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BrickTec - Lights
(@bricktec-lights)
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Cleaning strip settings Quantity and start

Good morning dear printer fans, I need some advice from you. It's about the settings for the cleaning strip that is made before each print. Shortly before it goes down to the plate, it already pushes filament through so that it rolls on the nozzle and then prints the strip onto the plate. How can I set it so that the cleaning strip is only printed when it is on the plate?

Publié : 03/02/2026 9:34 am
jan.d.slay
(@jan-d-slay)
Estimable Member
RE:
;
; Extrude purge line
;
G92 E0 ; reset extruder position
G1 E{(filament_type[0] == "FLEX" ? 4 : 2)} F2400 ; deretraction after the initial one
G0 E5 X235 Z0.2 F500 ; purge
G0 X225 E4 F500 ; purge
G0 X215 E4 F650 ; purge
G0 X205 E4 F800 ; purge
G0 X202 Z0.05 F8000 ; wipe, move close to the bed
G0 X199 Z0.2 F8000 ; wipe, move quickly away from the bed

This is the original start GCode from the C1

If he's going to start washing up, I would personally do it like this:

;
; Extrude purge line
;
G92 E0 ; reset extruder position
G1 E{(filament_type[0] == "FLEX" ? 4 : 2)} F2400 ; deretraction after the initial one
G0 X235 Z0.2 F500 ; move to bed without E5
G0 X225 E4 F500 ; purge
G0 X215 E4 F650 ; purge
G0 X205 E4 F800 ; purge
G0 X202 Z0.05 F8000 ; wipe, move close to the bed
G0 X199 Z0.2 F8000 ; wipe, move quickly away from the bed

Alternatively:

https://www.printables.com/model/1499858-core-one-nozzle-wiper-v2-with-purge-bin-left-right

Or like this:

https://www.printables.com/model/1565570-prusa-core-one-nozzle-wiper-remix-with-steel-brush

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Publié : 03/02/2026 9:55 am
BrickTec - Lights
(@bricktec-lights)
Active Member
Topic starter answered:
RE: Cleaning strip settings Quantity and start

Here is the G-code from my Core One Plus

;
; Extrude purge line
;
G92 E0 ; reset extruder position
G1 E{(filament_type[0] == "FLEX" ? 4 : 2)} F2400 ; deretraction after the initial one
G0 E5 X235 Z0.2 F500 ; purge
G0 X225 E4 F500 ; purge
G0 X215 E4 F650 ; purge
G0 X205 E4 F800 ; purge
G0 X202 Z0.05 F8000 ; wipe, move close to the bed
G0 X199 Z0.2 F8000 ; wipe, move quickly away from the bed

M591 R ; restore stuck detection

G92 E0
M221 S100 ; set flow to 100%
Publié : 03/02/2026 11:23 am
jan.d.slay
(@jan-d-slay)
Estimable Member
RE: Cleaning strip settings Quantity and start

Replace

G0 E5 X235 Z0.2 F500 ; purge

With

G0 X235 Z0.2 F500 ; move to bed without purge

E5 means that the extruder feeds 5 mm of filament. Remove this and the code will now only start when the nozzle is 0.2 mm above the bed.

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Publié : 03/02/2026 12:14 pm
BrickTec - Lights
(@bricktec-lights)
Active Member
Topic starter answered:
RE: Cleaning strip settings Quantity and start

Das ist die Ausgabe bei mir im Code!!! Wo muss ich da jetzt was ändern, hab eda noch keine Erfahrung im Coden That's the output in my code!!! Where do I need to change something now? I don't have any experience in coding yet.

;
; Extrude purge line
;
G92 E0 ; reset extruder position
G1 E{(filament_type[0] == "FLEX" ? 4 : 2)} F2400 ; deretraction after the initial one before nozzle cleaning
G0 E7 X15 Z0.2 F500 ; purge
G0 X25 E4 F500 ; purge
G0 X35 E4 F650 ; purge
G0 X45 E4 F800 ; purge
G0 X48 Z0.05 F8000 ; wipe, move close to the bed
G0 X51 Z0.2 F8000 ; wipe, move quickly away from the bed
Publié : 03/02/2026 1:04 pm
jan.d.slay
(@jan-d-slay)
Estimable Member
RE:

Das ist die Ausgabe bei mir im Code!!! Wo muss ich da jetzt was ändern, hab eda noch keine Erfahrung im Coden That's the output in my code!!! Where do I need to change something now? I don't have any experience in coding yet.

