Is it possible for the leftover residue, of tape on a spool to be scraped into the feed? As the filament drags over the edges of the spool?

  • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Heads up btw, I’ve found that a good way to remove sticker residue on comic book bags/boards is to take the peeled sticker and use it to “blot” up the residue. It’s possible that may work for you with the filament. Idk about your actual question though, seems like it’d be possible.

    • JoShmoe@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      5 months ago

      I’m not really concerned about my former issue. I hadn’t yet touched the calibration settings of my printer. They made a significant difference. I got a completely different issue now which I’m certain is the big one that nobody has a set answer for.

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Honestly , I just clip the 2-3” off the front and not worry about it. It’s a minuscule amount of plastic

    If you’re trying to be ultra frugal, yes, you can probably clean it off with a solvent. IPA might work. Goo gone would but introduces all sorts of other contaminants.

    • JoShmoe@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      6 months ago

      I admit I tried using every gram. Still I found some of the tape residue on the inside of the spool. Thanks for the advice.

  • TootSweet@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Would it really cause problems if it did? I’m thinking if it got into the hotend (especially at the small amounts we’re talking about), it would probably just melt into the molten filament and not really cause any issues.

    There are “filament filters” that are for keeping foreign materials from getting into the hotend, but they’re more for particulate things that won’t melt and might clog the nozzle. Tape residue (again, at such small quanties) surely would just flow through with the molten filament and be unnoticeable in the final prints.

    • JoShmoe@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      6 months ago

      I guess it would be small. What about a small triangle of it?

      I’m asking because I got a weird droplet in my feed that showed up in a duplicate print.

      • TootSweet@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        A small triangle of tape, or just tape adhesive?

        I’d definitely be more inclined to think tape could be more of a concern than jist the adhesive. Probably if it were me, I’d just try to be more thorough about removing all the tape from the spool (and not worry about small amounts of residual adhesive.)

        Also, a description and/or picture of the filament and tape you’re talking about could help.