SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — a mod to receive 3mm ?

Re: a mod to receive 3mm ?

null@example.com (3dyuval) — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:39:50 +0000

so it is possible.
thanks adrian! you sound knowledgeable . why don't you try it and upload an instrouctable/

haha thanks again

Re: a mod to receive 3mm ?

null@example.com (adrian) — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 07:01:13 +0000

Sure can.

Need to replace the extruder cold-end setup and then replace the hotend with a 3mm one. Basically you need to redo the entire extruder sub-assembly and hotend.

You can fabricate the extruder yourself - keeping in mind that the alignment will all need to change to accomodate the nearly doubling of width of filament... oh and you'll probably want to dial up the vref a heap, which could be an issue on the stock motor (you need more torque to move 3mm than 1.75mm...) . But hey - it might work with the OEM one. Alternatively, throw the whole thing out and buy a Bulldog XL (must be XL to support 3mm).

Hotend wise - you can buy a 3mm whatever. J-Head/E3D/Hexagon - in 3mm you can even use Magma hotends and the Prusa nozzles...

Separate to all this though is that 3mm filament and printing is different to 1.75mm printing - things like filament tension, motor torque, pressure, temp and speed all become even more critical....

Re: a mod to receive 3mm ?

null@example.com (3dyuval) — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 06:30:22 +0000

Yes, you win.
Also my school's 3d printer works with 3mm .

Can I make it compatible?

Re: a mod to receive 3mm ?

null@example.com (cckens) — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:12:52 +0000

Lemme guess... 3Doodler?

a mod to receive 3mm ?

null@example.com (3dyuval) — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 20:08:54 +0000

Hey all doodlers
I wonder if anyone had tried and succeeded in making a solidoodle work with a 3mm filament?
that could be great, because my other printing gadget works with only 3mm.
Thanks