Filament Winder (Page 8 of 8)

How's it going? It's been about a month, so I figure it's time to ask...

I enjoy being able to extrude filament, but the logistics of keeping that sufficient space clear of interference (with 3 kids, cats, etc.) are daunting - every time I run it, the filament ends up bumped/poked/pulled. So I'm really looking forward to setting up the winder, so the setup can be more self-contained, so I can produce real quantities of filament.

Help me Ian, you are my only hope! :-)

I hope you have sufficient quantities ordered to not sell out in minutes like the original Kickstarter...

I'd hate to miss out as this is one of the things I've been waiting for...

Any price range yet?? I'm waiting for one to really start using my filastruder.

Me, too! Are you taking pre-orders? :-)

So, will this be a Kickstarter, or a "normal product"?

That's good to hear, I'm getting tired of kickstarters and all their delays, Yours is a exception Tim, The first kickstarter I've had that shipped on time.

Any news on this, I would be willing to buy the electronics.

That was just a jab at the typical underhanded Kickstarter promotion that happens on the forums.

The FilaWinder will be available for sale starting tomorrow 1/1 at 12pmEST.  The lead time is one week for working out some last shipping details.  The page is online now at http://www.filastruder.com/products/filawinder.  Tim has made a promo code for free shipping to the US on the winder - FilaWinderFreeShipping.

I'm curious what exactly is and what exactly is not included in the kit. For example is the nano included?

Glad to see you got it released ian.... sadly i will not be buying any of the finalized winders. Price to benefit ratio is just too far off. I'll stick with my beta winder and hand winding my other extruders until a decent cheap clone pops up.

Hi Tim,

I see the page also links to the filament width sensor that you said you were getting a test on of a while (IIRC).  Did you ever get to trying it out, it would be great if you were able to stock those as well if they work.  I see people seem to be buying direct form "flipper" via Thingiverse, but that's not so great for purchasing...

@Ian:  Good job, looking forward to assembling a complete system at last.

Thanks,
Craig

I had his board made by OSHPark, but I haven't ordered up the components to put it together yet.  I'd also like to try out interfacing with a thickness gauge, but all of that has been waiting until I get all of the stuff done for the launch.