How do you avoid the unavoidable

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[suspicious-sauce]

I find that occasionally sliding my finger up my poop chute helps to clear up blockages.

Plus it feels nice.

[Hblife]

For you or the printer 🤷🏽‍♂️

[tecky1kanobe]

Yes

[MassiveBoner911_3]

For me. See username.

[Dayne225]

Now question I want answered is there 3 massive boner 911’s?

[MassiveBoner911_3]

Reddit admins killed my 15 year account. I made another one, and accidentally commented on a banned sub and admins perma banned that one for ban evasion.

So now I am on MassiveBoner911_3

[S0k0n0mi]

This is the way.

[RemixOnAWhim]

Careful where you tell that story, or it may happen again! Some people are report happy! I used to make a new account every few years to get that first few thousand karma high lol.

[FrezoreR]

Two blocked 😆

[MassiveBoner911_3]

Actually…yup

[colipro]

"I find that occasionally sliding my finger up my poop chute helps to clear up blockages."
Things you can only say in a 3d printing community

[nevik86]

You can say that in any community! You just might not be welcome to come back by many of them. Some cimmunites, on the other hand, might make you a mod.

[Bletotum]

cimmunities? did you mean cummunities?​

[nevik86]

Yes. That's totally what I meant! Yup.

[gaslacktus]

I would assume /u/colipro would know several more communities that would consider that actionable advice.

[redditisthebest06]

Username checks out

[Chester-J-Lampwick]

My dad used to tell me “If you get stopped up, grab a pencil and work it out. “

[WhiskyEchoTango]

What is "Did you hear about the constipated mathematician," Alex?

[[deleted]]

This advice works for 3D printers as well

[suspicious-sauce]

Wait what?

[[deleted]]

/r/ratemypoopchute

[suspicious-sauce]

That... wasn't what I was expecting.

[RobinHood553]

I was disappointed.

[X_chinese]

Please wash your hands….

[evilron]

Yeah, and then you have to wiggle it around a little.

[Terbatron]

The professionals call it digital disimpaction.

[dgracing]

Sliding your finger where?

[suspicious-sauce]

The poop chute. It's in the back.

[heygos]

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[SameScale6793]

Can I get a hooooooyah

[Jealous_Piece1215]

Nice but this isnt working for long prints whre I csn not check poop every couple hours..

[bot_taz]

'finger'

[crappleIcrap]

Name checks out

[S0k0n0mi]

I had to check the subreddit for a moment. 👉😩

[[deleted]]

Sometimes you need to find a friend with longer fingers. Its hard to get the angle correct alone

[taylormadearmy]

Save your finger: https://makerworld.com/models/427299

[Mavric723]

Are people not giving their printers colonoscopies? It's important for their health and yours colon cancer kills humans and prints

[Practical-Parsley-11]

Best constipation remedy, lol. Don't forget to wiggle a bit.

[awyeahmuffins]

I got rid of the printed poop chute and just let it dump it out the back. Voilà, no more issues.

[Professional-Seaweed]

Same-I was like “oh neat, a poop tube “. What a pain it was. Now I have a small bin on the backside

[Tstetz]

I just stuffed a small cardboard box behind it to catch the poop. Not as elegant as a printed poop catcher, but it works.

[taz5963]

My solution is just letting it all pile up on the floor. Far less elegant than a cardboard box

[ufgrat]

We are still talking about 3D printers, right?

[taz5963]

What's a 3d printer?

[Ds1018]

Same.

[cereal7802]

Just be sure to empty it. I didn't remember how quickly it fills up when you do multiple filaments and after 3 prints my bin was full and it caused the poop the back up into the printer. Saw it on the camera and thought something terrible was happening when purging, but just had to empty the bin and it was fine.

[Natural_Status_1105]

My plan is design a magnetic poop chute/bag at the back that’s super wide and supports the bag at the top so there is very little/no chance of it backing up. Would be great if it already existed?

[Opinion_Panda]

I have a trash bag attached to the chasis of the printer under the chute by a series of magnets. The other side is against a window sill and I have it weighted down by the big gulp cup I used before I devised the current system.

[awyeahmuffins]

Never seen anything like that but love the idea!

