<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Filastruder]]> 2023-11-04T19:59:16Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/ <![CDATA[Creating a kit from accessory parts and elsewhere]]> Hi all,

I'm thinking of attempting to put a kit together and try to be part of the filastruder family. smile

The part list I found in accessories, that I think I need, are:

Stainless Steel Nozzle/Die with Integrated Melt Filter
Filastruder Kit Enclosure (Version 2.x)
Gearmotor assembly
Stall Protection/PWM Controller Board
Filastruder K-type thermocouple
Nozzle/Die
Hopper
12v 5a power supply

I'm not sure if I need
Thrust Bearing for Filastruder

It looks like I can use the following for the extruder screw (based on what I found in the forums
https://www.robotdigg.com/product/1691/ … l-n-nozzle

And the DS1 at amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/SESTOS-Temperatu … D139P?th=1

I don't know what power stitches I need that would handle whatever watts are being used and that fits into the enclosure.

Anyone know what I might be missing on this list?  Should I even attempt it? smile

Thanks!

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/27277/ 2023-11-04T19:59:16Z https://www.soliforum.com/topic/19154/creating-a-kit-from-accessory-parts-and-elsewhere/new/posts/ <![CDATA[Filastruder Wires burned]]> Hello ,

yesterday I found the wires that go to PID pin 8 and pin 9 burned (the one from motor switch to pin 9 and the bridge between pin 8/9), the PID almosted melted in the area near the connections, I replaced the wires and everything is working fine again.

it took me time to realize the burning odor is coming from the inside , I first thought it was the board , then noticed the struder is unable to reach temp, to open and discover it was almost going to ignite...

is this bad wire quality ? anything anywhere to inspect

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/16547/ 2023-10-21T10:25:55Z https://www.soliforum.com/topic/19151/filastruder-wires-burned/new/posts/ <![CDATA[Will the full kit ever be available again? Can all parts be bought?]]> Over a year ago, after collecting my old supports and failed prints for over 18 months I looked at buying a Filastruder and Filawinder, but didn't.

Earlier this year, I looked again, but now find it's unavailable, witn no ETA for when it might be available again.

I've contacted support@filastruder.com, but they basically restate the "no ETA" message, which, to me, indicates there are no plans to ever restart production.

The Filastruder looks to me like the ideal kit for a hobbyist since there's lots of scope to tinker. Something like the Felfil Evo looks too much like a black box, so I'd like to get hold of one, if possible, by getting all parts.

I can see that several of the parts (gearmotor, chassis, enclosure, etc) are available on the Filastruder site but would need a complete list to assemble a full kit.

Nuts, bolts, electronic components, etc aren't a problem, but things like the control board PCB and certain mechanical parts might be difficult to get.

First, I notice that the PCBs (popuklated or not) don't seem to be listed. Can they be bought or are the Gerber files (or similar) available at a reasonable price to get new ones made?

Also, the tube and heater assembly (or parts) isn't listed; can this be bought as a 'spare part'? There's probably other bits I'm not even aware of that are't listed as spares'

The Filaspooler kit appears to still be available, so it's only the Filastruder parts I'd need to get to make my own setup. Obviosly, there's no point buying a Filaspooler without the Filastruder.

Is it possible to get a full list of all the parts and if they can be bought or copies made?

Thanks in advance for any information.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/26978/ 2022-10-29T14:30:00Z https://www.soliforum.com/topic/19099/will-the-full-kit-ever-be-available-again-can-all-parts-be-bought/new/posts/ <![CDATA[Slow extrusion, problems with stall protection board]]> I am trying to extrude polystyrene using a Filastruder that was set up by someone else at least a year ago. The polystyrene that I'm loading in is in the form of small flakes. After loading in some plastic and warming it up, the machine ran and extruded some plastic, but very slowly, less than 12 inches per hour. I could see the screw spinning before I put in plastic.

To try to fix this, I tried to adjust the current and voltage limitation knobs, because the voltage and current values seemed strange. The input voltage is around 11.2 V and the output around 11.1 V. The output current is about 0.3 A and the power is about 4 P (not sure what unit that corresponds to). I was able to set the current and voltage limiting knobs as the instructions describe. The indicator light labeled FULL (or something like that, it's hard to read) was green, and the IN and OUT lights were alternating and flashing red with the cycling display. No other lights are on.

