1 Topic by edward4000

  • edward4000
  • Member
  • Offline
  • From: UK
  • Registered: 2013-05-22
  • Posts: 11

Topic: FilaFab desktop filament extruder

I would like to introduce my desktop filament extruder project, FilaFab.

I have been working on FilaFab for many many months and have now launched it on Kickstarter, please check it out and let me know your thoughts and comments.

Apparently I cant add links in this forum?? Please search FilaFab on Kickstarter if interested. Thanks.

edward4000's Website

2 Reply by IanJohnson

  • IanJohnson
  • Moderator
  • Offline
  • Registered: 2012-08-07
  • Posts: 2,815

Re: FilaFab desktop filament extruder

Are you still extruding downward, or have you changed to horizontal?  Can you explain the nozzle a little more, I'm curious about the inner and outer pieces.  How is the surface of the filament turning out at 47"/min?  I've run into melt fracture before at higher speeds, which is a rough texture caused by the plastic getting compressed to quickly into the land.  It depends a lot on how gradual the slope is from the ID of the barrel into the die.

You can add links after something like 5 posts.  You can get around it by breaking them up, someone had the idea to upload a txt file with the links inside.