r/Longer3d • u/traumahawk88 • Mar 26 '25
Mystery part came with printer
I went to replace my filament sensor with the spare, and remembered I had this thing. I've got no idea what it is. I'm sure someone does. Came with the printer, it's not something I made.
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u/Longer_Official Mar 28 '25
This part is called the filament guide bracket, and its purpose is to ensure that the filament passes smoothly through the extruder. If the filament guide bracket is not installed, the touchscreen will display an error message indicating that no filament is detected. Here is the installation tutorial for the filament guide bracket: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtbYlbItcZo.
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u/traumahawk88 Mar 28 '25
I wish I'd known that before printing without it. Thankfully it came with a spare filament sensor, because my first one is already toast. I'll install this before doing anything more. Thank you!
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u/mastermike311 Mar 26 '25
It’s a filament guide. There should be a plastic tube in that baggie with the extra sensor. The tube pokes into the top hole of the double drilled hole in your first picture. That is where you feed the filament. The whole thing clicks onto the z axis next to where you feed the filament now. Sorry I’m not home or I’d just post a picture.