Filament Dust Remover (with Dragon Head)
by Fido, published
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After one night of printing, I discovered a large dust ball inside the extruder just before the idlerwheel. After a disassembly I found more. Apparently I had thrown the filament spool in to a really dusty area and dust got sucked to the abs.
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At the first picture top right is the dust that gathered to the temporary scrubber while these parts were extruded. (black stuff)
Lower right is the way the sponges are placed in side the cup. (10x10x20)x4
The second photo is installation pic (it clips on to the extruder).
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Got pictures? :)
works quite well
Usually the most simple solution works the best.
When I printed some really long prints, I wish I had known how much the filament actually packs the dust with it. Even if there aren't any visible dust on it. -
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gt; You could say that the prints that you do has literally parts of you in it... or your cat :)
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Because of that I have included the blender file where you can tweak the object relations if needed.
Other than that, just print, clean and assemble (you can use either filament pieces or M3 bolts).
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The filament picks up a lot of dust and cat hair naturally. It seems to have some static-like cling effect. This is why I wrap an oily rag around the filament just before it goes into the extruder. The oil heps the filament pass through the mechanism and traps dust on the rag.
Usually the most simple solution works the best.
When I printed some really long prints, I wish I had known how much the filament actually packs the dust with it. Even if there aren't any visible dust on it. -
&
gt; You could say that the prints that you do has literally parts of you in it... or your cat :)
works quite well
Got pictures? :)