Filament broke below extruder - how to repair best with the least amount of dis-/re-assembly
Hi *,
I tried to print a temperature tower yesterday, after buying a few spools of a PLA, that I hadn't printed before.
When I came back to the printer for the first time, the filament had jammed (somewhere in the heater block?). A single, very tight little loop of filament had formed below the extruder and right above the teflon tube and unloading didn't work.
When I tried to pull the filament (after heating up the nozzle), I managed to break it - right below the loop.
So now I'm faced with filament in the heat element and flush with the top of the teflon tube. As this is the first time for me this problem has occured, I don't have any experience how to fix it with the least amount of work. I searched this forum, but didn't come up with a similar problem or suggestion.
Pulling filament is no longer an option after the breakage - there simply is not enough filament to pull on.
I'd be happy to hear your suggestions.
Kind regards
Andreas
Re: Filament broke below extruder - how to repair best with the least amount of dis-/re-assembly
My suggestion- don't walk away from a temperature tower print, especially with a unfamiliar filament. You pretty much asked for that...
That said, try heating the nozzle up to 245 or so... and try to push the filament down through with some music wire.