Thanks for all of the information, I will continue to perform the upgrades to get to 3.5.2, I thought the WIFI would have upgraded when I did full fresh install with 3.5.1 but I will also perform that upgrade as well;
As for the extruder, it's now working. I think it might have been a mixture of issues,,, the code error M960 and the tool not being uncommented. I was able to calibrate the extrusion and all seems to be working fine.
Much appreciate the assistance.
VB,
@mikeabuilder thanks for the great information and suggestions...
I'm surprised with the too close to the bed thought, I'm using a CR Touch and have gone through the setup more than once, I bought the tool to eliminate the guess work. The temperature comment I can understand, it looks too "liquid" to me also, I think the 1st and 2nd layers were printed at 210, as well as the detail part.
I'm guessing that I really need to print a Temperature tower, are there any good models out there, and do they adjust the temperature for you or do you have to adjust as it prints??
Today I was running some tests on a Test cube printing at 185 and raised the tip .010. Still some noise in the print and it still looks too hot. I'm wondering if there might be a problem with the thermistor cartridge and the temps are off?? I'm going to do some work here for sure.. I think a temp tower is probably my next best avenue.
Over extrusion seems logical, but I've also gone through the extruder setup a couple of times. I've measured and marked the filament and fed the extruder 5mm from the control panel, and it seems to exactly feed 5mm. Its tough to work on all of the issues at once.. so I'm thinking a temp tower still might be my best starting point. I may also change back to the grey filament, its easier to see...
I took your advice on the sock, I cleaned the tip and trimmed the sock to expose the tip better and to eliminate the possibility of dragging if it were to occur.
I've also switched to using Prusa as a slicer, I like the interface and like all of the other slicers there, there are a lot of options! I'm trying to stick to the basics as the moment. Layer hieght, retraction, temp, etc.
I've been doing some more work on my printer and feel that I'm getting closer to resolving the issues. I still seem to be plagued mostly by what I would call the lack of "higher definition" in prints and of course the "blobs" which I think are happening at the layer change or even just a repositioning of the printer head.
PLA Hatchbox
215 1st layer
210 remaining layers
.04 nozzle
Bowden extruder
Retraction 3mm/50
I believe I was able to finally dial in the 1st layer, and the temp as can be seen from this print. To me it looks like a perfect first few layers and continues throughout the print. Notice there is a "blob" at the layer change, pretty consistent and also when the head moves. During this print, I made a change to the "extrusion factor" midway through to see the impact, so I think that is the abnormality that appears in the walls. Because of the shape in this print, the definition issue doesn't appear.
So I shot some more video and you can clearly see the print head stop at the layer change, which is where the blob is happening. So how do I get rid of that blob???
This was another model I was printing that required better detail. This is where I was noticing the lack of "detail" in the print, it just looks runny.. I also printed this model a second time with a layer height of .013 instead of .020, the detail perked up a bit but I'm not sure if its just masking a problem??
I apologize for dumping alot of info out there, just trying to put out as much info as I can so that I might get some guidance on how to resolve these issues.
VB,
@mikeabuilder thanks for the reply... I understand the rounded tops, makes total sense.
How will I be able to tell if its over/under extruding?
Any thoughts on the blobs when its moving to the next line to print?
VB,
I'm still having issues getting consistent prints and a little lost on where to start.. I thought I was getting close after getting the nozzle dialed in but, no...
So I recorded a few short videos so people could see what was going on..
In this 1st video, there's no material coming out when the print starts and when it does it looks like a blob and doesn't seem to stick?
this second video just seems to compound on the problems, each successive line print creates another blob at the starting point and gaps can be seen in the "finished" section, it's just junk.
The third video, is just showing the progression and is a bit clearer where you can see the mass of material where each line starts as well as the gaps.
I also snapped a few pics of the print, hoping to get some clearer images.
Any suggestions would be helpful...
VB,
@vbtalent2 said in Hoping for a little print failure guidance...:
I'm assuming that this should check the box on the Extruder feeds and amount of material as well as Nozzle distance to the build plate, correct?
I'll follow up in another thread about the mechanics to keep things clean and separated.
If it were you troubleshooting the next where would you start?
Wondering if anyone had any input to my last few questions in my last post???
Thanks.
I really appreciate the insight and help...! you guys are great... 
I'm assuming that this should check the box on the Extruder feeds and amount of material as well as Nozzle distance to the build plate, correct?
I'll follow up in another thread about the mechanics to keep things clean and separated.
If it were you troubleshooting the next where would you start?
VB,
Again thanks for all of the information and suggestions.
I've changed the first layer to .02mm and I slowed down the print from 60mm to 30mm. I keep pushing the nozzle down .05 while test printing, I think its getting close.. thoughts? The rings are built from the center outwards, so the nozzle is getting closer the further out from the center.
VB,
Making some progress... but still uncertain of the closeness of the nozzle to the bed???
The setting in Cura for filament size was the key, I'm printing with 1.75 PLA...
Here are a few pics as I was trying to dial in the nozzle to bed adjustment, using the "Baby Stepping". I closed down the gap by .020 (is that a lot?), I'm uncertain if I'm now too close??? Also, there appears to be a lot of artifacts in the print.
VB,
Thanks for the great reply's...
Last night I got busy and started setting the nozzle closer to bed, I did make some progress. I think I'm pretty close, maybe flattening too much, but I still think there's not enough material being extruded even though I've nearly halved the amount that was already calculated, at least that's my feeling (see pic)?
@mikeabuilder "If you are not aware of the "baby steps" button in DWC and PanelDu"
I noticed the "Baby steps" buttons but was uncertain of exactly how much the increments would impact the closeness of the nozzel so I was doing small increments via editing the config.cfg. I'll try the buttons next... cool feature!
I can do a feeler guage... appx. what should be the starting/ending thickness?? great idea by the way...
Maybe its a Cure setting that's causing the extrusion issue??
Is Cura also not the "best" for beginners to start with?
VB,
EDIT
Upon looking through the Cura settings you were correct in the material thikness. I'm using 1.75 but Cure=a generic PLA is 2.85, and won't let me change it and gives the following error..
@MJLew said in Hoping for a little print failure guidance...:
@vbtalent2 It looks like either the nozzle is too far from the bed or the extruder is not extruding enough filament. The symptoms of both are pretty much the same. Have you confirmed the nozzle height and the e-steps?
I followed the (Extruder setup )pretty closely but will be double checking that setup now that you've given me some direction...
When setting up the nozzle I used a piece of paper as the guide to determine the closeness which seems to be pretty standard. As for adjusting the nozzle, is it reasonable to try and adjust it down in small increments and try to re-run the code?
VB,