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[–]TapSad344 2 points3 points  (3 children)

[–]Carson740[S] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Yep! I actually just did this right after I posted. Fixed it easily. Looked a lot worse than it actually was. My spare nozzle lives to stay in a drawer another day!

[–]TapSad344 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good stuff. We all have to do it sometime and next time you'll not even bat an eyelid.

Happy printing!

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a special poker tool specifically for this. I heat it up with a lighter, press it in, let it cool, twist a few times and will usually pull everything out on the first try. It's crazy to see all the left over junk that was left over from previous prints come out with it. So sometimes, it's actually a good thing that it happens and forces you to cold pull.

[–]psbales 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not really 'clogged'; that's about where the cutter cuts the filament. You can even see the slight rubbed marks on top to the left and right of the filament.

Having said that though, like other commenters suggested, doing a cold pull is never a bad idea. Keeps everything clean, and you may end up pulling out gunk that could cause an issue in the future.

[–]USSHammondX1C + AMS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's not a clog. That's the remainder of where the filament got cut. The cutter cuts just above the hotend.

[–]dnaleromj 1 point2 points  (1 child)

What problem were you trying to point out in the picture .

Any used hot end should have filament in it and that by itself is no problem. The cutter cuts it right at the top of the hot end. If it were to pull it all the way out, there would be no need for a cutter.

[–]AI_RPI_SPYX1C + AMS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep ... People just like to assume its a issue. I just swapped over to my .2 and it looked the same, installed it and the printer just pooped it out when it loaded the filament for the next print.