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Walked away from a print this morning and came back to a blob being dragged all over the printer.
The blob of pla was in and around the hot end sleave and just everywhere.
Is this salvageable or do I need a replacement hot end?
Printer is a creality k1
Soften the PLA with a lighter and then peel it off. You don't need a lot of heat for that.
@brillotti @Starfarer yeah for most PLA in general I would recommend+245•C & then brief off the material look up #3DPrinting brush #tool
Made a lot of progress but it is in the screwheads the attach the hot end. Ridiculous
If push comes to shove, you can heat up a screwdriver tip with the lighter, and use that to melt some of the PLA in the screw head enough to unscrew it.