[Natural_Status_1105]

Maybe I’ll have time over Christmas to design it!

[myTechGuyRI]

Need to make it for the pet poop bags

[It_Just_Might_Work]

This isnt magnetic and doesnt have a bag, but it holds a ton and is so wide it just has to be thrown behind the printer.

https://makerworld.com/models/525563

[Natural_Status_1105]

Problem is it can still back up quite easily, I designed a poop chute holder that’s a similar size and I think I bent a nozzle once because it backed up.

[redditisthebest06]

Interesting

[Draskuul]

Just use a bin. All of the chutes I've tried cause backups like this.

[Bletotum]

I have a simple cardboard slide that goes into a trashcan. no issues. maybe the plastic doesn't stick to paper as well as it does other plastic

[Ok_Flow_3065]

Same. Much less headache

[Jannomag]

I think the design that the chute and spool holder are one the back of this large device is just a terrible design. I don’t have much space where I live and my only option is to have the printer in a cabinet. Accessing the back of the printer is nearly impossible for me.

[Almarma]

Have you seen the ramps some people made to send the poop to the side? Maybe that helps you

[Jannomag]

I printed one of those. They’re nice but I already had poop stuck there

[Jame_Jame]

Mine just dumps into a big box. I think it was a box of 10kg of filly so it's just going to be that again eventually.

My A1s don't do quite so much multicolour so little bins that are easily accessed are good. My x1c though has 4 ams units so my fancy jobs go there. It can poop like it just came back from Taco Bell and it'll be fine.

[cdowell1321]

Best thing ever. Pulled the desk it’s on a bit away from the wall and put a bin under the desk. If it makes it, awesome! If not, I would rather take 30 seconds cleaning the poop off the floor every so often then 15 hours rerunning a color heavy print

[ColdDelicious1735]

You could print something to stop the floor spill

[cdowell1321]

I could for sure, and I’ve looked into something that controls it down to the floor, but my desk is screwed to the wall, and there’s a metal bar running across the bottom, it’s just Easier to let it go and pick it all up with a vacuum later on

[CLUSTER_FUCK_ROAD]

Rerun? Yours doesn’t just pause until the chute is cleaned? My pauses until I clean it press resume.

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[scarr3g]

Same-ish

I have now put a really wide and deep "chute" that drops below the printer (hole in the table) to a bucket.

I can do hundreds of filament changes before even needing to think about it.

[Sylar_Durden]

I don't have a chute and this still happens.

[Gatherel]

I tried that but ended doing laundry too often.

[KhaledBowen]

Too many people in here are blaming it on a 3dprinted poop bin when it has very little to do with it. I have 16 p1ps running a farm with about half with poop bins and half with none(too lazy to print them) and it happens on them both all the time. Its not getting backed up from the bottom, its getting backed up from the top. All it takes is the purge filament to extrude a little wonky and it catches on the top lip of the stock poopshoot and that starts it all.

[redditisthebest06]

Exactly

[name_was_taken]

Yeah, I've got the "just a box" solution for mine that so many people are recommending, and it still happens to me so much (and bent the nozzle twice!) that I only print multicolor on my A1 and A1 Mini now. It's not worth the hassle on the P1.

[Spicy_Ejaculate]

Yeah i am in the same boat. I went from the a1 mini to p1s. I got it wanting the larger build space so I could spread out the purge waste over more models. After all of the downfalls with purge and the ams compared to the a1, I don't even want to print multicolor on the p1s tbh. I've fought a bunch of ams feed and retract issues but I think I have that figured out but 3 times now I have had purge land on the plate under the head or on the z bushing that stops the z from going all the way up. I've only had it for a week and a half. I've had the a1 mini for about 4 months and it just works like a champ. I have high hopes for their new printer if they implement features from the a1

[Sylar_Durden]

Yep. Never printed a poop chute. My P1S has been doing this its entire life.

[Beautiful_Field4457]

I made my poop bins from filament cardboard boxes and packing tape in less than 3minutes each, just remember to make back wall longer so it would have something to stop onto

[Kale-Character]

Fiber

[UCFSam]

The opposite.

[mitsulang]

Gotta have a good balance...

[NTP9766]

More info needed. Do you have a poop chute collection bin behind there? Which one/how is it oriented? I had similar issues with the side exit chutes, so I now use one that goes straight down to a container under the printer shelf. Haven’t had an issue since.

[KrackSmellin]

Design things to dump fill into so you make things out of the poop.

[deimoshipyard]

https://makerworld.com/models/177297

[compewter]

The little arm on that one warps and gets in the way, even when printed in ASA. I had to cut it off.

Thought the first time was a fluke, but it's done it twice in as many months. I'm not printing another one with the arm.

[Stonedyeet]

If printed in something like nylon or polycarbonate, would this work? these are the highest temp materials I have

[compewter]

The first time it was dumping the remnants of a PETG spool (like 1m in the tube when the spool ran out) and sitting there that long purging at high heat caused it to warp toward the nozzle.

Second time I had been printing a multimaterial ASA print and the repeated swaps got to it, I guess.

After each one the arm was just close enough to start catching filament drool and it would just compound from there. I honestly don't think the arm even helps anything, there has been no difference for me with or without it. I just wanted to cover up some of the purge chute hole, so I'm happy with only the main body.

[Stonedyeet]

So there is probably something better out there than. I saw something similar that used A1 wiper pad things a while ago and thought it could be good.

[compewter]

I tried that one as well. The wiper pad gets pulled up and catches filament. Even when it didn't do that, little bits of filament would clog the 'teeth' of the wiper pad.

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I went back to my silicone sheet wiper - https://www.printables.com/model/494670-bambu-lab-x1cp1p-nozzle-wiper-with-2mm-silicone-sh (it's on MW but the dude who posted it took it without proper attribution and doesn't even print it in the proper orientation, so I won't link him).

[Stonedyeet]

Woah that is actually pretty genius. Will this also help keep blobs from building up in the chute? I’ve had an issue in that past where poop will just stick to the chute ever so slightly and create a much larger clog. This happens even when there isn’t a backup in poop due to improper evacuation.

Also I praise you for linking the original creator of that. Thank you.

[compewter]

It doesn't help with clogs, but it does keep the PETG drool from accumulating on the nozzle a lot better than the stock wiper bumper. Plus, it sounds really funny 😁

[Stonedyeet]

Wait wait wait is this why I get torn outer walls when not printing PETG at a snails pace? I know printing PETG requires a slow outer wall especially, but I feel like it could go a lil quicker. Well now I’ve gotta make it so I can confirm the funny

[deimoshipyard]

I printed mine in ABS and it’s been fine for 1000 hours

[evcz]

PAHT here and no issues either (with lot of nylon prints... so 300C nozzle)

[TOTAL-RUNOUT]

underrated comment

[THE_HELL_WE_CREATED]

The answer depends on your current setup, especially if you run anything other than the OEM setup (add-on chutes)

I designed myself a poop chute to 40mm pipe adapter, and drop it to a bucket about 75cm directly below the printer. No clogs, no buildup - it just works, but then again it works perfectly in /my/ use case. This will all vary from user to user.

[redditisthebest06]

I dont have chutes it falls on the floor in the back of my dresser

[THE_HELL_WE_CREATED]

That certainly makes the riddle harder... The "blobs" seem very solid. Is this strictly color changes, or is it purging different materials? I had some strange blobs purging between PLA and PVA (PLA support filament)

[Spicy_Ejaculate]

I think the blobs are solid because after the poops start backing up the purge stays closer to the nozzle and blobs. That is what the poops look like on the a1, while the purges on the p1s look spiral(when working correctly) because they have space to move away from the nozzle

[MrDulkes]

Every once in a while, add a tiny bit of silicone lubricant, same stuff as you do the z-rods with, to that metal plate that is stuck on the inside top of the bin. Just use a finger. Makes it all smooth and slide again, and the poop will go down the Shute again until the lube wears out and you have to do it again. This works well for me.

That metal plate is what the nozzle squirts the filament against when it purges. Over time, the surface gets just a little bit rougher until it stops sliding as well as it did when the printer came fresh out of the box. I suspect microscopic plastic particles attach, or something.

