Showing posts with label nozzle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nozzle. Show all posts
Tuesday 28 September 2010

Rebore

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My Mendel has been very reliable and consistent running virtually 24/7, but about a week ago, after putting on a new reel of plastic things ...
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Wednesday 4 November 2009

No compromise extruder

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I have settled on using vitreous enamel resistors embedded in an aluminium block for the heater. I think they are the easiest heater to ma...
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Sunday 15 March 2009

Constipated Extruder

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My " New Year " extruder, which is the one on HydraRaptor that I use to build things, stopped working while building the first lay...
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Saturday 7 March 2009

Simply better

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I find it very satisfying when making something simpler also makes it better. I tested the simplified heater / nozzle design using the same ...
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Wednesday 4 February 2009

Top tip

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I got the tip to use welding tips for an extruder nozzle from Andy . They come in packs of five from Halfords for £4 on-line and £5 in the ...
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Saturday 24 January 2009

HydraRaptor's New Year's Resolution

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My new extruder has a 0.3mm nozzle compared to 0.5mm that I have used before. The actual filament diameter is controlled by the flow rate ve...
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Thursday 13 March 2008

The pros and cons of nozzles

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HydraRaptor seems to be running reliably again, touch wood. I did have one scare when it started making noises like a machine gun when I had...
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Wednesday 20 February 2008

Nutty Nozzle

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My old extruder nozzle was made from a solid brass rod with a 0.5mm hole in the end. It was drilled 3.2mm from the other end to accept the f...
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Monday 23 July 2007

Boring

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Well turning, boring and tapping to be precise. I made the extruder nozzle and PTFE heat barrier this evening :- I am making a mixture of an...
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