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Thread: Qidi Tech 1 - Replicator 1 clone
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09-26-2016, 08:36 PM #3361
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09-26-2016, 08:45 PM #3362
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09-26-2016, 10:02 PM #3363
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Honestly, I don't see how I could have messed anything up with the drill bit action (I've since opened things up) but after I'd pulled the bit of filament by (but not in) the gears I still can't get anything through.
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Even if I'd done something fairly catastrophic with the drill bit, I'm still not getting through that tube and down to the gears. So there had to be more to it than that.
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09-26-2016, 10:29 PM #3364
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So it appears that the location of the jam is above the feed gear mechanism, and in the filament feeder tube leading from the top surface of the extruder carriage release lever going down toward the feed gear. If that's correct then turning on the heating cartridge and feeding filament in isn't going to do anything for you. I've not had this sort of jam happen to me before. IMO, using a drill bit seems appropriate, but I would be very careful about using one that was too large and inadvertently opening up that feed path too much. Given that you've already tried the drill bit, I would also consider heating it some with a hair dryer to get the jammed filament to soften a bit and hopefully release, possibly trying to "simply" push it back down toward the feed gear.
If you have questions about getting access to the mechanism, here are some relevant videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd9vnltm8Jg Shows removing the extruder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hWUJBXCMH4 Shows disassembling the extruder carriageLast edited by DaveB; 09-27-2016 at 10:16 AM.
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09-26-2016, 11:32 PM #3365
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Got it all taken apart. Looks like QIDI is going to be generous on a replacement part. We'll see.
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09-27-2016, 12:12 AM #3366Editor in Chief
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09-27-2016, 10:47 AM #3367
In time you should or will learn to never use the unload option on the front panel. It is a recipe for jamming up the hot end. Use an "exit only" strategy for the hot end and you will have many fewer problems. If you ever want to "unload", use the heat and pull method after releasing the extruder tension. You want to pull the filament out fast enough where the molten filament comes out quickly and not harden higher up in the cold zone where it will never be able to be melted the next time the hot end is heated.
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09-27-2016, 12:19 PM #3368
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Here is another two color object. There is some actual utility, so use some colors that your SO will appreciate. Much simpler print than the Tree Frog, but it had its own set of challenges.
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1350796
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09-27-2016, 04:39 PM #3369
I always use the unload and load panel options.
Back in the other response I did to his problem of a jam.
When I got a jam happened I preheated the hot end, took off the long tube and then used the load option and carefully fed in the filament until it cleared the clog. I also used the part on the extruder to press down and release the filament and slid it in until it hit the clog. Then I let it go and the end cleared the clog and extruded correctly. I let it go for a foot or two and then stopped and unloaded using the panel. I dont force it and I let the unload push back up and gently pull on the filament to bring it all out. I use the lever to take tension off if it is sticking.
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09-27-2016, 04:41 PM #3370
Do bed magnets deteriorate.
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