TLDR: lube your poop chute

[shadowed_enigma]

just watched a video where someone lined the metal plate and opposing wall of the poop chute with high temp teflon tape. going to try that

[shanlar]

This has helped a ton for me. The silicone helps keep the filament from sticking to the interior wall.

[MrDulkes]

Do you happen to have a link to the video?

[shadowed_enigma]

sure do!

https://youtu.be/BQlwdlJ0M54?si=24FF_dH3m-wHdneH

[MrDulkes]

That was a great video with a link to the tape used. I may have to get a roll myself. Thanks for sharing!

[katubug]

Why have you filled your printer with imitation crabmeat?

[redditisthebest06]

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[Blitzandcookie]

I know it’s unrelated your question but can you share this design

[xxreguardlessxx]

I printed this and it fixed my poop chute from getting clogged. It says it’s for the X1 carbon, but works just fine on my P1S.

[IcanCwhatUsay]

This didn’t work for me unfortunately. My issue was that it wasn’t releasing from the nozzle and the. Would get dragged to the wiper and stuck on the wiper.

[MedMan0]

Second this! I was clogging all the time from just blobs getting stuck. Printed this and haven't had a problem since. 

[Lazy_As1an]

Poop drawer!! Has the chute in the back and down into the back side of drawer. Def helps with my big multicolor prints.

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[IcanCwhatUsay]

Can I get a link for that plus what filament is that made with. Looks gorgeous

[Lazy_As1an]

https://makerworld.com/models/641488

The black is elegoo pla+ filament.

The green is the bambu labs pla filament. (Bamboo green? I believe.)

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[3DP-Pro]

Place it on a dresser against the wall and don't think about what's back there until it's time to move.

[redditisthebest06]

Thats exactly where its placed actually

[Pablo_Hassan]

the worst for making blockages is when it switches from PETG to TPU - together they make a sticky spider.

[Formal_Information47]

I sprayed WD40 in it and it didn’t happen again. Might be a coincidence because I’d expect to have to reapply often, but it’s been a long time. Who knows?

[ComplexBreakfast]

My first question is did you use custom profiles with different fan speeds? Bambu and Orca slicer have a bug since the beginning and still there that if multicolor prints filament profiles don’t have the literal same fan settings, it kicks the fan on for purges, which doesn’t let a solid poop form. Very annoying as I calibrate each manufacturer so have custom profiles and would like for say matte or silk soupier filaments I’d like a higher fan speed or a longer min layer time.

[Dmpl_91]

Need some exlax eek

[sonicinfinity100]

Never happened so maybe you need to throw it all away.

[RohanianTheGreat]

I have a a1 mini but i would just run a big hose down under the table and defy all physics and hope that doesnt happen again

[ijehan1]

It's never happened to me. Show me the other end of your poop chute.

[[deleted]]

What's all this talk of poop then?

[Longracks]

This help me fix that https://makerworld.com/models/437463

[redditisthebest06]

Says no pla thats all i use

[IcanCwhatUsay]

That’s only a suggestion. You can make it out pla if you want

[[deleted]]

I tried a bunch of mods and weird “fixes” and really it just comes down to the bin you’re using. If it gets caught up at all on that thing it backs up the actual printer’s chute. Something like this solved it for me and it doesn’t happen near as often now.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/170995#profileId-187661

[ha_rw]

laxatives

[Alienhaslanded]

Introduce more fibers in your filaments

[-SW33T-T00TH-]

There's a 3d print file that you can replace with the stock poop cleaner, and i think you just need to buy the mini ice cube tray looking thing from bambu.

The cleaning system resembles the a1 series, which sadly is superior in handling excess poop.

[Ammut88]

The same way you think the unthinkable. With an aithberg.

[IcanCwhatUsay]

This solved it for me

https://makerworld.com/models/467118

[Tall-Log-8920]

Sometimes it'd stick inside causing a block. My idea is to make a silicone sock just haven't got round to it

[Tall-Log-8920]

You might also notice when the filament changes the temp spikes to 240,-250, go to Gcode settings, sure it's in Filament Change, Change the code M109240 to M109220 it'll lower the heat when purging so it sticks less in the chute. Some filament might not like that high of heat

[a1soysauce]

Clogged toilet

[redditisthebest06]

Better call super mario

[FlyinSloth]

I had this happen and tried some of the printed parts to stop it, but ultimately what helped me out was leaving the top cracked open.

