Filament Dust Remover by CidVilas

Filament Dust Remover

CidVilas

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Published on March 11, 2010

Derived from

Filament Dust Remover (with Dragon Head)

by Fido

Description

Simple dust remover that fits over standard Makerbot Cupcake CNC Plastruder. Simply print and stick two pieces of Dish washing sponge cut to size with the soft part facing the filament and presto chang-o! Clean filament enters the extruder. You can also fill the sponge with your favorite oil compound for use with PLA.

Instructions

Skeinforge, ReplicatorG, and print!

Simple design meant to be easy to print with any printer even half way fine tuned. :)

Enjoy!

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ccotter247 on December 25, 2010 said:

Will this fit the Mk5???

tbuser on March 18, 2010 said:

Looks good, but it doesn't really clip on tightly for me. Should probably be about 1 or 2mm narrower.

CidVilas on March 18, 2010 said:

I intentionally made it loose (About 1 to 2 mm loose :) ) . I figure there is no reason for it to be tight since the filament would keep it in place.
I provided the SketchUp file in case anyone wanted to modify it.

Fido on March 17, 2010 said:

Very nice and simple design.

After seeing how much this collects dust even in a quick and simple prints, I'm afraid to print without it. Taking the extruder apart and cleaning it is long and painful process. I've encased the filament reel and still dust gets to this filament dust remover.