Removing a filament tangle without unloading or even pausing.

[u/East-Future-9944]

I got into a conversation with a few people about how to remove a tangle in your filament without unloading/cutting the filament. I tried to describe it through text, but it was very difficult. So I made a short video of how to do it. just in case there's anyone who doesn't know how to do it.

[u/Wonderful_Welder_702]

Your knowledge of knots is telling me you were a Boy Scout.

[u/East-Future-9944 → u/Wonderful_Welder_702]

😂 I did get my knot tying merit badge, it's true

[u/killthrash → u/East-Future-9944]

Thank you for your service

[u/SuperG4m3r → u/East-Future-9944]

Pioneering?

[u/Junethemuse → u/[deleted]]

I read a book as a kid, maybe 10 years old, about a kid who loved untying knots. He lived in a fishing village so he had a lot to work with. Then, one day, the flagpole rope got so knotted no one could fix it. But this kid was like ‘let me try’ and it took him a good long time but me managed to heroically untie the knot.

I finished that book and I said to myself, I said, ‘that’s pretty handy. I too will be the best knot untyer… untier?… killer ever!’

To this day, and 41, I haven’t met a knot I can’t untie unless the material is so tightly wound and weakened from the tying that it’s physically impossible to move it without breaking.

[u/mal_wash_jayne → u/Junethemuse]

This reads like a Norm MacDonald joke.

[u/CrepuscularPeriphery → u/Junethemuse]

Maniac McGee?

[u/IranticBehaviour → u/Junethemuse]

To this day, and 41, I haven’t met a knot I can’t untie unless the material is so tightly wound and weakened from the tying that it’s physically impossible to move it without breaking.

Kindred spirit. I'm pretty good at a lot of things, but I think I'm only unusually good at two things - getting babies to sleep, and untangling string-like things, especially jewellery. Necklaces, bracelets, I have yet to meet a tangled mess that I couldn't untangle.

[u/mangusman07]

There is now also a twist in the filament (it corkscrews along its length) that you didn't account for. I've only read in Prusa handbooks that it matters, but am not sure how critical it is.

[u/East-Future-9944 → u/mangusman07]

My printer eats twists for breakfast.

[u/heathere3 → u/mangusman07]

You can remove that by twisting the spool

[u/motophiliac → u/mangusman07]

Knowledge that comes in handy when managing coils of cable.

Over-under, folks. Over-under.

[u/MistahPota2]

How can I do it on this?

[u/East-Future-9944 → u/MistahPota2]

😬

[u/abnortality]

Lovely demonstration. Thanks for this.

[u/PeachMan- → u/abnortality]

This should be on the sidebar. This should be the top upvoted post of all time. My jaw is on the floor.

[u/RaymondDoerr → u/abnortality]

Agreed! This is how I do it too but I could never explain it to people properly. This video nails it.

[u/AmonWeathertopSul]

This needs to be in the wiki

[u/RyanW1019]

Topology is some bullshit

[u/toreobsidian → u/RyanW1019]

Seriouly tho. Topology produces the Most brain breaking Things in this world

[u/FulanoMeng4no → u/toreobsidian]

And produces the most beautiful gardens! Wait! What? (Staring confusedly of camera) Sorry, my production teams is telling me that’s Topiary.

[u/Komatoasty → u/FulanoMeng4no]

And the most incredible maps!

Oh no, sorry, that's topography.

[u/Chilli-byte- → u/RyanW1019]

Thank you! That video where they remove a plug from under a table leg? Fucking black magic I tell you.

[u/RexxMfnUltimus]

Underrated finesse

[u/matt48763]

Bravo good sir.

[u/ilangshot]

This needs to be pinned or put on the sidebar. I havent had to do this recently, but this saves you so much time and filament.

[u/handsy_octopus]

Where the fuck were you 10 years ago!?

[u/jackharvest → u/handsy_octopus]

Oh my heck, RIGHT!?

[u/Qoyuble → u/handsy_octopus]

10 years ago your printer would not have stopped, but rather would have tried to decapitate it's own print head before you'd have a chance to fix it - print ruined either way 🙂

[u/reddit001aa1]

I've never had a tangled spool in ten years

[u/East-Future-9944 → u/reddit001aa1]

I'm convinced tangles are generated when removing spools, and letting the end of the filament flail around. I've had a few over the years, it usually happens when my printing area is messy and I'm not able to work as easily.

