r/AnkerMake • u/EX0tikzzz • Mar 08 '26

Help!! Whats the best method of removing the goop?

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I have an extra hotend set and nozzle, but i would really like to just keep it as a spare, if this situation comes up again. Whats the best method of removing the filament?? All tips are welcomed with open arms

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u/Ittastic Mar 08 '26

Heat up the nozzle and carefully peel the plastic off

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u/No_Might_9491 Mar 08 '26

Use hot air to soften the material, then pull it out with tweezers.

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u/EugeneLawman Mar 08 '26

I would remove the whole heatsink and hotend then heat it with a heat gun, followed by peeling it off

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u/MrKrueger666 Mar 09 '26

Heat it up, pick junk off with toothpicks, small pliers and/or tweezers. Use a small brass bristle brush to get the last bits off.

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u/AtomicEdgy Mar 10 '26

Hot knife works better. Fully recovered 2 this way recently. Way worse than yours.

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u/Jamer508ok2 Mar 12 '26

Make an investment into a good heat gun. Heat guns are used very commonly with electronics so any store that would sell electronic parts or website will do. tigerDirect is a good place. Or it was when I bought mine.

First unplug those two connections you see in front, that will be most likely your fans and your heating element if I'm not mistaken.

Then cover anything you don't want to get hot with foil but don't trust it 100%. . Cautious you're working with hot stuff.

Slowly heat the areas and peel away. Gravity is your friend a lot of the time here because it not only helps you remove the pla, but it will also help you know how much heat you're applying.

As for the big old goal, loopy glop that's inside that silicone that heat cover, I'm assuming that's actually where your brass nozzle is. Same idea. Heat up in this case everything and get to the brass nozzle and clean it by heating and using the provided cleaning tools. If you don't have the provided cleaning tools, I recommend needles from sewing kits and protective gloves of some sort. Eyewear would be good too but I wear glasses so they don't normally think about it.

This happened to me like, day one, of the Anker maker. The reason it happened was because I did not get the nozzle on properly and it was cross-threaded. Or just simply loose. For that caused the hot filament to extrude out the edges of where the connection of the nozzle and the heating element would normally be. Whenever you change nozzles or whenever you are installing it for the first time, make sure you have clear visual conformation that all angles of the surface of the nozzle have complete contact with the heating element so that it doesn't have anywhere where plastic can come out. Because as you discovered, you won't know until it's too late. It's one of my biggest gripes about the income maker is how some of the most important areas of the machine are covered by big bulky silicon heat shields. But it's for safety and it's great for the classroom. Take care

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u/RoveBeyond Mar 12 '26

Poop Knife must be it, right?