However, there are other reasons for premature filament extrusion. Unfortunately, I don't know which filament you are using, but it may be (just a guess) that it is too “wet.”

Replace

G0 E7 X15 Z0.2 F500 ; purge

With

G0 X15 Z0.2 F500 ; move to bed without purge
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Publié : 03/02/2026 1:27 pm
Jürgen
(@jurgen-7)
Noble Member
RE: Cleaning strip settings Quantity and start
Posted by: @bricktec-lights

Good morning dear printer fans, I need some advice from you. It's about the settings for the cleaning strip that is made before each print. Shortly before it goes down to the plate, it already pushes filament through so that it rolls on the nozzle and then prints the strip onto the plate. How can I set it so that the cleaning strip is only printed when it is on the plate?  

The fact that the filament already gets extruded when the nozzle is still in the air is actually not a bug but a "feature" -- and one I like quite a lot. The curly end gives you a very convenient handle for pulling the deposited strip off the print bed later. With the Anycubic printer I had before, I have painful memories of filament strips ending up under my fingernail...

If the filament curls up so much that it sticks to the print head -- as Jan said, maybe it is too wet? 

Publié : 03/02/2026 1:37 pm
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FoxRun3D
(@foxrun3d)
Illustrious Member
RE: Cleaning strip settings Quantity and start

Just to state the obvious but OP says he doesn't know gcode stuff:

To avoid making that change every time, click the floppy disk icon next to the printer profile name and save it as a custom profile:

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Publié : 03/02/2026 2:59 pm
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BrickTec - Lights
(@bricktec-lights)
Active Member
Topic starter answered:
RE: Cleaning strip settings Quantity and start

I made the change you suggested in the code. Unfortunately, the result is not good, see pictures. I had to cancel the print after a few seconds.

Publié : 03/02/2026 4:05 pm
miroslav.h4
(@miroslav-h4)
Prominent Member
RE: Cleaning strip settings Quantity and start

n that case, you have to extend the cleaning line so that the filament can fill the nozzle in time and the pressure in the nozzle stabilizes. I will not describe how to do it, although it is simple and everything happens at the gcode level. And a person who does not know at least the basics should not tinker with the settings if he does not know what he is doing.

Publié : 03/02/2026 4:58 pm
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Jürgen
(@jurgen-7)
Noble Member
RE: Cleaning strip settings Quantity and start
Posted by: @bricktec-lights

I made the change you suggested in the code. Unfortunately, the result is not good, see pictures. I had to cancel the print after a few seconds.

 

I don't think that poor print has much (if anything) to do with the way the priming line is deposited. The problems continue well into the first layer, by which time the filament flow should have stabilized in any case.

Which filament are you printing with? Have you dried it before printing? (How?) Have you cleaned you build sheet well? Given that it is the textured sheet, have you tried correcting the Z height of the initial layer, to ensure the filament is pressed into the pores of the sheet a bit?  

Publié : 03/02/2026 6:02 pm
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FoxRun3D
(@foxrun3d)
Illustrious Member
RE: Cleaning strip settings Quantity and start

Did it print okay without making that change? Not clear from the original post. In addition to what Jurgen was suggesting: Just a bit of filament on the nozzle can make live z calibration go off the rails, which could lead to the nozzle being too high and create the pattern you're seeing. Especially with PETG (but I don't know what material you're using). So while the nozzle is heating up, clean it with a silicone brush (millions of models for that on Printables) or a soft wire brass brush to make sure there's nothing sticking to it.

have you tried correcting the Z height of the initial layer, to ensure the filament is pressed into the pores of the sheet a bit

Easiest way is to hold the knob down just when the print is starting, to get the Live Z adjustment menu. 

Formerly known on this forum as @fuchsr -- https://foxrun3d.com/

Publié : 03/02/2026 6:45 pm
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