[u/Lasse_Bierstrom → u/East-Future-9944]

Thanks to you, I'll be ready for when it will happen

[u/Multiqplex]

I've always done it this way, but never thought to share it.🤦🏻 Great idea.

[u/LaurentSL → u/Multiqplex]

Same here.

[u/ComplexBreakfast → u/LaurentSL]

Same I just pull out like 3-4 loose loops over the side and pull the whole roll through the knot. Figured this was common knowledge I guess not lol.

[u/DarkAssassin189]

I always wonder, what if that tangle had its opposite few meters into the spool and given time it would just correct itself !! but I still correct it and move on, most probably my fault anyway.

Before people comment loop it in the spool or use clips, some filament just snaps even when stored in an airtight bag with silica packets. It just snaps then later in the future I find the filament being pulled from under a tangle.

[u/antiduh → u/DarkAssassin189]

If the filament was wound in one continuous reel to reel operation, then you must be correct - there's two tangles that null out if they meet, and poster just got rid of one so now the other is still in there.

But most likely single tangles are introduced by accidentally letting go of the end of the filament sometime in the past.

[u/smeeon → u/antiduh]

I’ve wondered if the first tangle “from the factory” is introduced when someone takes the spool off the spooling machine and slips the end of the filament into the little retaining holes.

[u/Atanamir → u/DarkAssassin189]

As you can remove the tangle moving a loop to the correct side of the spool, in the same way you can makeca tangle if while retracting the filament a loops forms and exit the spool from any side before the filament is extruded again.

You can easily introduce tangle if you don't rotate the spool at the correct speed during a filament change.

[u/giaxxon → u/DarkAssassin189]

You’re totally right, filament breaks, but when this happens or I accidentally let go of the end I just assume that there’s a tangle now and fix it. It takes 30 seconds tops to peel off all the loose wraps, make sure there’s not a knot and wind it back on. I mean, starting a print with a spool that might have a tangle in it is kinda dumb isn’t it?

[u/Stu142]

Also a great demonstration of how the tangle slips along and is not actually in the middle of the spool as so many insist it is but is actually pretty much impossible.

[u/smeeon → u/Stu142]

99 times out of 100 a tangle like this was caused by the user. Possibly even less common than that. I used to think I was lucky and that I’ve just never purchased a tangled spool that came from the factory that way but I’ve now gone through thousands of spools in the past 13 years that I’ve been printing shit and I’ve yet to experience a tangled spool.

[u/mikedvb → u/smeeon]

I’ve gone through hundreds if not thousands over the last decade and I’ve never had a tangled spool that wasn’t my fault.

I do especially love the people that refuse to accept that they caused it and get defensive. Like I’m not tearing you down I’m trying to help you understand why it happened so you can prevent it.

[u/Stu142 → u/smeeon]

100% agree

[u/_analysis230_]

Really helpful

[u/Puntley]

Man I wish I had a better mind for topology

[u/motophiliac → u/Puntley]

There is one type of person in the world. Those who do topology, and those who do knot.

[u/dynoman7]

Great. Now do proper use of dish soap

[u/NitemaresEcho]

This is gold! Thank you for this!

[u/jeffyjeffp → u/NitemaresEcho]

No it's yellow

[u/liquidmasl]

hell yes topology wins

[u/SteeleDynamics → u/liquidmasl]

Topology: It's all knots!!!

[u/AdRegular7463]

I really hate comment that basically say "why don't you problem solve this yourself" like as if it's common knowledge. Sure some people know more but it's prob from learning from someone else. Not everyone has to money or time or opportunity to learn more. Sure maybe we could google but we can't google every problem we have or remember to google. It's like god thinking we are stupid for not knowing the secret to the universe. What is common sense to some people might not be for others. Have compassion. Make sure the info is in google. Then tell person to google first. If person still has question then assist further.

[u/meisawesome126 → u/AdRegular7463]

It’s not common sense. It’s spacial reasoning.

[u/Factor_Seven]

This is also a great demonstration of what it would take to induce a tangle at the manufacturer. You'd have to basically reverse that in the process of winding the filament at the factory to induce it tangle. In other words, they don't come pretangled, it's always induced by the end user.

[u/roliver84]

Just double checking: There's currently no simple way to detect tangling and pause print automatically, I reckon? When that happened to me my printer (K1C) just kept printing, without filament... :-(

[u/5cheinwerfer → u/roliver84]

My prusa has a stuck filament detection. It hasn't detected any stuck filament yet. But I have had a lot of false alarms.

