If any of you are like me and have had to take the extruder apart a number of times and are terrified of losing the smaller pieces here’s something that might get you out of pinch till you can find or get a new part. It’s the lower filament guid in the extruder. I lost one a few months back but fortunately had a spare extruder that I could rob.
It’s the smallest thing I have tried to design print accurately I used PETG but something more temperature resistant might be appropriate. As usual if you print a spare before you lose yours you will never need the spare. ![]()
More comments under each photo.
OpenSCAD model, can supply OpenSCAD and STL files if anyone is interested.
in situ
Underside exit point - printed at 1.95mm but had to ream it out with a 1.8mm drill bit
6mm high. I flared the entrance hole which is a bit rough because I printed without supports but, hey it works!
its 3.1mm wide and 7 mm long - could be a mm longer.




