Lulzbot mini 3 extruder & movement issue

  • 3D Printer Model: Lulzbot mini 3
  • Slicer: cura le
  • Hardware Setup: printer directly connected to microsoft surface laptop via USB c
  • Problem description:
    two problems:
    the extruder won’t stop extruding. if the hot end is heated, doesn’t matter what it’s doing, filament will ooze out of the nozzle (even when retracting)
    the movement of the print head pauses periodically seemingly at random for ~0.5s frequency of these pauses increase when printing smooth curves

these problems combined cause ungodly amounts of zits and blobs everywhere

  • What I tried:
    lowering print speed
    increasing print speed
    lowering hotend temp
    increasing retraction distance
    increasing retraction minimum distance
    increasing cooling

I have video evidence of it happening but I’m not sure how to post it

It would be interesting to watch that video in order to know exactily what is going on…

Have you tried a different slicer other than Cura ?

no i haven’t. Do you think it will solve the issues?