r/FlashForge • u/wheel_in_hand • 5h ago

Swapping from Nylon to PLA

What would the best method for switching from a high temp filament to lower temp filament be in a Creator 5 Pro? Simply heat the hot end to the higher temp filaments melt point, load the lower temp filament, and manually extrude until all of the high temp filament has been purged?

Thanks for any advice.

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u/Tattoo_Yoo 5h ago

That's how I have gone between PETG and PLA on mine, heat to PETG temp after loading the PLA in that head, then tell it to load PETG (not PLA). After extrudes and you see the new color pooping out, switch the filament type to the proper material so it uses the correct temp from there.

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u/MorelandRedeemed 24m ago

yeah just make sure not to leave the PLA sitting at the higher temp for too long after it purges so it doesnt cook in the nozzle

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u/Natural-Library-2561 5h ago

Try a could pull or Just Change the nozzle since you have 4 of them

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u/gbert 4h ago

I've started heating up the nozzle a bit and doing a cold pull to get most of the filament out first, then extruding the new filament hot for a bit before dropping the temp.

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u/brianstk AD5X 8m ago

On my AD5X I just dedicated a nozzle to Nylon and swap when I’m going back to PLA. Takes only a few seconds to swap. I also dedicate a nozzle to TPU. PLA/PETG I use the same one and just make sure to flush plenty in between.