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05-12-2017, 01:09 PM #5
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Ok. So dismantled the whole extruder. I was left with the threaded tube thing where the filament enters. It was what was dirty. This is what I did. I got myself a small length of twisted strand steel cable. The cable was a bit larger than the inner diameter of this tube. I unstranded like two groups of strands to get it down to the right size. I then used flush cutters to separate the strands at the very tip of the cable. I then bent the tips outward to create a scrub brush Using a propane torch i heated the tube with the cable brush inserted. I then twisted up and down scrubbing it all out. When i pulled the brush out i burn away the PLA from the brush and then repeated. Once i had most of it out... Q-tips fit in there perfectly! I heated up the tube a bit and then wiped out the inside. Its literally polished inside Brand new. When i get home im going to try it out to see if it flows correctly.
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