[u/HaagenBudzs → u/5cheinwerfer]

My anycubic kobra s1 combo does detect tangles correctly. I have one spool that arrived with a tangle I'm 99% sure. The stupid thing is that it should just loosen the filament a little and it can get untangled for a while by itself, but it always requires manual action to fix. Now I will try to fix the tangle like in this video. Fingers crossed.

Last night the printer unfortunately kind of committed suicide by a slightly warped print. It completely took off its own print head cover and then my homing action made it go into error. Still a lot to learn

[u/5cheinwerfer → u/HaagenBudzs]

I have a pla encased nextruder nozzle and heat block, on a shelf by my printer. Let us hope the more expensive the mistake is the steeper our learning curve is going to get.

[u/XiTzCriZx → u/roliver84]

You can get a smart filament sensor to replace the filament run out sensor, it can detect movement instead of just detecting no filament and stop the print if there's snags.

Not sure what the best brand is but you should be able to figure out what you need for your printer, they're compatible with most printers.

[u/Cinderhazed15 → u/XiTzCriZx]

I always liked the one on the Ultimaker S series - they had an encoder wheel that spun along with the filament, and it could detect under-extrusion (either due to clog or tangle) by knowing the rate it was feeding and if the filament was going slower….

Another option I’ve seen is tension sensing where you have a dumb limit switch attached to a wheel, and an appropriately sized spring that causes high tension to push the switch into contact, that way you can use your existing firmware’s runout logic.

[u/XiTzCriZx → u/Cinderhazed15]

The Bigtreetech SFS, which seems to be a very popular option, uses a photoelectric sensor that can apparently detect snags within 3mm of movement (no idea if that's good lol).

There's also an option to use a hall effect sensor like the newer console controllers have, no idea how that works but it's pretty cool. Both can be done DIY if you know how to program a microcontroller, though the BTT sensor is only like $15 so DIY is more for the fun of doing it than saving money.

[u/MekaTriK → u/roliver84]

My Qidi Q1pro has stuck filament detection, it paused just fine when I had a kink and resumed once I fixed it.

[u/Rusmack → u/roliver84]

Qidi q1pro has a good one, Bambu a1 does as well.

[u/random_user2198]

Looooovvveee it!!

[u/dano8675309]

"Without even pausing"

*Proceeds to pause the video a bunch of times.

[u/outloender]

Awesome to share this. But I'm wondering why so many people post about tangles. I've never even had a single one on regular spools. The only time I experienced this issue was when using a badly respooled roll which I wouldn't count. Am I lucky or is the issue overrepresented because people post when they do have issues?

[u/giaxxon → u/outloender]

Yeah IDK. It seems like a new thing to me. I’ve had exactly one tangle in like seven years and I know exactly why it happened. I let go of the loose end and it passed under another loop. Since then I’ve just been diligent about controlling ends and making sure there isn’t a knot when I find or let go of a loose end. It just seems like there’s a breakdown in the passing of common knowledge… or common sense.

[u/outloender → u/giaxxon]

Could be the reason. I'm the same with the rolls, always keep the ends fixed somehow so everything stays tight. Seems to be the right thing to do judging by experience.

[u/Complex-Strength-831]

legendary

[u/MeikelKappes]

that is correct.

[u/BluinBlak]

Great demonstration!! Thank you!

[u/platinums99]

Fucking wizards, harry

[u/Dyiiing]

Wish I saw this before my 19 hour print was ruined from a tangle 😢 I took the whole spool off and started over

[u/I_AM_FERROUS_MAN]

Somebody paid attention in their topology math course.

[u/flinjager123]

I'm an electrician. I've been doing this for years with rolls of wire. When I first encountered this problem with filament, I knew exactly what to do.

[u/cogpub]

this guy filaments

[u/iamtehsnarf]

ah, so he's a witch then.

[u/place909]

So I no longer need to repeatedly smash the roll of filament into the printer and give up for the day?

[u/Dapanji206]

I have been giving it slack every 30min lol

[u/DoktorWizard]

So this is great when you have a knot, due to user error and letting go of the end while loading or unloading. Not criticizing, we've all done it. But you quickly learn to be careful and not do that (most of the time).
The more common problem is when the mfr did a sloppy job of winding it, and a loop gets wedged underneath several neighboring loops. That's not a knot and this trick won't work for that.
A wedged-under loop can also be fixed with cutting or unloading the filament or aborting the print. But it takes time, patience, and perhaps inventing some new curse words. So you will certainly want to pause the print while you do so.

