Greg's X-carriage cooling duct
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Published on October 2, 2011
Description
Keep the air off of your part and on your PTFE/PEEK where it belongs!
Well, sometimes I suppose you want to keep the part cool too, but that can lead to brittle pieces. This fan duct keeps nearly all of the air on the extruder parts, while leaking just enough out the bottom to cool the part a little, without leading to brittle pieces.
Well, sometimes I suppose you want to keep the part cool too, but that can lead to brittle pieces. This fan duct keeps nearly all of the air on the extruder parts, while leaking just enough out the bottom to cool the part a little, without leading to brittle pieces.
Instructions
Install between your Greg's X-carriage and cooling fan, as shown in the image.
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Greg's X-carriage cooling duct by rantenki is licensed under the Attribution - Share Alike - Creative Commons license.
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This will only work with a Really well insulated heater block, like your Makergear one. But a vitreous enamel resistor based heater block without lots of insulation will never stay hot.
That is probably true, and I noticed that it heats up a bit slower than before, however, there is a guide that deflects most of the air upwards, so there is less airflow than you might think.