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first problem was extruder doesnt grip the filament. i had to make the filament end sharp angled. then it worked. second problem: . now i cant take out the filament ;D it says open the loader or so. im pulling but seems like it still stucks in gears
 
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[Solved] first problem was extruder doesnt grip the filament. i had to make the filament end sharp angled. then it worked. second problem: . now i cant take out the filament ;D it says open the loader or so. im pulling but seems like it still stucks in gears  

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first problem was extruder doesnt grip the filament. i had to make the filament end sharp angled. then it worked. second problem: . now i cant take out the filament ;D it says open the loader or so. im pulling but seems like it still stucks in gears

thanks

Posted : 01/07/2021 3:49 pm
Daniele A.
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RE: first problem was extruder doesnt grip the filament. i had to make the filament end sharp angled. then it worked. second problem: . now i cant take out the filament ;D it says open the loader or so. im pulling but seems like it still stucks in ge...

Have you tried to loosen a bit the extruder idler gear? I've had this problem with a flexible filament which would get jammed in the extruder gear. To pull it out I've had to loosen the extruder idler gear and gently pull the filament out.

See here how to do that

Posted : 04/07/2021 7:34 am
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