Layer shifts LCD blank or dark, Model errors, Not finding home, Nozzle clogs, Over/under extrusion, Parts not mating together, Print pauses mid print, Running out of filament, Settings issues, Stepper motors malfunctioning, Stripped filament, Unlevelled build plate, Warping, Z-Axis wobble, Z-height issues. -- back cover