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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You could sit there and feed each piece into the hot end one at a time, I've done that with spool ends but totally not worth it here :p

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I tried it with the longer strings but looks like I have to throw everything

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Makes perfect sense, beyond saving at this point. Good luck with the next spool, wait to unbox it until you're ready to print a few things in a row 😁