¶ Why
Strong friction will be generated between the extruder gears and the filament during printing, due to which
lots of small shavings will be ground away from the filament. If not cleaned regularly, the teeth of the extruder gears may be flattened by the accumulated shards and particles, which will inhibit the gears from gripping and pushing the filament through the hot end and finally affect the printing results.
¶ When
At least once every two weeks.
¶ How
- Prepare the cleaning tool: a banister brush (not provided).
- Unload the filament from the module.
- Power off the machine, open the front cover of the module, and press the extruder buckle downwards to expand the dual-gear extruder.
- Clean the filament shavings from the extruder gears with the banister brush.