MakerBot Smart Extruders are, after all, pretty smart. Still, there is one glaring issue that haunts them and can lead to customer dissatisfaction: they are not self-repairing and lack the capacity to diagnose and repair clogs. While Smart Extruders can simply be swapped out to prevent downtime, not every user has a second Smart Extruder lying around, nor the know-how to quickly fix a clog problem. Fargo 3D Printing, though, is here with a solution. Jake Clark and John Schneider, the company's co-founders, have created a how-to video so users can easily diagnose and fix their extruder issues. In the video, Clark describes a step-by-step approach to diagnosing the location and cause of the clog and how to fix it, which can be as simple as replacing the nozzle with a new one (available from Fargo 3D Printing). Check out the video and the easy steps in the full article: http://3dprint.com/41825/makerbot-smart-extruder-clog/


Below is a photo of a MakerBot Smart Extruder: