# Taz 5 dual extruder printing with single extruder

**URL:** <https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-dual-extruder-printing-with-single-extruder/21292>\
**Category:** Cura LulzBot Edition: Development & Testing\
**Created:** [April 10, 2020, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-dual-extruder-printing-with-single-extruder/21292 "2020-04-10T07:04:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![darrylhw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@darrylhw](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/darrylhw)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-dual-extruder-printing-with-single-extruder/21292/1 "2020-04-10T07:04:09Z")

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I just attached my Dual Extruder v3 onto my TAZ 5 and am wanting to print with just one nozzle (My single extruder is currently down for repair). I read that people were setting a second printer profile and simply deleting the T1 lines in the start and ending code portions. When I select only 1 extruder in the extruder setting, Cura doesn’t finish slicing. It stalls during the slicing and just sits there. Any idea on how I can get my Dual Extruder v3 using only one extruder?

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**Author:** ![JoeBowler300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@JoeBowler300](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/JoeBowler300)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-dual-extruder-printing-with-single-extruder/21292/2 "2020-04-10T13:58:09Z")

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I found it easiest to set the temps of the 2nd extruder to 45C. Setting it to 0 or using the no material profile takes longer to get going, seems there’s a timeout value when the extruder can’t reach 0 C. Some settings still interfere with each other and is still a pain.