Bowden cable push-fit connectors for Techzone Huxley
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Published on February 8, 2012
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Bowden cable clamps for Techzone Huxley.
by DeuxVis
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Description
A pair of replacements clamps to retain your Techzone Huxley bowden cable using 6-R1/8 straight push-fit pneumatic fast connectors.
All my attempts to retain my ptfe bowden cable before that turned into a failure sooner or later. Now that I use those, I have zero trouble, and it's sooo helpfull for filament unloading/reloading to be able to quickly disconnect the bowden tubing.
Idea came from the ultimaker machine.
All my attempts to retain my ptfe bowden cable before that turned into a failure sooner or later. Now that I use those, I have zero trouble, and it's sooo helpfull for filament unloading/reloading to be able to quickly disconnect the bowden tubing.
Idea came from the ultimaker machine.
Instructions
1) Print using some tiny layer height, as the threads will not be usable otherwise. I used 0.1 mm layer height, I suspect anything above 0.2 would fail ?
2) While the part is still hot (don't use active cooling there), quickly manually screw in a 6-R1/8 straight connector (like for instance conrad.com/6-R1%2f8-straight-connection.htm?websale7=conrad-int&p%69=580576&ci=SHOP_AREA_17410_0203904). Depending on how fast you screw it you might not be able reach the bottom, it doesn't matter (see photo of my extruder side connector). You might want to print the 2 parts separately to be able to screw fast enough.
3) Replace the old clamps with those.
4) Plug in (by simply pushing it firmly in) some PTFE tubing cut to appropriate length. It must be 6mm external diameter. I had to buy 10 meters so if you need a little piece I can sell you some, see my emakershop listing : emakershop.com/listing?l=196
5) You can easily unplug the tube by retaining the moving ring in its lower position while pulling on the PTFE.
2) While the part is still hot (don't use active cooling there), quickly manually screw in a 6-R1/8 straight connector (like for instance conrad.com/6-R1%2f8-straight-connection.htm?websale7=conrad-int&p%69=580576&ci=SHOP_AREA_17410_0203904). Depending on how fast you screw it you might not be able reach the bottom, it doesn't matter (see photo of my extruder side connector). You might want to print the 2 parts separately to be able to screw fast enough.
3) Replace the old clamps with those.
4) Plug in (by simply pushing it firmly in) some PTFE tubing cut to appropriate length. It must be 6mm external diameter. I had to buy 10 meters so if you need a little piece I can sell you some, see my emakershop listing : emakershop.com/listing?l=196
5) You can easily unplug the tube by retaining the moving ring in its lower position while pulling on the PTFE.
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Bowden cable push-fit connectors for Techzone Huxley by DeuxVis is licensed under the Creative Commons - GNU GPL license.
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Hi,
I just ordered the adaptors and the tubing to make mine bowden.
It's a Ditto from tinkerine, can you help me making the part fit the original one on my printer ?
Thanks a lot
Eric
Could you provide a link to your machine technical reference and especially the parts you want to plug into this one ?