Nozzle removal tool

With the complete package you get everything you need: — The Z-catch itself. Comprises of 2 parts — The main body and with a floating lower handle section. The instructions are clear and straight forward, a quick read will see you on your way to trouble free nozzle replacement. Simply find the socket size you require for your particular nozzle and fit it to the Z-catch floating handle section.

You can get a good grip of the tool due to the machined grips in the sides of the body — you are able to really tighten the nozzle. I checked for filament leaks afterwards and it was all good! This held it perfectly in place. The design of the semi-circle cut out in the Z-catch body would allow easy nozzle removal of various sized heater blocks and nozzle sizes.

The Z-catch can be used to fit the replacement nozzle in the same fashion which was a nice bonus.. Highly recommend this tool!

Great idea, works flawlessly and is pure quality! Ryan Mast — February 7, If any one needs it I have made a few holders for the Zcatch to help store it with your extra nozzles. Admittedly this is a bit of a luxury 3d printer tool but it works well and legitimately fixed problems I had with the Nozzle change process.

The machining work on it is superb and the overall design is very well thought out. I only recently started playing with different nozzles sizes and this thing is a life saver. This little tool has opened up the use of bigger nozzles on my printers with easy quick nozzle swaps.

I no longer hesitate to swap to the nozzle size best suited for the task. I am excited to see what they come up with next! Make sure you are turning the nozzle the correct way clockwise. Stay tuned as I am going to tell you the detailed procedure to do it so keep on reading, but first, we must know why it gets stuck in the first place so that we could avoid any such happenings in the future.

The main reason of a nozzle getting jammed or stuck on a 3D printer is that it gets clogged either due to dust particles because of the filaments stripping in the extruder gear, which then solidifies into a plug. The video below takes you through each part of the hotend so you know what you are working with.

Now comes the main part, i. You will need different tools to perform this function, and here I am going to give you the list of the tools. Many times, someone can simply use a spanner and a wrench of the correct size to hold things in place and unscrew the nozzle. Using the Brass Wire brush to Clean: Use the Brass wire brush to clean off all the debris that was left on your nozzle and make sure you are not using a steel wire brush as it can damage the nozzle.

The trick is to unjam the nozzle gradually so it has a clear path. Acupuncture Needle to Break the Particles: After cleaning it, you should use the acupuncture needle, remember, you are not using it to remove the particles, but only using it to break them.

For that, you should preheat your nozzle to the last temperature on which it was working, and then put the needle inside the nozzle to break the particles which are attached to the nozzle. The Heating Process and Use of Filament: Then comes the use of the cleaning filament, which you will use to pull out all the dust particles and other material stuck in the nozzle, which is causing it to stay stuck.

You will be able to see all the particles on it clearly, and you must keep repeating the whole process until the Filament comes out clean. Usage of Wrench to Remove Nozzle: This last step should enable you to pull out the nozzle without any delay. It would help if you heated the nozzle again to the last temperature before you use the necessary wrench. It would help if you used a spanner to hold onto the heater block and use the socket spanner to twist off the nozzle.

But be careful and stay away from all the hot parts. The socket wrench, with its twisting function, will remove the nozzle for you.