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Filament stuck in the bowden tube

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:53 am
by Path
Hi, love the printer but have a small issue.
My filament was about to run out so I tried to retract it out to load new filament (maybe that was my mistake?). All went well until it got to the very end then it got stuck, I guess the filament near the hotend had expanded and cooled. I tried helping it out by tugging slightly but the filament broke off. I now have a 1cm long piece of filament loose in the tube. Can I pull the tube off at one end then push it back on after? I am maybe being too careful here since I don't want to putt too much force on the printer.

Thanks for the help

Re: Filament stuck in the bowden tube

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 4:37 pm
by William
1.You need to use a longer ejector cleaning the Teflon tube
2. Replace a new Teflon tube

Re: Filament stuck in the bowden tube

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 10:36 pm
by carre82
hi
have the same problem with white filament (see photos)
no problem at all with black lilament !

Re: Filament stuck in the bowden tube

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 6:31 pm
by sectorbob
If it's inland Filament from Microcenter, that is the main problem... that white pla is gunky as fu*k... I have to print at 210C to keep it moving smooth and it always clogs the head when I change..
You can use a skewer to clean the line after you remove it.. or get another one from ebay or wish.