Anyone who owns a FFCP knows that (because of the PTFE tubes) that the printer is prone to jams. The fix is easy enough. Take the nozzle off, burn it to hell with a torch, then put it back on.
The problem with this setup, is that from what I can tell, there is no plug and play option for upgrading your hotends on this machine.
Does anyone know a permanent fix for this? Any possible hot end upgrades?
SOC3D
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? I rarely have nozzle jams on my ffcps and haven’t torched a nozzle in almost a year. I print about 20 hours a day on multiple machines and have only had 1-2 jams in the last 3 months. What types of materials are you pushing through the machine? Also I’ve seen some e3d mounts floating around on thingiverse so clearly it’s possible to swap out the hotend without a ton of effort.
Garyg
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This might sound a bit goofy, BUT
After burning burning the nozzle to hell, try oiling the nozzle with Olive Oil and then Burning it to hell again.
After that Add more Olive Oil and try to clean out as much as you can.
Just for what it’s worth!
SOC3D
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Also +1 for this. If you are torching nozzles make sure you are torching them until the crust turns white. A little lube on your filament before each print should help as well. Maybe a stainless steel or tungsten carbide nozzle? Maybe some higher quality filament?
Man, I am stupid. Im an ME with a obsession with 3D printing, and I never thought “hey, I could draw and print a mount for a couple of v6’s. OR just look on thingiverse”.
I generally run PLA, and still get jams, but I do often venture over the PET bases, and push the machines heat limits. Occasionally I run PVA on the right, which obviously causes some issues, but I usually am just printing with my left.
SOC3D
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Is ME short for medical examiner or mechanical engineering because there is quite a difference.
No doubt those are some great tips. However my filament goes through a olive oil filter before its sunk into the machine. I use shit filament, and would definitely have better luck if I switched to some high quality stuff, but I was leaning towards a new hotend type of solution.
I think I figured it out though. If I replicate the main heat spreader, I could tap the new one to fit a couple of v6’s, (metal only) and get out for under 100$.
SOC3D
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How cheap is your filament? I have hatchbox down to $15.75 a roll for PLA at quantity 100 rolls. And it’s decent filament.
SOC3D
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Now I really want to meet a medical examiner who is interested in 3D printing.
jasonk
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I agree about oiling filament. This has worked for me when I lightly oil the filament after a filament change. Also, poor quality filament will result in more jams. I use Hatchbox and that stuff is great. Going from 0.4 to 0.5 nozzles will surely help as well. Good luck!
