Flying cold end?
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Flying cold end?
Has anybody seen/built a non-bowden tube flying hot/cold extruder for the V2? I've seen the suspended systems. The general wisdom is that the stepper is too heavy to fly but I'd be willing to go slow in order to get rid of the bowden tube setup...
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Re: Flying cold end?
I used to have my cold end extruder "flying" above the effector, but there is still a bowden tube connecting it to the hotend. I ditched it... not because of the weight, as it was using a counterweight pulley, but because of the mass. When the machine was printing, the flying extruder bounced when rapid moves occurred. That made the edges come out non-straight.
(sorry for that poor english, I tried my best )
As for a direct drive extruder for the V2 I personally recommend the Titan Aero, just because that is what I'm using. To compensate for the extra mass/weight, Jerk and acceleration were reduced, but I'm still printing reasonably fast. 60mm/s print and 200mm/s travel moves.
Some folks around here have the Nimble (remote direct drive), but can't talk about it as I never tried it myself.
(sorry for that poor english, I tried my best )
As for a direct drive extruder for the V2 I personally recommend the Titan Aero, just because that is what I'm using. To compensate for the extra mass/weight, Jerk and acceleration were reduced, but I'm still printing reasonably fast. 60mm/s print and 200mm/s travel moves.
Some folks around here have the Nimble (remote direct drive), but can't talk about it as I never tried it myself.
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Re: Flying cold end?
Thanks, exactly the kind of information I was looking for
-- Emory
P.S. Your English is fine!
-- Emory
P.S. Your English is fine!
Re: Flying cold end?
To stop the extruder bouncing you can make three of these:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2058541
I really like flying extruders. Much better output than a big long bowden tube.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2058541
I really like flying extruders. Much better output than a big long bowden tube.
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Re: Flying cold end?
What stepper motor are you using with the Titan Aero?Tincho85 wrote:...
As for a direct drive extruder for the V2 I personally recommend the Titan Aero, just because that is what I'm using. To compensate for the extra mass/weight, Jerk and acceleration were reduced, but I'm still printing reasonably fast. 60mm/s print and 200mm/s travel moves.
Some folks around here have the Nimble (remote direct drive), but can't talk about it as I never tried it myself.
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Re: Flying cold end?
Hi, I'm using the recommended stepper from E3D.VAXHeadroom wrote: What stepper motor are you using with the Titan Aero?
They call it Nema17 Slimline: http://e3d-online.com/Electrical/Steppe ... n-Slimline
Some people are using and even smaller one, which is +/- 30g lighter but with a 1.8º stepping angle vs the 0.9º of the Slimline.
Like this one: https://www.filastruder.com/collections ... pper-motor
If you are considering getting the Titan Aero I've already made a mount for the Rostock Max.
Check out this thread: http://forum.seemecnc.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=12014
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Re: Flying cold end?
PERFECT. Thanks for the info, I'm almost certainly going to duplicate your setup!Tincho85 wrote:Hi, I'm using the recommended stepper from E3D.VAXHeadroom wrote: What stepper motor are you using with the Titan Aero?
They call it Nema17 Slimline: http://e3d-online.com/Electrical/Steppe ... n-Slimline
Some people are using and even smaller one, which is +/- 30g lighter but with a 1.8º stepping angle vs the 0.9º of the Slimline.
Like this one: https://www.filastruder.com/collections ... pper-motor
If you are considering getting the Titan Aero I've already made a mount for the Rostock Max.
Check out this thread: http://forum.seemecnc.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=12014
-- Emory