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Topic: Brass threaded barrel found locally?

Hey guys, recently had to take apart my hot end again due to a pretty nasty clog that crept up on me. During the process I managed to strip the threaded brass barrel. It's such a small part of the extruder, I was wondering if it's something I can buy locally, but maybe under a different name.

If not, is there a good place to find a cheap replacement online that's compatible with the rest of the Solidoodle hot end (PEEK and nozzle)?

Really need to save up and just get a E3D hot end... but in the meantime... a brass barrel that I can find at a hardware or fastener store. Think it's possible?

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Re: Brass threaded barrel found locally?

Check out here:

http://www.makergear.com/products/plast … ment-parts

They have the full gear set including the brass barrel.

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Re: Brass threaded barrel found locally?

are you prepared to drill it thou??
that is the hardest part...

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Re: Brass threaded barrel found locally?

RavensCrest wrote:

are you prepared to drill it thou??
that is the hardest part...

Humm I'm assuming I'd need some sort of drill press do accurately drill out a threaded rod, bolt, or something similar...



Makergear is selling them for $7.50 it looks like, probably before shipping. Wonder if there's a cheaper source out there.

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Re: Brass threaded barrel found locally?

That's about as cheap as it gets. You're paying a machine shop to drill a hole in threaded rod, plus the cost of the rod itself. Part volumes aren't high enough to drive costs lower.

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Re: Brass threaded barrel found locally?

God's truth.  Unless you have the facilities, getting a threaded M6 barrel with turned down edges is not easy.  If you do order from Maker Gear, you may want to order more than one.  I can attest that their product is good and they ship fast in the US.

If you have a tool shop, doing it yourself is the best (and cheapest) way as M6 threaded rod is cheap in meter lengths.

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Re: Brass threaded barrel found locally?

Humm ok that sounds about right. I just swapped in a Ubis hot end from a Printrbot that I luckily had nearby. Hacked the connectors together using some pcb pin headers which worked pretty well and I didn't want to permanently modify either set of connections. I'll just wait and either order the brass barrel when I have the cash but probably just save for a E3D...

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Re: Brass threaded barrel found locally?

If you contact Solidoodle Support, they were willing to sell a replacement for $7.00 + shipping.  It has been working well for me so far.

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Re: Brass threaded barrel found locally?

COASTER19 wrote:

If you contact Solidoodle Support, they were willing to sell a replacement for $7.00 + shipping.  It has been working well for me so far.

We have them in the store now.

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Re: Brass threaded barrel found locally?

solidoodlesupport wrote:
COASTER19 wrote:

If you contact Solidoodle Support, they were willing to sell a replacement for $7.00 + shipping.  It has been working well for me so far.

We have them in the store now.

It would be good if your delivery fee were not insane...

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Re: Brass threaded barrel found locally?

I am getting a new peek and brass barrel. Should I use Teflon tape on  the barrel threads? I had noticed some leaking on the
old one.

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