<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Cleaning out a clogged nozzle with poking it with a wire doesn't work]]> 2015-05-05T15:32:35Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/255/cleaning-out-a-clogged-nozzle-with-poking-it-with-a-wire-doesnt-work/ <![CDATA[Re: Cleaning out a clogged nozzle with poking it with a wire doesn't work]]> Has anyone taken apart the hot end for the press model ?

Also - if you have trouble  remember WD40 is great !

With all the JAMS - maybe solidoodle will be the first to redesign an EASIER way to get to the filament and be able to remove hotends to dejam these ! !!!!

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/10713/ 2015-05-05T15:32:35Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/94950/#p94950 <![CDATA[Re: Cleaning out a clogged nozzle with poking it with a wire doesn't work]]> Ultimaker have made a video of a pretty good way of doing it - you can find it on yt searching ultimaker 2 unblocking the nozzle

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/9881/ 2015-03-03T23:38:55Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/88159/#p88159 <![CDATA[Re: Cleaning out a clogged nozzle with poking it with a wire doesn't work]]> thank you

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/8681/ 2014-12-28T04:09:22Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/76718/#p76718 <![CDATA[Re: Cleaning out a clogged nozzle with poking it with a wire doesn't work]]> The couple of times that my nozzle clogged up, I simply heated the hot-end to about 225°C, then I used 2mm diameter carbon fiber rod I had from one of my RC helis, and simply pushed it into the extruder.  The temperature of the hot end doesn't affect the CF rod, so it's not going to melt or soften up.

While the hobbed gear might not have enough power to push filament through without stripping it, a solid rod like the one I was using, or a metal one (with a smooth rounded tip), being manually pushed in, are more than a match for a clog. 

You should see the filament still inside the peek and the hot-end squirt out in no time.

Think of it as a hot-end version of a cattle prod big_smile

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1357/ 2014-12-24T00:04:14Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/76260/#p76260 <![CDATA[Re: Cleaning out a clogged nozzle with poking it with a wire doesn't work]]> torch tip cleaners work the best of anything. pretty cheap and very efficient without having to tear anything up. they come in all sizes and usually with a little pen to hold them. Try that

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7171/ 2014-09-16T18:12:19Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/66228/#p66228 <![CDATA[Re: Cleaning out a clogged nozzle with poking it with a wire doesn't work]]> Another question , what about using teflon (plumbers tape) on the barrel threads?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/574/ 2014-01-11T13:22:44Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/46445/#p46445 <![CDATA[Re: Cleaning out a clogged nozzle with poking it with a wire doesn't work]]> Excellent tip! Thanks!

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2174/ 2014-01-11T06:46:40Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/46431/#p46431 <![CDATA[Re: Cleaning out a clogged nozzle with poking it with a wire doesn't work]]> I used my wife's Creme Brulee tourch to clean out my nozzle it worked great!!! thanks for the info!

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/3726/ 2013-11-28T10:46:10Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/42765/#p42765 <![CDATA[Re: Cleaning out a clogged nozzle with poking it with a wire doesn't work]]> So yesterday my nozzle clogged, and poking it with a wire did not help at all.

I'm fairly certain the oven/blowtorch method is required in this situation.  I started to disassemble the extruder, however, unlike Ian's screws facing outward, mine are in the carriage backward, with nuts on the outward end.  Unfortunately, when I try to turn the nuts, the screws turn along with them making no progress.  I tried the official solidoodle video to remove/ replace the hot end, but my screws holding the wooden insulator were too long for it to fit below and slide out, hence the need for extruder disassembly.  How do you remove these nuts?

Any and all help is greatly appreciated!

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1142/ 2013-09-08T23:41:41Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/35580/#p35580 <![CDATA[Re: Cleaning out a clogged nozzle with poking it with a wire doesn't work]]> 3d-oodler wrote:

I have an E3D on the way.

You have found happiness smile

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/192/ 2013-08-14T15:53:18Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/32928/#p32928 <![CDATA[Re: Cleaning out a clogged nozzle with poking it with a wire doesn't work]]> I had a clog that resulted in melted PLA traveling up the PEEK into the acrylic jigsaw (and subsequently cooling). which required dismantling the jigsaw.

I've cleared a few clogs by removing the barrel from the PEEK and holding it upside down by the nozzle with a pair of pliers while heating it up. I also had to screw in the PEEK while the barrel was hot to get it not to leak.

And I also eventually melted my PEEK from doing this sort of clog removal and reassembly.

When it works, the guitar string method is great.  Unfortunately, it doesn't always work.

I have an E3D on the way.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/815/ 2013-08-14T05:39:56Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/32868/#p32868 <![CDATA[Re: Cleaning out a clogged nozzle with poking it with a wire doesn't work]]> I was just told by Solidoodle that if you remove the brass tube from the peek insulator and reassemble that it will leak and be a problem from then on. Apparently you shouldn't remove the hot end to clear the nozzle, according to Solidoodle.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1162/ 2013-08-14T00:17:42Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/32834/#p32834 <![CDATA[Re: Cleaning out a clogged nozzle with poking it with a wire doesn't work]]> So I thought I would tell everyone what I do to clean my nozzle when the the nozzle gets a little plugged and the extruder starts making the clicking noise.

1.I'll pause my print (yes I do this quick during a print.)

2. Move Extruder Head to home position.
3.Pull out my Diesel Injector Cleaning kit. (It is a kit for engines at is designed to push carbon and gunk off of the injectors in the motor/head.) It comes with wires of different sizes and a tool to hold them. I push the proper  wire up the nozzle while its in the home position I can do it when the print bed is at any level.

4. Extrude 50-100 cm of plastic from nozzle
5. Move the print bed down
6. Click resume and hope that printing works better.  IF not repeat and extrude even more plastic.

Some times I've had to use a heavy wire (thickness similar to filament  to push from the top to get plastic to move through the nozzle if I let the jam/clicking noise go on too long.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1783/ 2013-08-12T19:31:03Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/32705/#p32705 <![CDATA[Re: Cleaning out a clogged nozzle with poking it with a wire doesn't work]]> Clean cycle in an oven is really just another version of the blow torch method tongue

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/192/ 2013-08-08T01:46:44Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/32257/#p32257 <![CDATA[Re: Cleaning out a clogged nozzle with poking it with a wire doesn't work]]> 2n2r5 wrote:
Stevos758 wrote:

I just used the torch method. Man that is awesome!

When I saw that on the official solidoodle site as a last resort, I was a little worried. Know what I know now, I say bring on the heat. lol

Also, the drill method is nice.

There was a nice customer who informed by the cleaning cycle in a self cleaning oven does wonders. Perhaps someone should give it a shot.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7/ 2013-06-01T15:04:53Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/24848/#p24848