[SML] Help! big 3D printer mess

[Stuart Wheaton]

yeah,the FB page would have been the smart thing to do.  It is there now.

it's an Ultimaker3, she'll look at swiss tek.  she says there was a 
silicone seal in there supposed to prevent this.

Thanks.

Stu

On 5/4/2020 10:55 AM, Michael Millar via Stagecraft wrote:
>
> You'll probably need to disassemble the hot end entirely. An acetone 
> bath might loosen things up. What model printer? On my old Replicator 
> 2, I had to just flat out replace the hot end after an all-night print 
> lifted from the print bed encasing the head in plastic. It might be 
> cheaper and easier to just replace it. When I got my Ender 3, I 
> upgraded the hot end to a Swiss Tek to prevent the issue you experienced.
> BTW, your picture got scrubbed in the email. This list doesn't do 
> attachments. Try on the FB page.
>
> Cheers,
> Michael
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>> Date: Mon, 4 May 2020 10:42:33 -0400
>> From: Stuart Wheaton <sdwheaton at fuse.net>
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>> My SO is going to save the world.? printing face shields.? 35 came out
>> fine, so like any good scientist she decided to change all the
>> parameters.? Something clogged the print head ( I guess) but the feeder
>> kept pushing filament in, and it finally found an exit.? The result is
>> this ugly mess.? Pretty sure heat will ruin the surrounding parts, not
>> sure if we can dunk the whole thing in a tub of acetone or some other
>> solvent.? Mechanical removal looks to be a bear.? anybody have any
>> experience based advice?
>>
>> Stuart
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