its not doing it anymore. i think it may have resolved itself. thanks! how long doe these hot ends last thogh?
its not doing it anymore. i think it may have resolved itself. thanks! how long doe these hot ends last thogh?
So far hot end lasts ....... ages
If I get prime moving like that I wipe the hot end (careful, it is hot!) with some tissue to clean off the gunk - that normally fixes it. Then rarely I do atomc, then even rarer I change out the nozzle for a clean (heat plus needle)!
So far hot end lasts ....... ages
If I get prime moving like that I wipe the hot end (careful, it is hot!) with some tissue to clean off the gunk - that normally fixes it. Then rarely I do atomc, then even rarer I change out the nozzle for a clean (heat plus needle)!
paper towls not too hard to come by. and found out that helps tremendously. however. going to the pharmacy asking for hypodermic needles without a prescription is almost always a no go and not such a fresh image on myself.
is there any other easy to get alternatives for if/when there is a major jam.
You can also use 1 fibre of a metal anti rust brush from the diy shop.... and some people got acupuncture needles from ebay...
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Nicolinux 288
This sound more like a partial clog to me. Try the "atomic method". Undo the bowden tube on the head (hotend side), heat up to 180° and feed a bit of filament manually. Then let it cool down to 85°-90° and yank the filament out. If there is something stuck inside the nozzle, it might come out. If this doesn't help, heat up the nozzle up to max temp, and poke a fine needle or wire (hypotermic needles are great for that) through the nozzle. This might help dislodge anything stuck in the nozzle.
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