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dclaar
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Filament got stuck again

I went to print today and when I pulled out the old filament, it didn't come all the way out. I tried the various "heat it up, let it drip", "try to push it out", etc, but none of it worked, so I had to take it apart again.

When I got it apart, it seemed like the filament had caught on the very bottom lip of the PTFE tube. After removing that, I was able to heat it up and push the rest out.

Now, maybe the lesson is to **always** remove the filament immediately at the end of a job, but I was wondering if this was a symptom? Maybe I have a gap or something at the end of the tube that catches filament?

Or is it just that filament gets brittle after sitting for a while. The filament between the spool and the top of the print head _did_ spontaneously snap just sitting there (which was probably a warning sign!) 

Posted : 30/09/2020 2:11 am
cwbullet
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RE: Filament got stuck again

I have found that it usually due to a gap that allows expansion of melted filament into the gap and it dry and sticks.  I have found it happens every time I overheat the filament.  

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Chuck H
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Posted : 30/09/2020 2:42 am
dclaar
(@dclaar)
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Filament got stuck again

@charles-h13

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Posted : 30/09/2020 3:01 am
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