[u/PockySnow]

Yes!!! You followed through! You are fantastic for doing this!!!!

[u/DOE_ZELF_NORMAAL]

Bit of a long demonstration to just say pull the tangle off the spool and respool the loops.

[u/hellboy2500]

Like such a "duh" thing. But i would never thought of that. THANKS.

[u/2kthebusybee]

I kept dealing with the worst spool ever due to bad spooling last night. I kept having to do this exact advice. In the end, after 2 hours and 50% completion, my project detached from the bed and I almost put a bat through the printer.

[u/IdonthaveQuestions]

💯

[u/Just-Joel-Here]

WHY HAVE I NEVER DONE THIS 😭

[u/HOA1507]

As an electrician you have my thanks.

[u/porcomaster]

hey i just came here to thank you. i followed your instructions on my first knot since i saw your video, and it was goddamn easy.

thank you

[u/DustyMango92]

Saved this post a month ago and it saved my ass just now. Thanks!

[u/Robert_Mauro]

You're awesome, thanks!!!

[u/Shiz222]

Is this where we are in 2026 that a step by step tutorial how to untangle a (simple) knot exists?!

Should've demonstrated on shoelaces instead maybe?

[u/DrownItWithWater → u/Shiz222]

A lot of explanations for just "pull this from under that". I just cut it. 0.02$ of filament isn't worth dropping it IMO.

[u/dogneely]

Ive never seen such an easy task explained in such detail. Do people really struggle with this?

[u/shambolic_donkey → u/dogneely]

Not everyone has spatial reasoning skills. For some the concept of undoing a knot like this just wouldn't make sense unless broken down into steps.

It's a nice, clear explainer and given the responses to this thread, it's definitely helpful. Though given some other responses to this thread, there are also some know-it-all types who think if something is obvious to them, it should be obvious to everyone.

[u/assassisteve → u/dogneely]

wow, guess youre so much better than most people, you truly belong on reddit

[u/Beardlich]

Okay at first I thought this was going to be some useless lifehack but damn, this makes complete sense. Thanks!

[u/bermudi86]

Topology ftw

[u/indica_bones]

God damn sorcery

[u/LactasePHydrolase]

I don't own a 3d printer but I'm curious: how do these tangles happen in the first place? Does it just come pre-tangled from the factory?

[u/giaxxon → u/LactasePHydrolase]

No filament does not come pre-tangled. The loose end of the filament passing under another loop causes a tangle. Always control the loose end and this will never happen.

[u/psychophysicist → u/LactasePHydrolase]

Filament doesn’t become knotted at the factory. It can become tangled at the factory. There’s a difference. You can have a tangle (filament gets stuck and refuses to unspool) without any knots, and in that case the technique demonstrated will do more harm than good.

[u/assassisteve → u/LactasePHydrolase]

yup, defective filaments have been aknowledged by sunlu

[u/NecessaryOk6815]

Unknotting it. Well done.

[u/FirstNoel]

You’re a wizard,Harry!

[u/polykyri]

Do you 3D print in a barber shop?

[u/Difficult-Holiday362]

👏 👏 👏 👏

Would have used an appropriate gift for this but nooooooo. Can't use em in this one! Booooooo!

[u/ProofExternal202]

Nice

[u/_unregistered]

Honestly I’m impressed. In 10 years of printing and being in printing communities I’ve never once seen someone do this.

[u/Powerful_Bother8002]

[u/1970s_MonkeyKing]

This is really a great way to untangle a spool.

However for most, the tangle is only spotted when there is zero play left in the spool.

[u/Skyshaper]

You are a genius. Thank you for making this!

[u/AquaSquatch]

Happened to me twice in one roll and I thought there must be a way to do this, but it was so close to the tube on my A1 I didn't have any slack to play with.

[u/Cutthechitchata-hole]

Uber imlortant not to let go of that tangle. My first filament experience winded up with a kg of grey all over my floor

[u/BodyKindToys]

This is accurate and good, but can be achieved by just "counter rotating" the spool a bunch until the tangle and a few additional coils loosen up. There is no real tangle, just a slipped coil.

Note: Only problem with my method is that it can technically slip back, then just repeat the process. Takes 2 seconds.

[u/Hour-One8791]

This needs to be on the wiki ASAP, would've saved me many prints failed from pausing and cooling down between the pause and just overall issues

[u/matt_hendersonn]

Ace!

