Print Melted and stuck to the Printer Head
I started a print last night and the first layer looked good, so I left and went to bed. This morning when checking the status of the print I found this, and I'm not sure what to do. I tried taking the nozzle off to clean it better, but it's glued to the rest of the print head via the plastic. I'm currently using a soldering iron (I don't have access to a heat gun) and paper towels to clean as much of this as I can, but it's not very effective. What should I do?
Also, from these pictures, does it seem likely that I will need to replace some of the parts? The 3D printed part behind the nozzle will likely need to be reprinted and replaced, but anything else?
I really appreciate any help!
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I always just heated the nozzle up and used a pair of pliers to gently pull off blobs like this on my old Mk3. I've had to do it once or twice on my mk4, but if it's melted into the plastic part behind it, you may need to cut it off. I have a hacksaw blade for such things.
I doubt the blob is fused to the plastic parts behind it. likely didn't get hot enough for that.
RE: Print Melted and stuck to the Printer Head
Hacksaw blade could be useful. I've had success with a soldering iron, pliers, and paper towels. Unfortunately, I've been super busy lately and haven't been able to test out the printer since this happened. I hope nothing needs to be replaced. Anyhoo, thanks for the help David. If anyone else has advice on how they handle issues like this it would be much appreciated.