How to unclog X1/P1 series nozzles if a pin doesn't work

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[@3DPrintStuff]

How to remove the hotend: th-cam.com/video/-f8XW8zZSRo/w-d-xo.html

[@Slurgical_3D_Terrain_Channel]

What a satisfying smack sound when you took it out. Thank you for showing this.

[@rsquaredinnovations]

Thanks for the video, I have a few clogged hot end's that I am going to try this on. Just could not bring myself to throw them away! Now that I see you doing what you did it makes perfect sense! 👍

[@3DPrintStuff]

Yeah it can become pretty wasteful if every clog means a new nozzle + hotend.

[@Rattletrap-xs8il]

I do cold pulls till I get as much material out as I can. Then I put a small piece of PLA in the nozzle and push it down to the end. Then I heat the end of the nozzle with a torch till I'm sure the PLA melted then push it out the hole in the nozzle with the hex key. I never need to put a needle through.

[@guye7763]

Thanks

[@MrMaxStalsky]

You can do in the printer heating the hotend with the printer itself. Just don't pull to hard to not tear off the wires.

[@3DPrintStuff]

Yeah that’s definitely an option. I just find it way easier to work with it outside of the printer.

[@MrMaxStalsky]

@@3DPrintStuff sure thing, but I don't like to disable the hotend and mess with thermal grease)

[@3DPrintStuff]

@@MrMaxStalsky wiki.bambulab.com/en/x1/troubleshooting/nozzle-clog
Bambu Labs performs this procedure without removing the ceramic heater. I think you just need to be mindful of what side you're applying the heat to.

[@MrMaxStalsky]

@@3DPrintStuff yes you can unplug all cables without removing the heater and the thermistor from the hotend but , yeah, you got to be really careful)

[@NoMercyFtw]

You should be using a torch butane lighter

[@BrothrBob]

Does this work with the A1 & A1 mini? I seem to have the same problem?

[@3DPrintStuff]

Yup should work on the A1 series of printers. The A1 series is a bit easier cause the filament is cut a little further up leaving enough for you to grab the filament with some pliers. You can also use the print itself to heat up the hotend instead of using a lighter. Bambu labs has a good step by step guide: wiki.bambulab.com/en/a1-mini/troubleshooting/nozzle-clog

[@weldingjunkie]

It’s not stuck that’s where it got cut put it back in and run some pla it’ll push it through. Also you can just run a pin up the front.

[@weldingjunkie]

Amazon link

[@3DPrintStuff]

The title says "if a pin doesn't work". I had a print fail due to the nozzle being clogged. I did multiple load/unload attempts that failed. Tried the pin up the front, this did not solve the problem. Removed the nozzle and did this procedure and I'm back up and running.

[@weldingjunkie]

@@3DPrintStuff i know what it says if you heat it and push from tip, it you don't need the alan

[@weldingjunkie]

@@3DPrintStuff you can also run pla through or heat it attached to the machine

[@andriihryhoriev2921]

​​@@weldingjunkie You don't know what you are talking about. Read the definition of the word "clog". That literally means you cannot push the filament in the usual way