<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Barrel Conditioning]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/14719/barrel-conditioning/ Fri, 06 May 2016 03:38:56 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Barrel Conditioning]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/122361/#p122361 The purge should handle it fine, no need to do anything additional.

]]> Fri, 06 May 2016 03:38:56 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/122361/#p122361 <![CDATA[Barrel Conditioning]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/122358/#p122358 Finally got some time to start assembling my Filastruder and I noticed that the inside surface of the barrel has rust and other contaminants.  Is there a need to clean the inside surface of the barrel with something like a stainless steel wire pipe brush?  I don't want to end up doing something I shouldn't by trying to get the inside surface clean and smooth. 

Or is the proper method simply purging out the barrel with the supplied pound of ABS as the correct first step before extruding filament for use?

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