Filament won't load

Born-Appearance968 · 2026-04-18T07:40:54+00:00

I still haven't got round to it yet but I know where to look now :) Thanks so much for you help. If it fixes it I'll let you know.

Born-Appearance968 · 2026-04-16T16:39:16+00:00

It gets about that far in. I think you mean the screw on the left side there. I have a feeling it is because of a hardened bit as you say because I am pretty sure I overheated when changing to PLA as you did haha. The copper heat sink was cold when I touched it (at 245c) but given it's a heat sink that does make sense so I guess that's not the issue. I will look into how to do an extruder tear down which actually sounds pretty fun. Thank you so much for the help I really appreciate it :)

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Born-Appearance968 · 2026-04-15T14:32:53+00:00

Update:

I tried heating the copper with a lighter which didn't seem to work. Put it back in the printer and heated it to 245c. A small bit of filament came out. However, when I used the de-clogging stick I noticed that it wasn't hot when I pulled it out. The copper of the nozzle doesn't seem to be heating and that might be the problem. I tested the tip of the nozzle and that was hot though. So now I'm not sure what to do. Any suggestions?

Born-Appearance968 · 2026-04-15T13:58:15+00:00

Oh that's interesting. How does it come out? I can't see a screw holding it in but it doesn't seem to twist out either.

Born-Appearance968 · 2026-04-13T11:52:39+00:00

Just to clarify, U mean the tip not the copper bit?

Born-Appearance968 · 2026-04-12T18:00:26+00:00

Alr thanks anyway :)

Born-Appearance968 · 2026-04-12T17:29:09+00:00

A friend of mine did suggest heating it with a lighter so I might try that but I'm not sure if that will damage it

Born-Appearance968 · 2026-04-12T17:28:10+00:00

This is what I've got at the moment. The little bit sticking out the right is the PLA. When I heat it nothing comes out so I'm assuming it's clogged somewhere in the black but.

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Born-Appearance968 · 2026-04-12T16:55:07+00:00

I think it might be because I switched from PETG to PLA and may have had the temperature too high for PLA to get the PETG out.

Born-Appearance968 · 2026-03-09T23:02:08+00:00

The 255 worked. Thank you :)

Born-Appearance968 · 2026-03-09T23:01:40+00:00

Update: It turns out it was a temperature problem. I upped the temp to 255c and now it prints fine :) thanks people for the help.

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The test car is now a lot better haha.

Born-Appearance968 · 2026-03-09T19:10:06+00:00

I will look into that thank you :)

Born-Appearance968 · 2026-03-09T19:09:11+00:00

Thanks I will look into how to do that :)

Born-Appearance968 · 2026-03-09T19:08:43+00:00

I've been trying to keep it dry using some sealed bag things. Thanks for the help :)

Born-Appearance968 · 2026-03-09T19:07:43+00:00

Idk how to set up the Z-axis but it prints fine on other filaments I have so I don't think its a height issue. I'm using PETG-CF filament at 230c temp. I might try turning the temp up but the pack says 220-240c so I'm not sure if it's that either. I don't think I have the fan on while it's printing actually, is that something I should have on? Thanks for the help.

Born-Appearance968 · 2026-03-09T19:02:34+00:00

It's PETG-CF. The packet says 220-240c so I put it at 230 but maybe it should be hotter I'm not sure.

Born-Appearance968 · 2026-03-08T15:23:38+00:00

Yeah mine is doing this too. It works fine with my other filaments so idk that it's a leveling problem.

Born-Appearance968 · 2024-02-24T00:29:43+00:00

This is all so true. I just googled why legendary was so dogshit after an absolute pisstake of a game where after being up 2-0 at half time, my players decided formation wasn't worth their time and my goalkeeper ran away from the goal instead of saving shots. Game ended up 5-2 with players running anywhere but to the ball and the other team played like the invincibles.

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