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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What type of filament is that?

Maybe try a heatgun to soften it. I'm not sure, might damage the plastic casing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

PLA basically doesn't dissolve in any (readily available consumer-grade) solvents. Your best bet is going to be to take the entire unit as far apart as you can until it is metal only components, heat it with a heatgun to make the PLA soft/melt, and brush it all off with a brass cleaning brush.