Fixing a clogged nozzle for good: the cold pull method
Poking the nozzle with a needle only delays the problem. A cold pull at the right temperature lifts the carbonised residue out in one piece.

Poking the nozzle with a needle only delays the problem. A cold pull at the right temperature lifts the carbonised residue out in one piece.

A bearing-mounted holder that clips together side by side. Prints in one piece with no supports; dimensioned drawing and assembly order inside.

Printing a part that lives in a car in PLA is wasted time. Heat resistance, brittleness and print difficulty compared side by side.
The newest of my print settings, maintenance and material notes.
Poking the nozzle with a needle only delays the problem. A cold pull at the right temperature lifts the carbonised residue out in one piece.
Printing a part that lives in a car in PLA is wasted time. Heat resistance, brittleness and print difficulty compared side by side.
What to check, in order, before reaching for glue. Most of the time the culprit is not z-offset but a film of oil on the bed.
Parts whose drawings I share, and how they were made.
A bearing-mounted holder that clips together side by side. Prints in one piece with no supports; dimensioned drawing and assembly order inside.
A channel that gathers the harness swinging behind the gantry. Print orientation and wall count chosen to stop it flexing.
One parameter table drives compartment count and depth. Every sketch constraint is walked through screen by screen.