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Zeelily Clockwerks
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PLA stuck to the hotend

Help. I let a print go on overnight. In the morning I saw that the print had failed. Goobs  of PLA were stuck to the bottom and right side of the hot end. I was able to raise the temp and take off the PLA on the bottom, but the stuff on the side still remains.  Any suggestions?

Posted : 28/09/2020 7:21 pm
cwbullet
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RE: PLA stuck to the hotend

I use a nylon toothbrush to remove it.  Heat and remove.  

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Posted : 28/09/2020 7:23 pm
Zeelily Clockwerks
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Topic starter answered:
RE: PLA stuck to the hotend

How hot?

Posted : 28/09/2020 7:54 pm
jsw
 jsw
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RE: PLA stuck to the hotend

I would heat it to 250 or so, let it sit and get good and warm, and you should be able to brush it off.

Posted : 28/09/2020 8:11 pm
Zeelily Clockwerks
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Topic starter answered:
RE: PLA stuck to the hotend

Thank you. 

Posted : 28/09/2020 8:23 pm
karl-herbert
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RE: PLA stuck to the hotend
Posted by: @rocknrude

Help. I let a print go on overnight. In the morning I saw that the print had failed. Goobs  of PLA were stuck to the bottom and right side of the hot end. I was able to raise the temp and take off the PLA on the bottom, but the stuff on the side still remains.  Any suggestions?

i would then also search for the cause (overextrusion, bad LA values, extruder calibration...).

Statt zu klagen, dass wir nicht alles haben, was wir wollen, sollten wir lieber dankbar sein, dass wir nicht alles bekommen, was wir verdienen.

Posted : 28/09/2020 8:47 pm
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