Cleaning textured pulleys
Hi,
After Filament load problems the teeth on the lower textured pulleys now have a some filament bits in them.
What's the best way to clean them out?
Some sort of brush? Qtips (small threads may be a problem)
Thanks!
RE: Cleaning textured pulleys
Prusa has a blog post on this: took all of three seconds to find.
https://help.prusa3d.com/article/3EMxwPQU0B-bondtech-extruder-gears
RE: Cleaning textured pulleys
Ah, link is for the Extruder, not the MMU "pulley" but it's kinda the same.
Wasn't sure what to call them, but the install guide just says "Pulley"
https://manual.prusa3d.com/Guide/5.+Pulley+body+assembly/1040?lang=en
Step 5
Link is mostly about the bearings and lubrication, the MMU Pully doesn't have bearings... there's a photo of what looks like a small paintbrush.
One of the other links is better.
https://help.prusa3d.com/article/sVQHD6vtfm-bearings-maintenance
The Extruder section mentions brass brush or toothpick this is what I was looking for. Wasn't sure what was ok to use on them
Thanks for pointing me toward the help/maintenance section.
RE: Cleaning textured pulleys
A stiff nylon brush is the recommended tool; but I've found they don't always get the bits out of the teeth. Instead, I use a brass brush you'd normally use in a Dremel - but manually to avoid polishing off the sharp teeth.