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something growing under my X carriage

Posted by glrra19

glrra19

something growing under my X carriage
February 16, 2012 12:57AM

Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 100

so, i have this fiberglass crystal like stuff growing around my hotend.
it started after i went from abs to pla.
my hotend is leaking, so im thinking it has something to do with that.

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Nudel

Re: something growing under my X carriage
February 16, 2012 05:04AM

Registered: 14 years ago
Posts: 689

Take a picture, and we'll diagnose it. smiling smiley

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grog

Re: something growing under my X carriage
February 16, 2012 08:50AM

Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 88

Has it started talking to you or waved at you yet?

Could it be ABS residue? Did you make sure to really purge the ABS before going to PLA and running at a lower temp?
And when you say leaking, is it oozing from the nozzle or leaking from up higher?

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Ollie

Re: something growing under my X carriage
February 16, 2012 09:46AM

Registered: 13 years ago
Posts: 116

I've just finished watching the Gremlins, so can u guess what i think it is? ;D

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glrra19

Re: something growing under my X carriage
February 16, 2012 11:52AM

Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 100

i tried to take pics but i have the worst camera in the world.
its not a big deal. i can fix the hotend.

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misan

Re: something growing under my X carriage
February 16, 2012 12:38PM

Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 972

Sometimes leaks will flow metled plastic dripping from above (maybe hot and cold parts joint). This residue may get burned if it lasts a long time in the hot area, or it may drip onto the parts being printed.

Or it can be a Gremlin embryo, just avoid the water!

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bryanandaimee

Re: something growing under my X carriage
February 16, 2012 01:55PM

Registered: 13 years ago
Posts: 632

Is it perhaps a techzone hotend with oak block? Because I have had one extrude out the pores in the oak and grow hair. (I had it set too low and the pressure must have been too high. )