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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

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[–] spitfire@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

If you do plan to replace it try the CHCB-OT hotend. Whichever one you end up getting remember to heat it up and screw the nozzle in while hot. I had them leak (between the nozzle and the rest of the hotend) if I didn’t do so.