Is my extruder badly damaged?
Fri, 2012-02-03 20:19
I have a 3d Touch, and left a print running unattended last night (after a couple of weeks of having almost no trouble, and a successful 53hr print last weekend). It looks like somehow the print got badly mangled (I think the raft folded over on itself) and ended up gouging two ~0.5cm chunks out of the insulation around extruder #2 (see attached picture). My question is: Is this a significant problem? I've run a small test print since then, and it looks like the extruder is still working fine, but I'd like to know if this will cause any non-obvious problems.


Hi Rob,
I can confirm that this will not affect the performance of your printer. The silicone (red) moulding is serves as a added layer of protection for the user during maintenance. The major insulation during nozzle heating is done by the fire cement (exposed underneath the sillicone).
All the best,
Ed