About

Most modern printers now have a wiping brush to clean the nozzle before every print. Using this mount you can add this feature to the Ender 3 V3 KE reducing the risk of any debris from the nozzle ending up on your print. It is easily mounted using a M4 nut. A thumbscrew for the nut is included.

Printing

Use 3 or 4 walls for the mount for extra strength

Assembly

Use any generic brass wire brush from Aliexpress for example and cut off the head to a length of 42 mm. Glue the brush to the mount. Predrill through the holes in the mount into the brush using a 2mm or 2.5mm drill. Insert M3 screws to secure the brush to the mount. Attach the mount to the bed using a M4 nut in the thumbscrew.

Startup gcode
WARNING I am not responsible for any errors in the gcode. Use at your own risk.

Adjust the starting gcode to include the wiping process. Insert the following line after the line that sets the nozzle temperature (something like: "M140 S[bed_temperature_initial_layer_single] ;Set bed temp"):

G1 X-8 Y-20.0 Z1 ; move to start wiping position

And insert the following block after the line that waits for the temperature to stabilize (something like "M109 S[nozzle_temperature_initial_layer] ;Wait for nozzle temp to stabilize"):

G1 X-8 Y-20.0 Z-2 ; move down into brush and start wiping

    G1 Y20 F12000 ; wipe
    G1 X-12 Y-20 F12000 ; wipe
    G1 X-8 Y20 F12000 ; wipe
    G1 X-12 Y-20 F12000 ; wipe
    G1 X-12 Y20 F12000 ; wipe
    G1 X-12 Y-20 F12000 ; wipe
    G1 Z10 ; move up

I am not using the original startup gcode anymore, since I am using KAMP so I ended up using the following complete startup gcode (with KAMP macros):

M220 S100 ;Reset Feedrate
M221 S100 ;Reset Flowrate

    M140 S[bed_temperature_initial_layer_single] ;Set bed temp
    G28 X Y ;Home XY axes
    M190 S[bed_temperature_initial_layer_single] ;Wait for bed temp to stabilize
    M104 S120 ;Set nozzle temp at 120
    G28 Z ;Home Z axis & load bed mesh

BED_MESH_CALIBRATE ; KAMP adaptive bed mesh

    M104 S[nozzle_temperature_initial_layer] ;Set nozzle temp
    ;SMART_PARK
    G1 X-8 Y-20.0 Z1 ; move to start wiping position
    M109 S[nozzle_temperature_initial_layer] ;Wait for nozzle temp to stabilize
    G1 X-8 Y-20.0 Z-2 ; move down into brush and start wiping
    G1 Y20 F12000 ; wipe
    G1 X-12 Y-20 F12000 ; wipe
    G1 X-8 Y20 F12000 ; wipe
    G1 X-12 Y-20 F12000 ; wipe
    G1 X-12 Y20 F12000 ; wipe
    G1 X-12 Y-20 F12000 ; wipe
    G1 Z10 ; move up
    LINE_PURGE

Without KAMP using the original startup gcode you should end up with something like this:

M220 S100 ;Reset Feedrate

M221 S100 ;Reset Flowrate

M140 S[bed_temperature_initial_layer_single] ;Set final bed temp

G28 ;Home

    G92 E0 ;Reset Extruder
    G1 Z2.0 F3000 ;Move Z Axis up
    M104 S[nozzle_temperature_initial_layer] ;Set final nozzle temp
    G1 X-8 Y-20.0 Z1 ; move to start wiping position
    M190 S[bed_temperature_initial_layer_single] ;Wait for bed temp to stabilize
    M109 S[nozzle_temperature_initial_layer] ;Wait for nozzle temp to stabilize
    G1 X-8 Y-20.0 Z-2 ; move down into brush and start wiping
    G1 Y20 F12000 ; wipe
    G1 X-12 Y-20 F12000 ; wipe
    G1 X-8 Y20 F12000 ; wipe
    G1 X-12 Y-20 F12000 ; wipe
    G1 X-12 Y20 F12000 ; wipe
    G1 X-12 Y-20 F12000 ; wipe

G1 Z10 ; move up

    G1 X-2.0 Y145.0 Z0.28 F1500.0 E15 ;Draw the first line
    G1 X-1.7 Y145.0 Z0.28 F5000.0 ;Move to side a little
    G1 X-1.7 Y20 Z0.28 F1500.0 E30 ;Draw the second line
    G92 E0 ;Reset Extruder
    G1 E-1.0000 F1800 ;Retract a bit
    G1 Z2.0 F3000 ;Move Z Axis up
    G1 E0.0000 F1800

Nozzle wiper brush mount for Ender 3 V3 KE

0.2mm layer, 3 walls, 15% infill

0.2mm layer, 3 walls, 15% infill

0.2mm layer, 3 walls, 15% infill