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Extruder loading

Discussion in '3D Printing' started by Pierre Lalancette, Jul 12, 2017.

  1. Pierre Lalancette

    Pierre Lalancette Sir Lalancelot Gold Contributor

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    Hello everyone, question about extruder.

    Am I the only one having trouble to load my PLA string into the extruder? Whenever I try, I just can't get it to enter the tiny hole provided after the driving gears. I mean, I have to go through the gears and hit the exact position of the hole, slightly bigger then my...

    I always end up unscrewing the whole thing to see and guide the filament where it should go.

    Are all extruders like that?
    Pierre Lalancette, Jul 12, 2017
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    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    I don't have my printer yet but when investigating mods to order parts I saw there was a variety of approaches to access, from double sided tape to magnets holding the cover, or a printed hinge so it could lift up.
    noorbeast, Jul 13, 2017
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  3. Pierre Lalancette

    Pierre Lalancette Sir Lalancelot Gold Contributor

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    This is probably what I will end up to do. Loading from the top is just impossible. I tried many time.
    But I resist. No mod for now. It works, and I want to print gears.
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    Pierre Lalancette, Jul 13, 2017
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