SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Changing Nozzle

Re: Changing Nozzle

2014-10-03T17:02:15Z

No problem. I was on my phone before, here's a copy/paste from the product page:

simply heat up the Filastruder to operating temperatures, unplug it, remove the thermocouple, loosen the nozzle 1 turn each minute while the Filastruder cools, install the new nozzle, reinstall the thermocouple, and heat the Filastruder back up. You may need to tighten the nozzle another half turn after heating. Be careful not to bend the barrel (metal pipe) - it may help to remove the 4 main bolts and slide the hotend out so that you cannot bend the pipe.

If the nozzle is extremely tight, you may need a wrench on the pipe coupling (what the heater is wrapped around) as well as the nozzle.

Re: Changing Nozzle

2014-10-03T16:55:14Z

Okay thanks, I'll try it again.

Re: Changing Nozzle

2014-10-03T16:40:09Z

Nozzle removal instructions are available both in the instruction/assembly manual (linked in this forum) and the product page for the melt filter nozzle.

It sounds like the previous owner installed the nozzle too tightly. Be careful not to bend the barrel when removing the nozzle.

Changing Nozzle

2014-10-03T16:34:45Z

How do you change the nozzle? I bought a nozzle with a melt filter that I would like to put on my filastruder. I heated up the filastruder to 180 degrees but I couldn't get the original nozzle to come loose. I bought my filastruder assembled so sadly I do not know how it goes together. I'm sure it is easy to do, but I couldn't find any posts explaining how to do it.