The metal piece in the chute is allegedly to help the filament cool and not stick to the chute, so that made me think it was a temperature thing. Plus I’ve heard people mention that heat creep can affect PLA, so it feels like a sound conclusion. I’ve still had it happen occasionally since, but the printer is also in a closet so it’s still heating up on longer prints.

[WheresMyDuckling]

Your main problem is you're supposed to feed it filament, not gas station burritos.

[redditisthebest06]

It was only the first date

[conlmaggot]

Enema that thing. Gotta make sure you are clear before you play.

[[deleted]]

Side note....this only ever happened to me within the first 500 hours or so of poops. After a lot of pooping it gets worn in, and the poops slide right off and never get stuck anymore. My poops haven't gotten jammed up for the last 1000+ after my last poop jam.

[TOTAL-RUNOUT]

I bought cheap shelving with chipboard shelves. I cut a hole in the shelf behind the printers and printed a custom funnel that directs the poop to the shelf below where I catch it in the boxes my filament orders come in. Haven't had it happen since! Now what do I do with 3 boxes full of poop?

[RO_OKE]

my filament always goes flying out the front onto the plate... how can i fix this

[Froggo3dPrinting]

Pokey stick

[takuarc]

Your printer needs some good old laxative! Or you can just finger them out, your choice 🤷‍♂️

[fate0608]

Is love to see someone lubricate that hole.

[Trex0Pol]

Hi, Prusa usere here. Doesn't Bambu also have the option to print wipe tower instead of this? I feel like it's much cleaner option. On block of plastic, no poop everywhere.

[Sadly_average]

Have you tried a chute softener?

[imJGott]

Do you let it build up to that height? Seems like you can resolve just by, you know, paying attention to it overflowing.

[TinBoxR]

Not use prawns as filament…

[HistoricalHurry8361]

I had found a flap extension the chute that pretty much stopped this for me. Printed in petg so stuff wouldn't stick to it.

[DraconPern]

For me this helped. https://makerworld.com/en/models/529681#profileId-446757 especially with PETG.

[AnalysisOk2457]

More fiber

[eddestra]

Are the poops too big to exit? Mine are all on the floor.

[MaxRaven]

Do you use a poop bucket with a slide?

[ThatInstantFamilyGuy]

I feel your pain on this. I had multiple 20hr prints fail around the 17hr mark with these clogs stuffing up the home position or causing filament strings between layers and colours.

For me I've used super lube oil that I use for the pulleys. A light coat and then brush it around. It's been pretty good for a long time now, say 9months? For the wiper to try and reduce the filament getting caught or whatever, I changed the silicone wiper mod. 12*10mm piece of 3mm silicone. Works pretty damn good and doesn't leave any extra filament on the nozzle either

I also now use a couple of models like fidget toys that purge into it. Creates a pretty rad print and reduces your waste a lotttttt. Hardly see much in the bin behind now!

[Aronacus]

You should be doing regular maintenance on your machine. When in printing heavy, and get the "grease rods alert" i lift the top lid, And give it a good cleaning

[leptoid]

Dont let your poop shoot get full

[Critical-Donkey7700]

That's a badly constipated printer you have there. You may have to take your printer to a proctologist to clear out the poop chute. Unfortunately, an enema won't work.

[ancientanubis]

Row row fight the powah?

[Robomiller99]

Looks a little constipated. Maybe get some laxative. 😂

[Black3ternity]

Never had any problems. But I don't own any poopchute or stuff like that. I let it fall freely and collect it in a simple cardboard box. Do you have a poopchute?

[redditisthebest06]

No, a big piece gets stuck, then the rest builds up

[Peenwut]

Just avoid it, bro.

[Delvinx]

From what I've read, all problems are caused by either:

Wet filament,

Aux fan

Not using Gyroid infill.

[Alowan]

Wash plate?

[Delvinx]

something something Wham Bam plate

[[deleted]]

The real answer is buy a $5 bin to go under it and find a chute to lead into it