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Re: Possible part cooler

null@example.com (cmetzel) — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:50:11 +0000

Yeah I was just thinking about this today, I must have missed this post originally. I like that idea because I don't want to obstruct my view of the printing

Re: Possible part cooler

null@example.com (solijohn) — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:12:27 +0000

cozmicray wrote:

Extrusion cooler
How about a small tube from an air pump
directed at the part.
A small aquarium pump with some tubing
pumping a stream of air on the extruion?
It could be tied up to the extruder just like a wire.
A fan cools large area and cools down table?
Like the sawdust blower on a scroll saw
[img]Sawdust_blower.jpeg[/img]

This is an interesting idea. Perhaps a peltier cooler would also do the trick.

Possible part cooler

null@example.com (cozmicray) — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:07:46 +0000

Extrusion cooler

How about a small tube from an air pump
directed at the part.
A small aquarium pump with some tubing
pumping a stream of air on the extruion?

It could be tied up to the extruder just like a wire.

A fan cools large area and cools down table?

Like the sawdust blower on a scroll saw

[img]Sawdust_blower.jpeg[/img]