<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> 2015-02-14T13:49:36Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/9626/when-extruding-directly-to-the-printerquestion/ <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> I can "imagine" it being possible with a filastruder if you put it on the filawinder for 5-10 turns enough for the winder to tension the spooling mechanism correctly and then spool it of and have some meters slack to feed it finally into a printer.

but then struder, winder and printer need to be reliable enough to run for days without end for such a setup to make sense, i guess 2-3 kilo spools are the easier solution

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/5754/ 2015-02-14T13:49:36Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/85227/#p85227 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> Who needs stepper motors when you have a drill?

http://3dprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mower-cheetah.jpg

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/221/ 2015-02-04T02:22:15Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/83099/#p83099 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> best use of a pellet extruder right here, http://3dprint.com/34873/3d-printed-lawn-mower/

i would much rather use my filastruder and a volcano though, but i might be a control freak.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6072/ 2015-02-04T02:06:04Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/83093/#p83093 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> Ya, I think it's still more of an idea than anything at this point.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/9329/ 2015-02-02T01:34:51Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/82825/#p82825 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> Saying it would work and it actually working are two different things. Note that he didn't publish photos of actual prints.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/221/ 2015-02-02T01:12:10Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/82822/#p82822 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> The rich rap guy said it would retract if you pulled up on the auger.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/9329/ 2015-02-02T00:01:16Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/82812/#p82812 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> That was my point, yes.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/221/ 2015-02-01T22:04:56Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/82799/#p82799 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> elmoret wrote:

Sculptify doesn't have a filament extruder, it has an auger based print head which can't do retraction

Well that's a useless printer then, isn't it?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/8017/ 2015-02-01T20:38:51Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/82784/#p82784 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> fredaxe wrote:

wrong

sculptify do that!!!

No, it isn't wrong. It is not realistic to feed a printer from a filament extruder, synchronizing the two is nearly impossible. Filament extruders operate in steady state (constant output) to hold constant filament diameter. Printers have variable feedrate, depending on what part of the print they're working on.

Sculptify doesn't have a filament extruder, it has an auger based print head which can't do retraction, has poor color mixing, is much heavier than filament based print heads, etc.

Same story with RichRap's creation.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/221/ 2015-02-01T15:46:02Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/82721/#p82721 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> The difference being, and what is the main point of the original question, is that that machine is printing from pellets not making filament.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7495/ 2015-02-01T14:18:41Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/82707/#p82707 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> fredaxe wrote:

http://richrap.blogspot.fr/2014/12/no-m … ersal.html

I saw that too and it's pretty awesome, I'm not sure that I have the technical skills to make one for my printer though lol

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/9329/ 2015-02-01T07:09:16Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/82695/#p82695 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> http://richrap.blogspot.fr/2014/12/no-m … ersal.html

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/4703/ 2015-02-01T06:54:51Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/82694/#p82694 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> fredaxe wrote:

wrong

sculptify do that!!!


I just looked that up, it's pretty neat, but not for sale yet and I'm willing to bet it'll be pretty expensive.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/9329/ 2015-02-01T06:40:03Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/82693/#p82693 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> wrong

sculptify do that!!!

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/4703/ 2015-02-01T06:04:46Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/82690/#p82690 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> I was thinking you meant there were 2-3 types of machines that have done it lol, just a misunderstanding on my part. I guess the question now would be how far from the floor should it be?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/9329/ 2015-02-01T03:35:39Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/82666/#p82666