09/30/25 05:17PM 3D Printing - Prusa XL

Red / Yellow Tag
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Issue type: Equipment Problem
Area: 3D Printing
Equipment: Prusa XL
Summary: Filament stuck in extruder 2
Additional Info: Some unfortunately brittle PLA broke while it was loaded on extruder 1. It is stuck in the clear tube. Adding a yellow tag.

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The tube unscrews at the extruder end, so you might be able to get it to fall out using just gravity.

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It was stuck for sure. I had to further break it and match the curvature of the filament to get pieces to come out with compressed air. :slight_smile:

Thanks for the report!