I hear a clicking sound every few seconds, but that might just be the heater turning on and off.

Has anyone encountered similar issues, and how did you fix them? If not, what diagnostic tools do you recommend?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/26849/ 2022-07-13T22:39:58Z https://www.soliforum.com/topic/19075/slow-extrusion-problems-with-stall-protection-board/new/posts/ <![CDATA[Filastruder Nozzle Leaking]]> I've been struggling to get my nozzle to stop leaking plastic at the coupling.  I've tried heating up to tighten at 200 and 220 and gotten it as tight as possible.  It still leaks and barely extrudes out of the nozzle opening.  Given that it is still coming out of the nozzle normally it doesn't seem clogged, but I've no idea how to fix it.  My only thought is thread tape but I don't think it's meant to be used high temp.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/26155/ 2022-05-27T20:57:42Z https://www.soliforum.com/topic/19001/filastruder-nozzle-leaking/new/posts/ <![CDATA[Using PLA in the Filastruder]]> So I recently bought the Filastruder and lemme just say, it's a pretty good device considering the price. I am trying to extrude using PLA and having some issues with it. What settings should I be running it at (temperature, stall protection board, etc.)

I am using the Ultimaker PLA (TDS- https://support.ultimaker.com/hc/en-us/ … r-PLA-TDS)

I tried running some shredded PLA through it but it wasn't able to extruder anything
The stall board readings were: 12.2V, 11.9V, 0.35A, 4.1P
The temperature was around 165-170 C

What suggestions can you give me?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/26403/ 2022-03-03T02:12:58Z https://www.soliforum.com/topic/18990/using-pla-in-the-filastruder/new/posts/ <![CDATA[Filastruder cycles off and on]]> As the subject says, I have an issue with my filastruder power cycling off and on every few seconds. I have read on another post that it is likely the over current protection circuit in the power supply but I can't find any shorts. I am getting positive 12V between the power wire into the main switch and pin 10 on the controller. When it is on I also get positive 12V between the wires going into the stall protection board so I don't think I have a polarity issue. Best I can tell I have wired it correctly per the instructions, I just can't figure out what might be tripping the power supply. On the temperature controller Pins 7 and 10 have continuity across the heater ring, pins 8 and 9 have continuity across the jumper, and pins 3 and 4 have continuity across the thermocouple. There isn't any continuity between any other combination of pins. I am at a loss. I've put pictures of the wiring, voltage readings, and stall board display values in the google drive file linked below. Any help would be appreciated

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ … sp=sharing

Edit: my filastruder SN is 5253

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/26553/ 2022-01-21T00:16:04Z https://www.soliforum.com/topic/18977/filastruder-cycles-off-and-on/new/posts/ <![CDATA[Filastruder stuck nozzle]]> Hello,

I'm trying to change the nozzle on my Filastruder and I tried following the directions provided on the guide twice. I heated it up to operating temperatures and I tried unscrewing the nozzle but the connector started to unscrew instead. Can I get any tips on how I should try and unscrew the nozzle?http://soliforum.com/i/?wFyD4NJ.jpg

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/26415/ 2022-01-18T22:59:21Z https://www.soliforum.com/topic/18976/filastruder-stuck-nozzle/new/posts/ <![CDATA[Wiring problem]]> Hello,

I'm a noob at electrical wiring and encountered a problem after I thought I finished wiring the Filastruder. When I flip Switch 1, the PID turns on, put when I flip switch 2, there is a small shrill noise and the PID turns off. When I flip switch 2 again, the PID turns back on. I believe I've done the wiring correctly but obviously I'm sure it's a wiring problem. I've attached a picture of the one thing I may have differently than the instructions. Instead of having a wire from Switch 2 to the fan wire and a wire to In(+), I've crimped those two wires together directly with the spade connector. I believe this is the same as if I had an extra wire going out from the center of Switch 2 but I may be wrong. If more pictures would help, please let me know.http://soliforum.com/i/?FuzGOSr.jpg

