There seems to be a bit of PLA in the screw hole of the hotend, probably from a previous clog, and that is preventing me from unscrewing it. Any tips?
Heat up the hot end then unscrew?
PLA in screw hole preventing me from unscrewing the hotend (SV06)
Submitted 3 weeks ago by Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 3dprinting@lemmy.world
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Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
“It can’t be stuck if it’s liquid.” -old mechanic
TangledHyphae@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Heat guns are what I use to loosen things up.
brognak@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Lighter + Screwdriver then shove it in.
beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Cigarette lighter and a small nail/pin. Heat it up and scrape out what you can. Heat the nail and print head.
Little kitchen blow torch / jet lighter for better effect.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
hotend
What word is this?
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
It’s the end that gets hot.
ikidd@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Wow. There is a word ‘hotend’.
Is it pronounced ‘ho tend’ or is it pronounced in a way that makes you wonder whether someone forgot a space?
papalonian@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Your printer has the hidden ability of being able to melt plastic 😉
Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Thanks, I was just worried that it could damage the hotend.
BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
As long as your thermistor or heater block doesn’t fall out you should be fine. But if you want to be safe, just set it to 200 and then turn it off before you unscrew it so that it won’t thermal runaway if it comes apart while working on it.