SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Nozzle cleaning needed from delivery?

Re: Nozzle cleaning needed from delivery?

null@example.com (danny) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:11:25 +0000

if it's not a funny question.

How did you back out the filament without turning on the extruder heater?

Re: Nozzle cleaning needed from delivery?

null@example.com (phaseshift) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:40:47 +0000

Well I got an email from solidoodle saying it looks like a faulty hot end and they will replace it for me. Yes I did back out all of the abs plastic and I made sure not to turn on the extruder heater until I pulled it out as I didnt want to burn the plastic. And yes the picture is what it looked like when I got it yesterday. It never even extruded a drop

Thanks for all the responses, I'll keep you all updated on what happens.

Re: Nozzle cleaning needed from delivery?

null@example.com (ronsii) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:17:40 +0000

^ wrong=right I think

yeah, with that much leakage I think it would be hard to get much out of the tip. Unfortunately it looks like you might have to remove the hotend and clean out the threads of the peek to reinstall the brass threads of the hotend.

Re: Nozzle cleaning needed from delivery?

null@example.com (elmoret) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:15:43 +0000

nickythegreek wrote:

ya elmoret is wrong

Re: Nozzle cleaning needed from delivery?

null@example.com (nickythegreek) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:33:11 +0000

oh wait, just saw that photo. ya elmoret is wrong, that is not right. Were all those threads visible on extruder when you unpacked it?

Re: Nozzle cleaning needed from delivery?

null@example.com (nickythegreek) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:32:24 +0000

Did you back the ABS filament all the way out before putting in the PLA or did you follow the PLA in past the filament that was already in there?

Re: Nozzle cleaning needed from delivery?

null@example.com (elmoret) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:31:43 +0000

Looks to me like your brass barrel isn't threaded into the PEEK all the way.

Nozzle cleaning needed from delivery?

null@example.com (phaseshift) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:08:34 +0000

So I received my Solidoodle today and set up all the software. Afterwards I followed the instructions on how to replace the 4" of filament they put in my printer. I followed them to the teeth and put in some PLA to get the following picture....
i52.tinypic.com/mk7onm.jpg

I'm still very new to 3d printing but after reading a few things here I think I have a clogged nozzle. Is this a common occurrence? I havent even got a drop to extrude out of the nozzle. I am also sure I didnt burn the plastic as I only turned the extruder on to change filament. Any help is greatly appreciated and thanks ahead of time!