MK7 fan holder/ print cooler
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Description
It has some additional features like:
- fan ejection nozzles on both sides of the MK7 heater. It provides more even airflow over the printing area and MK7 radiator;
- wider ejection nozzles. Again, more air out - better cooling;
- optional connection to additional air supply (compressor) for delicate prints.
Instructions
If there is a compressor around and a need for additional cooling:
- drill two holes on top of the block;
- connect to the compressor using flexible tubes and T-adapter;
- make it cool!
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Great Thing. Must have for every Mk7 User
See http://www.thingiverse.com/thi... for and updated version
I cant get this to fit without modifications to the z axis platform. Ideas?
Im confused as to what blowing cool air on the print does. Isn't the entire purpose of a heated build platform to keep the print warm and stop it from warping?
What is the theory behind it all?
The idea of the HBP is to get the first layer to stick, after that it's nice to have a slightly warm area to get the successive layer to adhere. The air coming out of this fan is reasonably warm as it's pulling the air from the heat sink on the extruder. "Cold" aire can cause the layer not to bond as they set up too quickly. What would be really nice is to have a Skeinforge setting that only turns the fan on after X layers.
The idea is rapidly cool down recently extruded layer to allow extrusion of the next layer on top of it as soon as possible without mess and distortion of printed shape.
I use "Printable 3D Skill Badge" scaled down to 50% as a test case to fine tune my design. And there are my findings regarding additional cooling:
1) Plain MK7 - all 4 pillars are distorted on upper 50% from inside and outside.
2) Original design of the block with a nozzle on left side only - ex
ternal part of the left side pillars is much better, but: rest is distorted; right side of of the extruder mount plate is warmer than left; some blowback air from the fun .
3) Original design with air ejection nozzle 4 mm wide instead of 2 mm - less distortion on the left side, no noticeable change
s on the inner side and right pillars, less blowback from the fan.
My design suppose to solve issues I described above by providing:
- Wide nozzles on both sides of the extruder head;
- More air out of the nozzles - less blowback from fun area, better cooling of print and MK7 itself.
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