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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Will the full kit ever be available again? Can all parts be bought?]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>You can try going my route and buying a plastic screw/barrel/nozzle set from robotdigg <a href="https://www.robotdigg.com/product/1691/spec/RTE2U2NyZXc=/16mm-or-20mm-extruder-screw,-barrel-n-nozzle?gad=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwgqejBhBAEiwAuWHioPvBIsjZPImU9mMfGHWvRFF_jc4QHjMvu_a5mdMsyB4oYsieZKrR0RoCC_0QAvD_BwE">https://www.robotdigg.com/product/1691/ … _0QAvD_BwE</a></p><p>That will get you a much better setup for the extruder portion at least...</p><p>Then you need to source a motor to drive it. I used an old (I think it is a wheelchair motor) and 3d printed a gear reduction drive for it and that works very well and is quiet. </p><p>Then you need to figure out how to heat it, I actually ended up carefully wrapping a single layer of kapton tape around the barrel and then wrapping nichrome wire around that to create two heat zones for really cheap. It has been working for me for a really long time. Get a PID controller for the heater and some temp sensors. </p><p>I would also recommend not going with a filawinder system but instead an arduino with a dedicated puller and diameter sensor so you dont have to deal with a delicate strand of filament sagging from the nozzle. I am still working on mine but I have gotten so much further than the filastruder kit.</p>]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[erosion139]]></name>
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			<updated>2023-05-21T20:33:15Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Will the full kit ever be available again? Can all parts be bought?]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>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&#039;t.</p><p>Earlier this year, I looked again, but now find it&#039;s unavailable, witn no ETA for when it might be available again.</p><p>I&#039;ve contacted support@filastruder.com, but they basically restate the &quot;no ETA&quot; message, which, to me, indicates there are no plans to ever restart production.</p><p>The Filastruder looks to me like the ideal kit for a hobbyist since there&#039;s lots of scope to tinker. Something like the Felfil Evo looks too much like a black box, so I&#039;d like to get hold of one, if possible, by getting all parts. </p><p>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.</p><p>Nuts, bolts, electronic components, etc aren&#039;t a problem, but things like the control board PCB and certain mechanical parts might be difficult to get.</p><p>First, I notice that the PCBs (popuklated or not) don&#039;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?</p><p>Also, the tube and heater assembly (or parts) isn&#039;t listed; can this be bought as a &#039;spare part&#039;? There&#039;s probably other bits I&#039;m not even aware of that are&#039;t listed as spares&#039;</p><p>The Filaspooler kit appears to still be available, so it&#039;s only the Filastruder parts I&#039;d need to get to make my own setup. Obviosly, there&#039;s no point buying a Filaspooler without the Filastruder.</p><p>Is it possible to get a full list of all the parts and if they can be bought or copies made?</p><p>Thanks in advance for any information.</p>]]></content>
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			<updated>2022-10-29T14:30:00Z</updated>
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