Topic: noob makes good
I am finally able to run the Filasrtuder produced filament non-stop in my printer.
After having wasted a kilo of pellets and having to take the torch to many nozzles I think I have it sorted.
Number one is to get the $25 nozzle with melt filter part. I don't see anyway one can do without that given all the contaminates that can get into the product one way or another.
Number two is never run the printer hot end higher than 190 indicated and never pre-heat. The OS printing stuff smokes off and crystalizes in a heartbeat. That is way different from the Octave stuff that you can leave oozing at 200 for hours at a time.
And finally, the dinky PC fan is no good, I use a regular floor fan and that produces enough air to cool it in time as well as enough vibration to keep things moving when ramen starts to creep in.
As an aside, I just wind the finished filament into a figure eight and stuff it in a can the right way and if feeds fine. If you have ever coiled an anchor rode you know what I mean.
YMMV.
Now I am onto mastering master batch, yeah!
Thanks Tim!