eMaker Huxley Part Cooling Fan Mount
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Published on January 14, 2012
Description
Very small parts print better with a little bit of cooling to stop them overheating and melting. I designed a simple bracket to fix the spare fan from my Huxley kit onto the existing bolt on the X-axis idler.
Instructions
1. Print the part nice and strong. I used 3 perimeters, 3 base layers and 50% infill. The two vertical lugs needed some additional cooling (now, if only I had a mounted cooling fan).
2. Attach the fan to the mount using standard M3 nuts and bolts.
3. Replace the M3 bolt through the X-axis idler pulley with a slightly longer one, 25 mm should be plenty.
4. Fix the mount to the X idler at a slight downward angle.
5. Add a switch to the power supply so that the fan is only on when it is needed.
2. Attach the fan to the mount using standard M3 nuts and bolts.
3. Replace the M3 bolt through the X-axis idler pulley with a slightly longer one, 25 mm should be plenty.
4. Fix the mount to the X idler at a slight downward angle.
5. Add a switch to the power supply so that the fan is only on when it is needed.
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eMaker Huxley Part Cooling Fan Mount by richgain is licensed under the Attribution - Share Alike - Creative Commons license.
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I just wanted to say thanks for this - elegantly simple, but it makes a massive difference. Really ought to be included in the stock Huxley build, IMO.