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What cause the filament to "coil" during printing?  

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kevin1954
(@kevin1954)
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What cause the filament to "coil" during printing?

I can straighten it out but it comes back. 

 

Posted : 12/08/2025 3:27 pm
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vhubbard
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RE: What cause the filament to "coil" during printing?

Over Time it gets a memory of being curved on the spool. It may also have been put on the spool warm making it conform to the spool curve. It is harmless as long as it isn't snagging anything. A little resistance on the feed spool will straighten it some. It does add a little to the drag in a PTFE tube. Just the nature of spooled filaments.

Posted : 02/09/2025 5:18 pm
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