elmoret wrote:

foul_owl wrote:

I don't have a melt filter. Was the kit supposed to come with one?

Your kit looks to be a v1.x kit, which does not come with a melt filter nozzle. This was discussed on the Filastruder Kit product page - if the filament is being used with a printer that has a nozzle smaller than 0.6mm, a melt filter nozzle is recommended. Some folks either print with large nozzles or use the filament for things unrelated to 3D printing - those people do not need a melt filter nozzle. Here's a link to one:

http://www.filastruder.com/collections/ … elt-filter

It screens out dust, dirt, and debris.

Ahhh gotcha. Sounds good to me. However, does the dust, dirt, and debris simply accumulate inside the filastruder? If so, what is the cleaning procedure?

I'm nearly sold on getting one.

If you meant how do you clean the melt filter?  There are other posts on the topic, but simplistically, remove the nozzle (carefully while hot) the clean out any hit plastic with long nose pliers, and soak the melt filter in acetone (assuming abs) to clean fully.

You don't need circlip pliers, they're just easier than using regular pliers.

foul_owl wrote:

I don't have a melt filter. Was the kit supposed to come with one?

Your kit looks to be a v1.x kit, which does not come with a melt filter nozzle. This was discussed on the Filastruder Kit product page - if the filament is being used with a printer that has a nozzle smaller than 0.6mm, a melt filter nozzle is recommended. Some folks either print with large nozzles or use the filament for things unrelated to 3D printing - those people do not need a melt filter nozzle. Here's a link to one:

http://www.filastruder.com/collections/ … elt-filter

It screens out dust, dirt, and debris.

Ahhh gotcha. Sounds good to me. However, does the dust, dirt, and debris simply accumulate inside the filastruder? If so, what is the cleaning procedure?

I'm nearly sold on getting one.

foul_owl wrote:

I soaked the nozzle in acetone but it seemed to have no effect. However, it could be that it's not pure acetone, as it's nail polish remover.

I tried nail polish remover and it was rubbish.  As if no acetone at all.  You need pure acetone, I got some off eBay here in the UK.

Thanks!!! Let me try that!!

I don't have a melt filter. Was the kit supposed to come with one?

Your kit looks to be a v1.x kit, which does not come with a melt filter nozzle. This was discussed on the Filastruder Kit product page - if the filament is being used with a printer that has a nozzle smaller than 0.6mm, a melt filter nozzle is recommended. Some folks either print with large nozzles or use the filament for things unrelated to 3D printing - those people do not need a melt filter nozzle. Here's a link to one:

http://www.filastruder.com/collections/ … elt-filter

It screens out dust, dirt, and debris.

I soaked the nozzle in acetone but it seemed to have no effect. However, it could be that it's not pure acetone, as it's nail polish remover.

I tried nail polish remover and it was rubbish.  As if no acetone at all.  You need pure acetone, I got some off eBay here in the UK.

I soaked the nozzle in acetone but it seemed to have no effect. However, it could be that it's not pure acetone, as it's nail polish remover.

You shouldn't ever have to trash a E3Dv6 nozzle btw, as you can soak in acetone and clean.

I'm extruding PA-747 at 180C. This is worked fine for a few months, but my prints have started to come out with stripes of grey discoloration.

Most recently I tried to print with a spool that was almost entirely grey filament, and my nozzle jammed (e3dv6) and had to be trashed.

What is going on here?

Thanks!!