# Taz 6 & 1.75mm Filament

**URL:** <https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-6-1-75mm-filament/3579>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [June 10, 2016, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-6-1-75mm-filament/3579 "2016-06-10T12:51:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![maxxuav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@maxxuav](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/maxxuav)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2016, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-6-1-75mm-filament/3579/1 "2016-06-10T12:51:18Z")

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Forgive me if this has been asked before. I tried to search the forum and it wouldn’t let me. It told me the search words were too common? Haha!

Anyways, has anyone successfully printed 1.75 mm filament on the Taz 6? Only reason I ask is because my 4 other printers all use 1.75mm and I have a large stock of 1.75mm.

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![piercet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/piercet/32/12_2.png) [@piercet](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/piercet)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-6-1-75mm-filament/3579/2 "2016-06-10T16:26:27Z")

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It can be done, another option is to print a 1.75mm fillament body and idler arm. This one will fit the stock Taz 6 carriage. You will need a longer extruder mount bolt to use it, and they are difficult to source locally.  
[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1355106](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1355106)

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**Author:** ![sealfab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@sealfab](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/sealfab)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-6-1-75mm-filament/3579/3 "2016-07-10T18:04:11Z")

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Any luck? with the swap. Is this just a matter of changing out the filament body or is a new hot end required? I see there is plenty of info out there for this conversion on the previous models. Is all that info still relevant on the 6?

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**Author:** ![kmanley57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kmanley57](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/kmanley57)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-6-1-75mm-filament/3579/4 "2016-07-10T19:15:49Z")

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Check here also:

[https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-and-1-75mm-filament/1407/1](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-and-1-75mm-filament/1407/1)

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**Author:** ![sealfab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@sealfab](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/sealfab)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-6-1-75mm-filament/3579/5 "2016-07-11T11:00:00Z")

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> [@kmanley57](#):
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> Check here also:
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> [TAZ 5 and 1.75mm Filament](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-and-1-75mm-filament/1407/1)

thx, so does that mean that the hot end on the 5 and 6 are the same?

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**Author:** ![kmanley57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kmanley57](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/kmanley57)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-6-1-75mm-filament/3579/6 "2016-07-11T18:41:50Z")

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> [@sealfab](#):
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> > [@kmanley57](#):
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> > Check here also:
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> > [TAZ 5 and 1.75mm Filament](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-and-1-75mm-filament/1407/1)
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> thx, so does that mean that the hot end on the 5 and 6 are the same?

The 6 has two cooling fans and a different carriage but otherwise internally yes.