Filastruder Documentation and CAD/STL files (Page 8 of 15)

Left side of picture is the flange. Next is the clamping screw. These go against eachother without any spacer or anything?

When the auger is turning what direction should it be going? Clockwise or counter clockwise?

Hey guys,

So my filastruder was running ok for a while, but then it has an error message on my PID as shown in the pics below. I'm currently checking for loose connections but does anyone have any idea what it means?

Thanks

I had this happen when the bare wires inside the thermocouple plastic bit wrapped around each other and shorted out.

If the bend of the filament changes, when that change reaches the winder it will change the angle of the filament behind it as it moves to enter the tube.  That causes another change in shape at the extruder, and when that point reaches the winder it will do it again.  To stop the cycle, hold a piece of metal, ptfe, something slippery near the nozzle and wait.  When the filament begins to change angle coming out of the nozzle, hold the guide in its the way a few inches down so that the angle stays the same.  If it starts to go too far the other way, prevent that as well.  If you can keep that angle the same long enough for the filament to reach the winder, it should stay consistent.

Increasing the distance between the winder and extruder might help as well.  Increasing the weight of filament hanging in the loop helps to counter its tendency to twist coming out of the nozzle.  Do you have a melt filter?  That seems to help to counter the twist as well.

update:

I've separated the two devices such that they are around 70cm apart, with the sensor 50cm below the two. I've also tried guiding the filament away from one side, and it helped to remove the cycle, but the filament still wants to come out side ways. Now, it just hugs the side of the guide by the sensor, never leaving it. If I tried to move the sensor out a bit to center the plastic, it will keep going out and hugging the guide by the sensor - is this ok?

I think it has to do with the bowden tube on the filawinder. As it enters, it eventually bends which makes the whole filament go out. I believe this because if if I let my filament go free fall, it goes horizontally downwards, up until I try to put it in the bowden tube.

Furthermore, when I just let it extrude straight down, I get around 2.7mm in diameter. Once
I tried extrude about 5m worth of filament with the winder (with the filament constantly dragging along the guide) the diameter ranged from ranging from 2.3mm to 2.5mm, as if the filawinder was pulling it too much? In this case, should I drill the nozzle out more?

That video is private because it is for a very old version, and people were trying to use it for current versions and having problems.

If there's a part you find confusing, just post here and I'll explain.

That video was not made by me, it was made by a random user and there have been numerous changes since then.

There have never been and never will be official assembly videos for v1.1-1.5. This was never promised or advertised as a part of buying a Filastruder.

You need to use wrenches, that's why the instructions say to use a wrench.

Um, okay. I know the instruction says to use wrenches. I was just wondering if I should get it all the way through because it was getting too tight of fit and I didnt want to damage it.

Okay so the pipe nipple is thinner on the edges and as I thread the flange onto it, it gets harder and harder to thread the flange with the wrenches as the nipple becomes wider, and I can't thread it at all at that point.