Editing Printing 1.75mm filament with Lulzbot Printers

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==Printing 1.75 mm filaments using 3 mm printers such as Lulzbot TAZ 6 and Lulzbot mini==
: You can print with 1.75 mm filaments using printers which use 3 mm filaments by default. 
: The page will describe the methods by just using software and both software and hardware to get even more better results.

==Software Method: (Difficulty: Easy)==
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:This is a very simple method with which you only have to change software settings in Cura Lulzbot.
#. Change the print setup to custom.
#. Find "Material" Settings.
#. Change the "Diameter" to 1.75 as shown in the picture
#. Make sure that the filament is properly gripped to the extruder motor before printing.

==Harware Methode 1: (Difficulty: Moderate)== 
*Changing the filament diameter in the software is the necessary step to perform for any of the hardware modifications.
*Changing the filament diameter to 1.75 makes the extruder motor go fast and pull the filament faster compared to the 3 mm filament.
*Since the heating block on the Lulzbot printers is designed for 3 mm filaments, the heating might be ineffective with the higher extrusion speed and having air in between the heater and the filament.
*The problem can be solved by inserting a small piece of PTFE (teflon) tube inside the heater which has Outer diameter of 3 mm and inner diameter of 1.75 or 2 mm.
*[https://www.amazon.com/Teflon-tubing-Bowden-printer-filament/dp/B07CXQKMVD PTFE tube 3mm OD 2mm ID]

==Hardware Method 2: (Difficulty: Hard)== 
This can also be done by changing the whole hotend and repurposing the printer to print only 1.75 mm filament.
*Hotends for Lulzbot printers are available at [https://e3d-online.com/hotends e3d] website.

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