Questions tagged [heat-break]
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Why do hotends have heat sinks?
I do not understand what purpose the entire heat sink area serves. Obviously, it is to prevent the heat from the heater block from creeping up and melting the filament inside of the heat sink and ...
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Is there a possibility to reliably print PLA with an Ender 3 that has an all-metal hot end?
I want to use my Ender 3 as a multi-filament-printing printer
As many users already have asked, printing PLA with an all-metal hot end is not really recommended.
But, if I am attempting to use my ...
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Replacing PTFE tube in Mk8 heatbreak
I am trying to replace a Mk8 heatbreak on my printer. But which orientation do I need to put into the heatblock? The left image or the right image? Note that this specific heatbreak is missing a PTFE ...
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Using a shorter heatbreak on the Anet A6
I need to replace my heatbreak on my Anet A6 since I pushed out the PTFE tube when my filament got clogged...
The current heatbreak has a length of 40 mm, but, the shop I'm buying from only sells the ...
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