Wade's Geared Extruder
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| Description | Geared Nema 17 Extruder
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| License | GPL
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| Categories | Extruder
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This is a work in progress. My Repraps, both Darwins and Mendels are all currently limited by the speed and reliabilty of my extruder. I use a Mk II Extruder for most of my printing, as it has proven to be the most reliable, but it won't extrude much above 3 mm^3/s of ABS or PLA.
I have built several direct drive pinch wheel extruders, but none have yet had enough torque to extrude at 3 mm^3/s, let alone more, so I decided to backtrack a bit and try for a more robust extruder design.
Here is the latest version of this extruder:
http://gallery.me.com/wbortz/100008/New%20gears.jpg?derivative=medium&source=web.jpg&type=medium&ver=12641069560001 Media:http://gallery.me.com/wbortz/100008/New gears.jpg?derivative=medium&source=web.jpg&type=medium&ver=12641069560001 Extruder Photo
