<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Stopping and restarting extrusion]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/5678/stopping-and-restarting-extrusion/ Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:41:00 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Stopping and restarting extrusion]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/50672/#p50672 You can't, neither can industrial extruders. Polymer extrusion is a steady-state operation, and startup/shutdown is a transient.

]]> Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:41:00 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/50672/#p50672 <![CDATA[Stopping and restarting extrusion]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/50671/#p50671 Is there a way to stop your extrusion and restart it without messing up the filament.  I have mine mounted vertically, and when I shut the machine down, the filament stretches out very thin and I have to consider that the end of my spool.

What do you do if you need to stop mid-spool and want to restart later on?

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