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/26415/ 2022-01-12T03:19:25Z https://www.soliforum.com/topic/18972/wiring-problem/new/posts/ <![CDATA[Filawinder with Filabot]]> I'm using a filawinder with a filabot, mainly because i dont want to wait a whole day for a spool of filament. I changed the gear ratio so the winder can keep up (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2912099) however the filament spooling is quite jerky and as a result the filament diameter is very inconsistent. How can this be accounted for in the firmware? I changed some variables to improve it and it works good when spooling starts, but when spool is full it's much more sensitive and has issues. it seems the motor turns on and off at 1 second intervals . is there a way to have it activating more times per second, polling more frequently for a shorter duration, to keep filament at a more consistent arc/height/diameter? please see below for reference:

https://youtu.be/SlGH_1CvzPc

firmware changes:

The changes are all made to FilaWinder_11.ino:

line 290 changes max motor speed. Default is 1.7, i'm running it at 0.4:
int ScaledOutput = (Output * 0.4); //Scale the Output from 0-150 to 0-255) default is output * 1.7

line 295 is acceleration. It speeds up at 20 units/cycle:
if ( (puller_speed - puller_speed_old) > 20) puller_speed = puller_speed_old + 20; //default is 25

line 296 is Deceleration, -4 units/cycle:
if ( (puller_speed - puller_speed_old) < -4) puller_speed = puller_speed_old - 4; //default is 25


I was thinking it may be beneficial to implement PID auto-tuning of motor speed, has anyone looked into this? I'm not sure if this would be static or if it's going to account for slowing down the wind speed as spool fills up.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/26512/ 2022-01-08T20:52:56Z https://www.soliforum.com/topic/18970/filawinder-with-filabot/new/posts/ <![CDATA[can i add stuff like chopped carbon fiber to my filament]]> i want to create an even wider array of materials, stuff like wood filament and carbon fiber filament, is this possible with the filastruder and did someone successfully did it and can tell me how?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/26490/ 2022-01-03T18:47:40Z https://www.soliforum.com/topic/18966/can-i-add-stuff-like-chopped-carbon-fiber-to-my-filament/new/posts/ <![CDATA[Voltage issue]]> Hello. I've triple checked to make sure my stall protection board was correctly dialed in but what happens is this. I tried to start extruding and once some plastic fed into the barrel my volts seemed to drop to about 2 and would jump back to 11.8-12 just a couple times for a split second and go back to 2. What am I overlooking? Could this happen is my heater band is a bad spot and the plastic isn't melted all the way?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/26458/ 2021-12-23T07:27:24Z https://www.soliforum.com/topic/18961/voltage-issue/new/posts/ <![CDATA[If you need ABS colorant lmk]]> If anyone needs ABS colorant in the US let me know. I currently have about 12, 25kg bags in several colors. Can separate it out to smaller bags if needed. Colors available are black, white, yellow, pink, and blue.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/26441/ 2021-12-15T18:24:21Z https://www.soliforum.com/topic/18957/if-you-need-abs-colorant-lmk/new/posts/ <![CDATA[Vertical orientation hopper]]> I was planning on mounting my extruder vertically and wanted to know which one I should use. I saw that a lot of people were using the model (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1195942) but I understand it hasn't been changed for the v2. Has anyone used a similar model for the hopper?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/26403/ 2021-12-02T01:12:35Z https://www.soliforum.com/topic/18952/vertical-orientation-hopper/new/posts/ <![CDATA[Filastruder kit pieces with inaccurate dimensions]]> Hello,

I recently bought a Filawinder and while I was assembling it, I noticed that some of the provided 3D printed pieces and laser cut pieces had rather inaccurate pieces as compared to the pieces in the assembly videos. The holes in the gear piece are too big for the bearing so they won't stay in. Second, the hole in the piece that is supposed to hold the laser is too big such that the laser can slip in and out of the whole and won't stay fixed in place. Are there any suggestions on how to address this issue?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/26415/ 2021-12-01T18:08:26Z https://www.soliforum.com/topic/18951/filastruder-kit-pieces-with-inaccurate-dimensions/new/posts/