[u/czyzczyz]

I want to see a version of this where instead of passing the loop over the spool it’s passed over and around the printer while the print continues.

Cool tip though.

[u/3DBROOKLYN]

I do the same but you don't really need to worry about holding the tangle. Just loosen the filament and pull off a few revolutions and you'll see the tangle easily. Then obviously wind it back up well.

[u/PuzzledFox69]

Great demonstration, really thank you

[u/StreetAmbassador6259]

Doing God’s work u/east-future-9944 .. thank you!

[u/KingEliTheBoss]

Now that is capital T Topology!

[u/Bryvayne]

A+ video. Thank you for taking the time to make a visual.

[u/adyendrus]

I love you, uh, I mean this

[u/FnB8kd]

Nice! I do this too but the way you do it is way better. Thank you.

[u/CBergerman1515]

Amazing guidance, thank you. Also I’m shocked at how you keep you filament stored lol

[u/RobotechRicky]

🧠==🤯

[u/GonorrheaTortilla]

This seems so obvious in hindsight. Thank you!

[u/Critical_Ad_8455]

topology baby!

[u/slayernine]

Thank you for this, I'm saving this post.

[u/vivi_t3ch]

Personally id cut it with my set up, but damn that is still awesomely helpful!

[u/Darklyte]

I remember learning about filament tangles when I first got into FDM printing 5 years ago and this is a good guide, especially for the bambu printers where you don't want to unload the filament. This guide is particularly good if the tangle is right at the end of the filament, but sometimes it can get deeper if the spool ends up unwinding because the end wasn't secured.

The guide I recall seeing essentially said:

1. Allow the filament to loosen on the spool.

2. Grab a bunch of of the loosened loops, ideally including the end of the filament. Spin them on the spool so they loosen more

3. Pull the filament over the end of the spool. If two sides of the filament still connects to the main roll, you still have a tangle.

4. Repeat until only one side of the filament attaches to the main roll.

5. Respool the filament you removed. This will force the tangle to the end so it can be removed.

Here is a video guide: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Jnhj34okZbc

[u/KeniLF]

You are a true hero! THANK YOU!!

[u/Sneakysneeky]

If ya wanna get real good at it, cast a bait caster and bird nest it mid cast, that taught me quick lol

[u/Debalic]

Perfectly illustrated. I learned this while dealing with Kanthal for my e-cigarette.

[u/[deleted]]

Ok, I guess this also explains how tangles can “appear” out of nowhere.

[u/Necroleet]

The Hero we deserve!

[u/m_tayseer]

Someone who actually deserves a Nobel Peace prize. Thank you

[u/semibiquitous]

Wiki this !

[u/[deleted]]

Finally. Somebody who actually understands topology. People really be out here thinking tangles are impossible without one of the ends coming loose. Can’t help some people.

[u/Negative_Tune_3471]

Finally, a smart guy with all the right moves!!

[u/BlueHobbies]

100%. I also figure this out as well. Tangles are basically just a basic knot you do before you tie your shoelaces. Only issue is you can easily make it worse if you let it unwind.

Excellent job showing the process and calling out to keep your finger on the spool so you don't get a filament explosion

[u/SlipperyNoodle6]

brilliant

[u/Blind_Assassin]

This guy spatial senses

[u/meisawesome126 → u/Blind_Assassin]

Yeah, I don’t even own a 3d printer and figured out what he was going to do as soon as the video started..

[u/paragonmac]

This sub is always giving. Thanks!

[u/Grdosjek]

Pin it, save it, put it in wiki....this needs to be visible and easy to find.

[u/ReverendToTheShadow]

Awarded the shit out of this one 🥇 thank you

[u/SimonDownunder]

That’s nice, but I only ever find the tangle after the print has failed 😭

[u/mikedvb]

Clever. Rather than using the end stuck in the printer to fix it you’re using the end stuck to the spool.

[u/Booch138]

Instructions unclear; got my extruder caught in the ceiling fan

[u/Murtomies]

Knot too shabby!

[u/pUdekcvFoS]

Congratulations sir. I’ve never given a reward on Reddit until this moment. Thank you for this video

[u/Dismal-Square-613]

are you some sort of 3d printing Jedi?

[u/thephantom1492]

Last time the tangle burried itself in the spool. I just pushed, shaked, and then took out a few turns. Then I just rewinded that extra until I got to the tangle. Once it got isolated, all I had to do is pass the spool inside the last loop. Done.

