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    Solved Plastic tensioner piece - replaceable or printable?

    I noticed today after my filament kept snapping off clean inside that this plastic piece of the tensioner was broken. I am wondering if I can...
    Thread by: terpbeard, Apr 17, 2017, 2 replies, in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unresolved Extruder chewing up PLA like crazy

    Robo3d is sending me out a new hexagon hot end with my warranty. Hopefully I can get it installed without breaking something new :confused:
    Post by: terpbeard, Jan 14, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unresolved Extruder chewing up PLA like crazy

    Every time I attempt to fix something on the printer it gets broken worse.
    Post by: terpbeard, Jan 13, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unresolved Extruder chewing up PLA like crazy

    Not really sure what I'm supposed to do now. The thermistor didn't seem like it would even fit into this new heater block anyway. I barely tried...
    Post by: terpbeard, Jan 13, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unresolved Extruder chewing up PLA like crazy

    I had removed it, this broke trying to push it into the new heater block
    Post by: terpbeard, Jan 13, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unresolved Extruder chewing up PLA like crazy

    Now I believe I broke this thermistor trying to get it into the new heat block :( I was so close too
    Post by: terpbeard, Jan 13, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unresolved Extruder chewing up PLA like crazy

    I gripped the hell out of the heat break with needle nose and torched the heat block for a long time and got it!
    Post by: terpbeard, Jan 13, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unresolved Extruder chewing up PLA like crazy

    It just turns and turns as though I have to have a tiny one on the heat break, and unfortunately I don't have a wrench that tiny
    Post by: terpbeard, Jan 13, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unresolved Extruder chewing up PLA like crazy

    How do I separate these two pieces to replace the heat block?
    Post by: terpbeard, Jan 13, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unresolved Extruder chewing up PLA like crazy

    Yes you are right, a business choice - a poor one. I'm upset that I gave them my business if that's all they care about customers. This extruder...
    Post by: terpbeard, Jan 12, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unresolved Extruder chewing up PLA like crazy

    Thanks for your help, having to wait on shipping - even a couple days is really going to hurt me. I can't believe everything I've already had to...
    Post by: terpbeard, Jan 12, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unresolved Extruder chewing up PLA like crazy

    Broke right off without much force, now I'm really screwed. i'm not even sure how I'll get the threads out of my hot end.
    Post by: terpbeard, Jan 12, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unresolved Extruder chewing up PLA like crazy

    My extruder just broke off inside of my hot end (the threads)
    Post by: terpbeard, Jan 12, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unresolved Extruder chewing up PLA like crazy

    I don't have a spare unfortunately. I dropped the hot end earlier when tinkering with things but I didn't take the nozzle itself off. Do I just...
    Post by: terpbeard, Jan 12, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting