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Topic: e3d All-Metal Hotend

http://e3d-online.com/#/shop/4567186838 … nd/3077284

Custom stainless insulated actively cooled Hot-End - Contains no PEEK or PTFE, all metal design will withstand temperatures well in excess of that ever required for thermoplastic extrusion. Extremely mechanically strong.

This update to our previous design uses fewer parts, offers much better cooling, is more easily assembled and is directly compatible with standard 16mm extruder bodies. All CNC-machined parts assure quality and accuracy.

This hot-end has been tested to beyond 400 degrees centigrade, all heated parts are either steel, aluminium or brass. By using stainless steel insulation and active cooling we have reduced the distance in which the plastic transitions from ambient temperatures to extrusion temperatures to 2mm. An extremely short transition from cold filament to molten plastic provides highly precise extrusion with little extrusion force.

The fully assembled hot end emulates J-Head style mounting, and should fit most extruder bodies accordingly.


It is UK based, but they ship worldwide.

This is pretty awesome, and it opens up some amazing new opportunities for high-temp printing.  Rich talks about it at the bottom of this post: http://richrap.blogspot.com/2013/04/3d- … nt-in.html

I would order one for sure, but I already spent enough on my J-Head for now sad

Here is the e3d picture:

http://e3d-online.com/communities/6/004/010/957/396/images/4587780203.swf

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Re: e3d All-Metal Hotend

yes... its a nice head... but it seems a bit complicated to adapt it on a solidoodle..

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They say it's a standard groove mount so it should mate up nicely - might be a bit longer though, possibly you'd need to move the z stop screw down, or use a longer one.

Don: Folger Tech 2020 Kossel Rev A + Borosilicate + Snow Effector
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way too long if we use the standard groove a the top .. you will lose about  one inch..

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Ian sent me the link to this all metal hotend
http://shop.arcol.hu/item/arcol-hu-hot- … embled-035

Ultimaker S3.

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Ian sent me the link to this all metal hotend
http://shop.arcol.hu/item/arcol-hu-hot- … embled-035

That one uses a PTFE insert.   On the e3d, all the heated parts are metal.

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Re: e3d All-Metal Hotend

An upcoming Kickstarter will be running for the B3 Innovations "Pico", a one piece all stainless hot end (plus a brass nozzle). This one supposedly needs no active cooling, 46C at the top when it's 260C at the melt zone, at least when it's in an open frame Prusa. There's also this interview with the two developers on Youtube:

As far as longer hotends go, if it prevents PEEK leak and frees us from PTFE melt so higher temperature plastics become usable, then I'll trade that one inch of build height.

Don: Folger Tech 2020 Kossel Rev A + Borosilicate + Snow Effector
        Davinci 1.0 + Repetier : Filastruder
        SD3 + RAMPS + Lawsy Carriages + E3D + Borosilicate + ... : Cupcake

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Leghk wrote:

An upcoming Kickstarter will be running for the B3 Innovations "Pico"

As far as longer hotends go, if it prevents PEEK leak and frees us from PTFE melt so higher temperature plastics become usable, then I'll trade that one inch of build height.

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The Pico looks even better, wow!  I agree about trading off the build height for the inherent advantages to such a design.  They have already printed a polycarbonate vase at 295C with it.  I signed up to be notified when the kickstarter launches...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BHwIwpZCcAAUOGm.jpg:small