Re: Thin Bendable Hinge
You can check the Soliwiki page for the E3D For a full list of instructions.
All E3D hotends are sold as a DIY kit. The assembly is a breeze, but you will still want to familiarize yourself with the wiki instructions. That was made for the v4/v5. The v6 is even easier and there are many of us who would be more than happy to walk you through should you need any help.
Aside from the mechanical assembly, you will have to update your firmware. This is not optional . You have a different type thermistor and you are now capable of reaching much higher temps. So you will have to tweak this, and then heat the hotend to 290c for a final tightening. Once again, if you would need help with this, many would be happy to help, but there are already many many threads answering virtually any question you may have regarding the E3D.
Azerate,
I followed the link and read it through twice. My concern is the E3D v.6 looks quite different from what is shown in the wiki. What instructions do I keep? What do I leave out? Am I just replacing the hot end or the whole extruder? They seem to interchange the terms in the instructions. Does the E3D come with the drive parts to push the filament through the hot end? Also the firmware update scares the shit out of me! How would I know whether the firmware installed properly until its too late and I fry it? This doesn't appear to be something you can do in an hour and I fear if I can't get all done in one evening I'll screw it up.
Then there is all the chatter in the wiki about upgrading the power supply and other stuff.
Where do I send it to have all this done and they send it back to me working? )
Thanks for all your help!
Dave