Long story short I tried to remove my build plate yesterday but I ended up removing the red knob that holds the screw in the build plate assembly. The screw won't budge at all so I can't remove the build plate now. Any help??
Posted Mar 9, 2020, 8:47 AM UTC
A pair of locking pliers (mole grips). I'd wrap the thread with some tape to prevent damage. Once removed you can use a small amount of super glue or 2-part epoxy glue in the red knob to reassemble.
Try not to over tighten it in future.
Thank you, the vice grips worked beautifully.
The red knob has a tiny tightening screw in it. See if you can put it back on and retighten that. Worked for me when mine came off.
I noticed that as well. What tool would I use to tighten it?
One of the 3 allen wrenches that came with the printer worked. Not sure which one right now, but I'd try them out.
This helped to reattach the red knob without any glue, so thanks!!
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See if you can find two nuts that have the same thread, and screw them on.................then tighten them against one another then, using a spanner of some kind, on the bottom one, try and unscrew the thing.
You could also heat the area up with something like a hair dryer to help.
Oh yeah its most likely metric as well.
Good luck with it.