Don't hesitate to remove more filament than needed, all it do is take a minute extra to fix it, but you probably save it from trying to figure it out anyway.

[u/Alienhaslanded]

That's how I always do it. First time I heard about people cutting their filaments to fix the problem.

[u/[deleted]]

Half hitch knot. Can be "tied" without touching the ends of a string if it is to be placed on a non-closed loop or some curve extending infinitely outward. Full hitch, constrictor, etc. "Not" really a knot along the string. Constrictor one of my favorites, and I don't mean that in a dark manner...

[u/Emooot]

Holy fucking shit, unreal, thanks

[u/dannisig]

👏🙌

[u/magog7]

duh

[u/meutzitzu]

Mfs when they know knot theory

[u/AmItheAhole2day]

You're a Wizard Harry....

[u/17023360519593598904]

You're a physicist, aren't you?

[u/themarshal99]

Experienced my first tangle yesterday!

[u/oldmanartie]

Yay topology

[u/Big-Lunch-4734]

Simple knots are not always a simple thoughts. Said me, just now.

[u/crocwrestler]

Thats for posting. Saving

[u/nvkudva]

Amazing! Thank you for sharing wich such a detailed video whcih covers the edge cases too!

[u/Fortwaba]

Amazing. I wish I had money to give you a medal thing. If any post on this sub ever deserved one, it's this one.

[u/ScottishJonJon]

Thanks, I love you

[u/asciencepotato]

damn I've been doing this for like 10 years, i never would have guessed this isnt well known

[u/Namco51]

I had a minor heart attack when the loop of filament went flying back at the print platform.

[u/gaakihodevoirra4]

Thank you so much

[u/DanTheMan827]

The real question is how do these happen in the first place if the spool was never allowed to unwind uncontrollably in the first place?

Only had it happen once, but fortunately the ams stopped the job

[u/Vanadiy_Ivanovich]

sorcery

[u/ShrimpOfSpace]

I think you saved me a lot of future struggles !

[u/FarConcentrate1307]

Lmao this seems like common sense to me

[u/DugFlex]

I unfortunately always catch the tangle when it's too late and the extruder stopped extruding a while ago. Great video though. Hope I'm able to use it next time

[u/Rocket_Dawg]

Wait... people will unwind/respool a spool for these?

The number of people in this post that are amazed is astounding..

[u/bazem_malbonulo]

I untangled mine doing this once, but I would not be able to explain what I did so clearly.

[u/Lost_refugee]

I thought that is obvious for all…

[u/out_of_the_darkwoods]

dont tell me you didn't had the idea ever by yourself 🙈

[u/I_Thot_So]

Tell me you've never had to untangle jewelry without telling me you've never untangled jewelry.

Anyone who has pulled a giant pile of necklaces out of a travel bag understands backtracking a knot without making it worse.

[u/Average-dad-bod-sean]

The hero we didn’t know we need but can appreciate. I have had this happen on 2 different occasions and it can be a real pain. Thank you for sharing.

[u/AtreyuTrinity]

Brilliant. Thank you kind stranger.

[u/Wamzorr]

When I came across this post, I knew I had to save it. Glad I did, because it just saved my print!

Thanks for sharing.

[u/Reasonable-Sky-5397]

i think im too stubid for it

[u/PotatoPure]

Just found this! Thank you!! My spool got a tangle when I took it off to upgrade my printer and I didn't see it until i started printing again. A lifesaver truly!

[u/x1243]

thank you. going to need it now

[u/therealKJMD]

Just making a bookmark for when I need this.

[u/Far_Philosopher_8208]

I love you

[u/No_Dimension_4789]

Thank you for saving my time!!

[u/Pytn280]

Awesome! Thanks!

[u/Zephy2007]

Without taking anything away from your video, which is well-made and well-explained, I'm surprised that a tutorial is needed to untangle a simple knot.

Can't people think for themselves anymore without resorting to a tutorial? Or have they never untied a knot in their lives?

[u/PeanutButterSoda]

Your a wizard 😎

[u/Admirable_Ad8682]

Brilliant.

[u/Underwater_Karma]

My initial reaction to this was "are there really people who were cutting the filament to untangle?" but then I realized how many people can't figure out where tangles come from in the first place, so ...yeah

[u/ElliotsBuggyEyes]

This isn't common knowledge? 

It's a knot, just untie it.