I’m using a P1s and left it for about an hour. I got a message the front cover had come off. And I come back to spaghetti everywhere and this total mess.
I know little about 3D printers and have recently upgraded after 3 years from a Creality CR10 where the only problem I ever had was bed adhesion.
This latest problem is leaving wondering if to give up altogether I love the speed and quality of this but in thre months ive had too many problems.
Any advice on how to clear this mess would be apprecitaed. It is totally stuck to the print head, im even thinking of taking a dremmel to get rid of some of it as no idea how to get it off and what damage its caused. The filament is PLA eSun for high speed.
Appreciate any help - at wits end…
It happens now and then.
I lost my last 0.4 hardened to some PETG. I came back to find a giant ball on the nozzle of my hot end and the sock was ripped off.
It also somehow melted the edge of the poop chute .
I just replaced the poop chute and the hotend. The only thing salvageable was the fan.
To be fair, the poop chute was still functional. I used it until I added a replacement ($15) to another BL order.
You may have a little bit of an easier time clearing it with PLA. It just didn’t seem worth the effort to me.
If you really want to give it a go, you’ll need to plug the connectors back into the tool head and heat it up to pull away the material.
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Thanks for advice. If I plug it all back in , I cant connect the front cover as its been pushed off by the filament blob, is that an issue?
Presumably I heat up the hot end and then try to remove what I can?
Assuming I cant remove it - The hot end filament, as you may also be able to see has blobbed into the heat sink area, so I presumably need to get that off or I’m replacing that whole assembly inc wires! Would think thats more than $15. Appreciate advice.
You can plug it back in and have it hanging there. It will just be a little tricky to handle when you heat it up to 250 degrees as it will be hot. You might want to use a glove. Usually the heat sink will be less hot when the fan is running though.
The toolhead cover does not need to be connected to heat up the hotend. It only needs to be in place when the P1 is actually printing something.
Just remember to follow BL’s instructions about turning the printer off when connecting / disconnecting the hot end’s connectors.
Unless you have some more spare hot end parts (thermocouple,ceramic heater, clip and sock) you will likely need to replace the hotend assembly.
You might be able to clean it up enough to put the heater and TC off it, but if you get it that clean, it will likely be usable again.
Use a hot air gun / heat gun to remove the filament.
I havent got a heat gun.
Can someone explain what i do once its heated. Do I tug at the clog, for example?
I would use some pliers to pull it away and maybe a flat head screw driver to scrape the hot filament away.
You maybe able to use some flush cutters to cut some of it away as well.
I suppose this might help to work on it on the bench instead of while it’s plugged in, but I feel like it would only really heat the outside of the blob. You really want to heat up the steel so it can be pulled away.
I have never tried this, so admittedly I don’t know.
OK so I have got so far - but how do I get remainder off I have tried a sponge wiping off and sharp instruments, also difficult to get to the back as i’m working “blind”.
Is the attached images ok to run with or does it need to be clear of all plastic?
THanks and really appreciate advice.
If you can get the silicone sock back on it, you might be good to run it until you can get a replacement.
Give a test print a try.
Thanks i can and will do. What parts do i need to replace. Im new to all this but reading up bit confused about if i may have to change thermister or/and wires?
I would just replace the entire hot end assembly:
If you buy the hotend alone, you’ll need to try to salvage parts off the old one and have to move them over to the new. Unless you’re really strapped for money it’s probably not worth the hassle.
When I had that happen,. my son announced “oh my god, the printer pooped it’s pants”
I don’t have anything to add to the advice, I was getting some issues and ended up buying the anti plastic adhesion paint, never had a clump again… so far at least. If ya need a link I will dig one up.
Ok thanks. Im not strapped for cash but having made a few items worth total of £6 since i bought this piece only 3 months ago. Having to spend £35 to continue is a great pity. Appreciate your information.
What I would say is i’ve learnt more about taking 3d printers apart in the last month than I did in the three years of owning the creality 10s.
I cannot even comprehend this. Mother of god.
Don’t judge your poor boy harshly, he is just a dumb machine doing his level best… to drive you nuts…
I have so many ender 3’s one got turned into a laser cutter, a couple merged into a core xy, and one is mounted on a wall and will draw posters on request… the rest I gave to neighborhood children that irked me.
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This is the solution?
Maybe I missed something.
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