Comment on [Troubleshooting] Cannot fix a clogging issue.
morbidcactus@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
What kind of filament are you using? Acetone will not do much for petg and torching it can bake it into a hard mess. Have you tried doing a cold pull?
Found that pla and petg can cause clogs if they get too hot. Is your hotend a fixed block or one of the ones where you need to secure the block while tightening the nozzle? How tight is your extruder? Like the screw that holds it closed, you can strip the heck out of filament which ends up looking like a clog. Have had some filament mushroom in the heatbreak before and that can cause issues.
papalonian@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’ve tried multiple filaments with no changes. All have been PLA. Acetone softens PLA enough to make it very easy to clean, I’ve read multiple times online it won’t do anything but literally a 2 minute soak in 100% acetone drastically changes PLA’s properties.
I’ll try playing with my extrusion tightener again. Ive been printing with it pretty loose, but tightened it when diagnosing this issue because now it clicks when it jams instead of just spinning silently.