Solidoodle Filament Guide Valve
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Published on September 28, 2012
Description
This guide suits the original filament holder design on the Solidoodle, but eliminates any tangles with a 'filament valve'. This part can probably be fitted to other printers to prevent tangling.
Instructions
The Solidoodle 2 design has just been updated to turn the filament holder pipe 90 degrees. This thing suits the original design and performs very reliably.
1. Print the three parts. You may need to use a thin knife to separate the tip of the filament valve if it has fused together during printing.
2. Use a small self tapping screw to join the filament guide arm and filament valve support.
3. Plug in the filament valve to suit the width of the filament roll you are using.
4. Slide on the assembly to the PVC pipe.
5. When loading filament, run the strand through the filament valve and enjoy trouble free printing.
EDIT: Correct skp file now added.
1. Print the three parts. You may need to use a thin knife to separate the tip of the filament valve if it has fused together during printing.
2. Use a small self tapping screw to join the filament guide arm and filament valve support.
3. Plug in the filament valve to suit the width of the filament roll you are using.
4. Slide on the assembly to the PVC pipe.
5. When loading filament, run the strand through the filament valve and enjoy trouble free printing.
EDIT: Correct skp file now added.
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JennaSys
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November 25, 2012
said:
I've been having trouble keeping filament from unwinding on new 1kg spools on my Solidoodle even with the 90deg pipe. Would you be willing to post your design file so I can make a derivative? I think your filament valve is just the ticket to solve the problem, but I'd like to redesign the arm to work with the 90deg design.
Strongholdbk
on
November 1, 2012
said:
Pretty cool. Works pretty good and was a great improvement, but the 90 pipe on the solidoodle 2 seems to work better.
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Solidoodle Filament Guide Valve by lawsy is licensed under the Attribution - Share Alike - Creative Commons license.
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This is great. I modified mine so that the arm is cut and the valve is glued on at a 45 degree angle.