3D printers strip hotend assembly screws
13 posts across 2 communities in the last 60 days; 92% from r/3Dprinting.
“what can cause this issue, bambu H2C , 0.4 nozzle, looks clean in the slicer settings”
“The two small screws on either side are completely stripped out. This is a mivroswiss flowtech hotend. Last pic is of how bad it was initially. I am so...exhausted....boys and girls. I have just had problem after problem since I got the CFSC for my K1 Max 2025. I have had maybe…”
“My Sceoan Windstorm S1 has been printing fine up to now. I seem to recollect though that when I bought it new, some part of the print head had already been changed, but the exact part and manufacturer I can't remember. The original text in the eBay ad is no longer available…”
Multiple posts describe issues with stripped screws on 3D printer hotends, often occurring after a 'blob of death' incident. Users seek suggestions for repair and prevention, indicating a common mechanical failure point in the printing process.
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“I soldered and this keeps happening, this is bound to leak correct? Advice welcome and appreciated! submitted by /u/Important_Ease_2380 [link] [comments]”
“what can cause this issue, bambu H2C , 0.4 nozzle, looks clean in the slicer settings submitted by /u/mithunmf [link] [comments]”
“did this print not that long but it had a rattle in it, though must be a bit of plastic, and was thinking of leaving it, but disided to find it and found where it is only to find out its a screw from the hot end... it was an non impotant one but still glad I found it now. submitted by /u/dronko_fire_blaster [link] [comments]”
“H2s owner here, how can i resolve this? it's like a little clog of death from what i saw and it's my first time dealing with it, and can i still use this hot end? submitted by /u/Educational-Shirt-86 [link] [comments]”
“Any idea how to fix this, or should I get a new hotend entirely. submitted by /u/i-mean-y-even [link] [comments]”
“The two small screws on either side are completely stripped out. This is a mivroswiss flowtech hotend. Last pic is of how bad it was initially. I am so...exhausted....boys and girls. I have just had problem after problem since I got the CFSC for my K1 Max 2025. I have had maybe 3 successful prints in the few months of owning it, and countless failures. And thats JUST WITH ONE FILAMENT! I am just so disheartened lately. I want to 3d print and I want to love it but my god is this setup making it s”
“How would i get out the screws they're like 1.5 mm hex i think submitted by /u/Aware-Taro-5864 [link] [comments]”
“My Sceoan Windstorm S1 has been printing fine up to now. I seem to recollect though that when I bought it new, some part of the print head had already been changed, but the exact part and manufacturer I can't remember. The original text in the eBay ad is no longer available although I've just written to the seller to ask if they can let me know. It looks as though some part of the head has melted and let the hot plastic ooze out of the top, so I'm presuming the hot end is dead. I was”
“I cannot take the hotend off at all, it's rusted to could that be the reason? I am using the bambu A1 submitted by /u/CallMeNate1719 [link] [comments]”
“I've got a 5 yr old Mono4K that's been a great printer over the years. I recently got some minor grinding noise during printing, almost had to be listening for it to hear it. So I cleaned and lubed the screw and it quieted down. That was about of month ago, and now I have very loud grinding when the plate is at the lowest points. I had failed print but no grinding, cleaned my vat, and on the next print it started grinding very loud as the plate started getting near the vat bottom. So I s”
“Had an explosion and this is what it looks like after the nozzle is removed. Is it irreparable? What do I do?? I should mention this was a bambu a1 running black pla+ on a 0.4 head. Running from ams. submitted by /u/Noah_Pasta1312 [link] [comments]”