#printerhead

[skullstronaut]

"Machines come alive"

[firespirited]

full ink but won’t print

got a full ink cartridge and it won’t print anyway even after head cleanings?

open up your ink compartment, remove the cartridge and check out what size and type of connector pumps out the ink. (take a photo with your camera for example)

get paper towels (3 for the top, 1 for the cartridge area, 1 for spillage)

mix alcohol and filtered water 50/50 (windex or crystal vinegar also work)

grab a flashlight and tape it/jam it into place so you can see what you’re doing

find something squibby or a syringe that matches the size of the little ink pump then follow this tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbqlxxPka-0 with the addition of adding a folded paper towel to the ink cartridge area in case of spillage.

You can also press the X button to make the printer head move to the middle instead of running a test print then pulling the plug (this wastes your other inks).

It’ll take you about 20 minutes and at least a shotglass of the solution pushed through to clean out a very clogged head so pull up a chair and have some alcohol on hand to wash your hands/the floor as ink will get everywhere if you’re clumsy.

Editing to add that I write these when the answer takes multiple searches and often includes a sales pitch. I'm hoping to put them on my wordpress someday with keywords for people to use in their own searches, in the hope they'll be easier to access than the labyrinthine path I took.

[helloshitfaced]

It's finally in! The printerhead was hard to install! #velleman #3dprinter #vertex #printerhead

[helloshitfaced]

Printerhead #hard #vellemank8400 #velleman #3dprinter #vertex #printerhead

[helloshitfaced]

Assembeling the printerhead. #vellemank8400 #velleman #3dprinter #vertex #printerhead

[3ngin33r]

MK8 nozle Scaled modell drawing.

Lets'go to CNC!

[accrui]

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