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How do I change out filiments

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  1. francis benz

    francis benz New Member

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    I am new to 3d printing and I hope someone can tell me the how to correctly take out the old filiment so I can load a new spool...I don't want to mess up my printer
     
    #1 francis benz, Dec 31, 2015
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    Heat up the extruder to just below the minimum extrusion temperature of the current filament (example, if it is the Robo blue that came with your printer, heat it up to about 180°-185°C) and then just pull it out while holding back the extruder idler arm.
     
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    If you have trouble getting it in you can safely remove the spring loaded screws and open the feed up to start the new filament (then put the screws back of course).
     
    #3 mark tomlinson, Dec 31, 2015

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