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Mendel Extruder w/Compression & No Epoxy

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Published on March 2, 2010

Derived from

mendel extruder
by rbisping

Description

This parametric version of the Mendel Extruder has even more parametrisations and a captive nut & bolt to stop the stepper motor from sliding away from the pinch-wheel. It also has holes to allow two woodscrews to be driven through the sides of the PTFE instead of epoxying it in place. This allows repairs and upgrading of the extruder without the use of a chisel.

An M4x40 screw is now used to strengthen the M4 stepper motor adjustment screw, and a cutout allows one of the two M4x40 mounting screws a little more room so a washer can be used underneath its head.

Instructions

This model is set for 18mm PTFE. Please change the SCAD file if yours is a different diameter.

No epoxy needed. Just drill two 2mm holes through the holes in the clamp right through the PTFE rod. Follow up with a couple of woodscrews and she's well stuck.

If your PTFE rod does not easily fit in the cavity provided, warm the cavity with a blowtorch or hot air blower of some description.

The mendel_misc.inc file is found here:
thingiverse.com/thing:2192
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MrAlvin on March 28, 2012 said:

RepRap Un-plugged. Nah, that just does not make much sense.

KISS - well its a known acronym, and one I use in a new RepRap experiment.

I am involved in a project "restoring" (read: optimizing but trying to maintain the "historical" setup) of Kulitorums old RepRap, and this design of the direct drive extruder is perfect for the job.

Thanks Vik. 8-)

kristianpaul on June 12, 2010 said:

How is the torque going?
Wich stepper are using and with wich mods?

vik on June 13, 2010 said:

Torque is fine, with PLA at least. It's not a fast extruder but it does work. I have a NEMA17 from Sparkfun in mine. I cut the grooves in the shaft by hand with a dremmel tool.

Unaimed on March 5, 2010 said:

It seems that the main filament guide has an error. Note. This is from the STL file.
http://www.geting.se/viewimage...

Wouldn't it be possible to "countersink" the motor screw holes so that m3x16 can be used like elsewhere on the mendel?

vik on March 5, 2010 said:

It's not clear what the error is from the image. Skeinforge seems happy with it...

Countersinking the M3 holes could be done, but I've modified the rest of my parts so they use M3x25 too :) Besides, the motor slides on the M3 screws. Countersinking would have to be done so that they can still slide. That'd be tricky.

I can't make it thinner - I need the strength and also the thickness to grab 18mm PTFE.

tbuser on March 3, 2010 said:

Neat! I haven't built a mendel yet, but after my experience with busted MakerBot barrels I was worried about the thought of permanently epoxying the PTFE to the extruder. I'm curious if screwing it in like this will hold up.

vik on March 3, 2010 said:

Oh heck, yes. I've held extruder barrels in place with just one screw going in half way before. Two is way overkill, but I couldn't think of a nice symmetrical solution without putting the screw through the filament hole. My passion for symmetry overruled simplicity :)

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Mendel Extruder w/Compression & No Epoxy by vik is licensed under the Creative Commons - GNU GPL license.

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