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3d printer extruder problem.

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Hey all, 
So, I can't even take my filament out of my extruder. It keeps making this slipping sound whenever I try and take it out. I attached a video of the problem so you could understand it better. I have a Monoprice Select Mini Pro. 
I am guessing the extruder can't grip my filament good enough or something.. 

Any help would be appreciated!! 

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1 hour ago, BakxY said:

Is your extruder even heated to the needed temperature?

uhhh.. I am new to 3d printing lol. I thought for taking filament out you don't have to have it heated??

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Noooooo, your hot end needs to be heated. Because if you don't the plastic will stick to the parts inside the hot end. Just heat it up to about 200 °C if you have a PLA filament or 230 °C if you have ABS filament. If you use anything different just look on the box for the recommended temperature. Everybody makes mistakes.

If you want to get into 3D printing, I would recommend you to watch some YouTube videos about 3D printing, you can learn a ton of things from those.

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16 minutes ago, BakxY said:

Noooooo, your hot end needs to be heated. Because if you don't the plastic will stick to the parts inside the hot end. Just heat it up to about 200 °C if you have a PLA filament or 230 °C if you have ABS filament. If you use anything different just look on the box for the recommended temperature. Everybody makes mistakes.

If you want to get into 3D printing, I would recommend you to watch some YouTube videos about 3D printing, you can learn a ton of things from those.

Thank you so much lol! Yes, I am trying to learn some things from a 3d printing book. 

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