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Don't forget to change your z offset after swapping nozzles (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by swordsmanluke@programming.dev to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

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[–] swordsmanluke@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for the detail!

Fortunately, in this case I was using a brand new, low-quality nozzle I don't really care about.

After this, I did indeed notice that I hadn't tightened the nozzle fully tight and I had some mild "drizzle" escaping down the side.

Since then, I've

removed the nozzle
cleaned the gunk out
put the nozzle back in
leveled the bed
rechecked my z-offset

and... It's printing fine again.

Even the nozzle was alright... entirely due to dumb luck. 🤦

[–] thantik@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah, the nozzles can survive a little bit of scrape-off like that, but it can change the orifice geometry so just be aware. What model/make of machine/hot end do you have, if you don't mind my asking? The cheap Ender-style PTFE-lined hot ends are pretty intolerant to just nozzle swaps, and if you have one of those, I have some videos I recommend watching so you know how to rebuild it properly should you ever need to again.