Hi,
I'm a noob here. Part of my job is repairing 3D printers in a school district. One of the issues that comes up is filament disasters where a huge ball of filaments builds around the print head due to an unattended bad print. Using an open flame, heat gun or hair dryer to melt/soften the filament in order to remove it is problematic because there's too much heat over too wide an area.
I was thinking that a laser that was powerful enough to melt pla would be the perfect precision tool to remove the pla.
Can I get suggestions for the best type of laser to accomplish this and where to purchase it? I'm in Canada.
Thanks,
I'm a noob here. Part of my job is repairing 3D printers in a school district. One of the issues that comes up is filament disasters where a huge ball of filaments builds around the print head due to an unattended bad print. Using an open flame, heat gun or hair dryer to melt/soften the filament in order to remove it is problematic because there's too much heat over too wide an area.
I was thinking that a laser that was powerful enough to melt pla would be the perfect precision tool to remove the pla.
Can I get suggestions for the best type of laser to accomplish this and where to purchase it? I'm in Canada.
Thanks,