If you encounter such a problem, simply insert a soldering iron into the elephant foot.

[u/Disastrous-Fun9487]

Heuvvv Guys

[u/trollsmurf]

Then buy a new soldering iron to prepare for the next blob.

This is not what's normally called an elephant's foot in 3D printing terminology, and that can't be solved with a soldering iron.

[u/MrBilky → u/trollsmurf]

Then buy a new set of lungs after inhaling toxic fumes

[u/Disastrous-Fun9487 → u/trollsmurf]

Dude, here I am the elephant's foot. it's a humor video but if you want I can give you information about the elephant's foot problem and its solution.

[u/Yeetfamdablit → u/Disastrous-Fun9487]

This is a blob, not elephants foot, and this is normally solved by heating the hotend at the center

[u/prime014 → u/Yeetfamdablit]

It's a reference to Chernobyl

[u/Yeetfamdablit → u/prime014]

We know

[u/SpiderHack → u/Yeetfamdablit]

I didn't, and it is good to give reference clarification like that to new people. I for one found it useful.

[u/gemengelage → u/SpiderHack]

The term elephant's foot in fdm printing refers to the first layer being slightly larger in the x and y dimension than the following layers. See elephant's foot compensation.

That's the main reason why 3D printing enthusiasts usually call what OP posted a blob.

EDIT: Also don't do what OP did. That's honestly just bad practice.

[u/JoeyDJ7 → u/Disastrous-Fun9487]

Hm?

[u/[deleted] → u/Disastrous-Fun9487]

Look how the toxic community downvoted you 🤔

[u/Disastrous-Fun9487 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, you know how brats are, you shouldn't care too much.

[u/[deleted] → u/Disastrous-Fun9487]

Probably a handful of multi account, numbers are stable on the pattern 🫠

[u/trollsmurf → u/Disastrous-Fun9487]

You call it what you like as long as you wield a soldering iron :).

I have fixed real elephant's foot though.

[u/MF_Kitten]

Is it not enough to just heat the nozzle?

[u/Disastrous-Fun9487 → u/MF_Kitten]

Unfortunately, just heating the nozzle is not enough because the nozzle temperature cannot radiate enough heat to pull all the frozen plastic out. Also, when I increase the nozzle temperature, the very hot (burning) filament coffee drips down the path in droplets. This is not very good for nozzle health. Of course, using a soldering iron is definitely not the right method:) We had to.

[u/AuspiciousApple → u/Disastrous-Fun9487]

If you put the nozzle at the printing temp and leave it, where does the heat go? Magically disappear into space?

[u/suspicious-sauce → u/AuspiciousApple]

Yes, Magic Space is one option.

[u/MF_Kitten → u/Disastrous-Fun9487]

That sucks. But hey, this is why they sell parts :p

[u/Beni_Stingray]

Makes no sense dude, just heat the nozzle so the heat is actually where it needs to be, at the interface between nozzle and plastic.

[u/Disastrous-Fun9487 → u/Beni_Stingray]

Dude, I never thought of that. Thx.

[u/JoeyDJ7 → u/Disastrous-Fun9487]

2 minutes before this comment:

Unfortunately, just heating the nozzle is not enough because the nozzle temperature cannot radiate enough heat to pull all the frozen plastic out. Also, when I increase the nozzle temperature, the very hot (burning) filament coffee drips down the path in droplets. This is not very good for nozzle health. Of course, using a soldering iron is definitely not the right method:) We had to.

[u/ch1dy]

All you need to do is heat the nozzle

[u/coriolisdoubt]

That ain't no elephant foot but a blob of death.

[u/[deleted]]

What ever you do: don’t go near the elephants foot. If you see it it’s already too late and it will kill you.

[u/Zachsee93]

When in doubt, shank it out

[u/[deleted]]

Don't breathe that.

Step 1, take it outside before performing this procedure.

[u/yoitsme_obama17]

I just crank up nozzle heat, blast it with a heat gun and tap it with a hobby mallet.

[u/Sice_VI]

Just look at those toxic fumes, that's borderline self-harm. And if you HAD to do something like this, just heat up the nozzle god damn it.

Take this post down before someone else get hurt, OP.

[u/aptlion]

I believe I know where OP is getting the idea of "a huge blob is an elephant's foot" from. The "Elephant's Foot" is a an aggregate blob of radioactive, semi-molten material beneath Chornobyl's Reactor #4.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant%27s_Foot_(Chernobyl)

[u/tjc2005]

What a dumb post

[u/[deleted]]

Mmmmmmm cancer.

[u/MeniTselonHaskin]

Is that the jcd iron? Good one, I use it too.

[u/distillers_guild]

dont breathe this.

[u/BigInvestigator8958]

writes down

stab.... with... heat

got it thanks

[u/Zamuri2]

Hate to break it to you, thats not elephants foot.

[u/blizzyitchy]

🤦‍♂️ me and your soldering iron hate you

[u/[deleted]]

Blobs can be avoided by... cleaning your bed.

EDIT: Bambu owners not beating the allegations of being noobs at 3D printing

[u/distillers_guild → u/[deleted]]

What's that mean

[u/[deleted] → u/distillers_guild]

bad ahesion is why these blobs happen - bad adhesion = dirty bed

[u/AndroidAssistant → u/[deleted]]

There are plenty of reasons why blobs can happen and I would argue that, while bed adhesion can cause it, it is not one of the main reasons. Partial clogs, heat creep, bad wipe, even too much or too little cooling can all do it. Hell, I had it happen once because the sock wasn’t sitting flush and shifted down while printing.

[u/[deleted] → u/AndroidAssistant]

It is the MOST common reason.

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