Locking key for Ultimaker filament feeder (aka "extruder")
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Published on June 21, 2012
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Description
Tired of the feeder that wants to detach itself from the ultimaker frame each time you push the filament upwards manually?
Scared that it falls off each time you move your box around?
Just stick this thing in the free space above the extruder arms to lock it in place.
OK the best surely would be not to have to push the filament by hand at all, but at least now I do not need both hands to do so :)
Scared that it falls off each time you move your box around?
Just stick this thing in the free space above the extruder arms to lock it in place.
OK the best surely would be not to have to push the filament by hand at all, but at least now I do not need both hands to do so :)
Instructions
__Update 2013 04 28__: now customizable for any dimension or fine tuning!
Printed with 0.1mm layers, 0.8mm walls and 35% infill (I think less would still be OK).
The thing is completely parametric, you can tweak or derive something better.
Printed with 0.1mm layers, 0.8mm walls and 35% infill (I think less would still be OK).
The thing is completely parametric, you can tweak or derive something better.
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PabloBell
on
April 27, 2013
said:
You could add and STL for maxy's 'Ultimaker quiet retraction' http://www.thingiverse.com/thi...
The armHeights should be around 15 and 17.5. But I'm not sure, as I have a slightly modified feeder.
egil
on
August 21, 2012
said:
Improving on what is already good, it works even better with a less steep slope, slightly thinner:
armHeight1=4.5;
armHeight2=6.5;
License
Locking key for Ultimaker filament feeder (aka "extruder") by MoonCactus is licensed under the Attribution - Creative Commons license.
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Nice one :)
I printed it really fast and touched it before it cooled down enough, so it has a slightly different shape now. But it works still as expected. Thank you!