<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/9626/when-extruding-directly-to-the-printerquestion/ Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:49:36 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/85227/#p85227 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

]]> Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:49:36 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/85227/#p85227 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/83099/#p83099 Who needs stepper motors when you have a drill?

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

]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2015 02:22:15 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/83099/#p83099 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/83093/#p83093 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.

]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2015 02:06:04 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/83093/#p83093 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82825/#p82825 Ya, I think it's still more of an idea than anything at this point.

]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 01:34:51 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82825/#p82825 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82822/#p82822 Saying it would work and it actually working are two different things. Note that he didn't publish photos of actual prints.

]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 01:12:10 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82822/#p82822 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82812/#p82812 The rich rap guy said it would retract if you pulled up on the auger.

]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 00:01:16 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82812/#p82812 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82799/#p82799 That was my point, yes.

]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2015 22:04:56 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82799/#p82799 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82784/#p82784 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?

]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2015 20:38:51 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82784/#p82784 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82721/#p82721 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.

]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2015 15:46:02 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82721/#p82721 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82707/#p82707 The difference being, and what is the main point of the original question, is that that machine is printing from pellets not making filament.

]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2015 14:18:41 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82707/#p82707 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82695/#p82695 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

]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2015 07:09:16 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82695/#p82695 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82694/#p82694 http://richrap.blogspot.fr/2014/12/no-m … ersal.html

]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2015 06:54:51 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82694/#p82694 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82693/#p82693 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.

]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2015 06:40:03 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82693/#p82693 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82690/#p82690 wrong

sculptify do that!!!

]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2015 06:04:46 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82690/#p82690 <![CDATA[Re: when extruding directly to the printer...question.]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/82666/#p82666 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?

]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2015 03:35:39 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/82666/#p82666