on another note i have managed to put http://www.parts-express.com/mabuchi-mo … m--259-210 into the stock and ks motors to reach speeds that about match the beta motor and have extruded tons of material with them so far, for the ks motor its more of a pain than stock and the gear has to be pressed off without damaging the gear to bad, and put back on the other shaft with a strong epoxy like jbweld.
]]>500% faster? You'll need a much more powerful motor (expensive), possibly a new feedscrew/barrel (very expensive), and then you'll battle diameter tolerance problems from unstable viscoelastic flow. Industrial extruders get around the latter by either using very expensive laser mics, or complicated die-draw equipment.
I designed the Filastruder to be as inexpensive as possible but still extrude quality filament faster than 1-2 printers could use it up. Going much faster gets expensive quickly.
]]>You would need to be extruding roughly 5 times faster than normal to need a larger heater.
Any reason not to experiment with that speed?
]]>Most of the heat goes to the air, not the plastic.
]]>Just like when you're printing with your 3D printer at slow speeds versus fast speeds.
]]>The beta motor is 50% faster and available in the store:
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