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    BMG + Mosquito + Tool Changer

    You can get black ones from Prusa but only in 5V. https://shop.prusa3d.com/en/mk3mk3s/199-hotend-fan-noctua.html
    Post by: garethky, May 29, 2020 in forum: Tool heads & ToolChanger
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    BMG + Mosquito + Tool Changer

    I thought about getting a buck converter and hooking into the jumper in the Duet 3 but these fans are just too noisy to stay. The whole point of...
    Post by: garethky, May 29, 2020 in forum: Tool heads & ToolChanger
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    BMG + Mosquito + Tool Changer

    After upgrading for Duet 3 I had hoped that I could quiet down that Mosquito part cooling fan. It did not work, it does not like PWM. So this led...
    Post by: garethky, May 26, 2020 in forum: Tool heads & ToolChanger
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    Toolplate fail

    This is a glowing endorsement for installing a tool detect switch... and maybe an inch of foam in the bottom of the machine. Also, maybe we can...
    Post by: garethky, May 17, 2020 in forum: Tool heads & ToolChanger
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    glass bed vs. e.g. BuildTak flex plate

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I got my prototype. It was about 2x the cost of one of the 713 Maker beds to have this cut as a 1-off through Xometry. It is...
    Post by: garethky, May 16, 2020 in forum: Getting Started
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    BMG + Mosquito + Tool Changer

    Thanks!
    Post by: garethky, May 4, 2020 in forum: Tool heads & ToolChanger
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    glass bed vs. e.g. BuildTak flex plate

    They are being impacted by the covid-19 situation I think. So I bid the job out through Xometry. It was expensive. By the time I have a bed it...
    Post by: garethky, May 4, 2020 in forum: Getting Started
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    User Tool-Changer Tool Designs.

    Ok @Greg Holloway its ready: https://github.com/garethky/Slice-Mosquito-Direct-Tool-Head [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I'm getting good printing...
    Post by: garethky, May 4, 2020 in forum: Tool heads & ToolChanger
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    BMG + Mosquito + Tool Changer

    Ok, at long last I have something you can print and try out that I'm pretty confident will work well [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH] Two big...
    Post by: garethky, May 3, 2020 in forum: Tool heads & ToolChanger
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    User Tool-Changer Tool Designs.

    I'd like to submit mine but it needs 1 or 2 more iterations and some proper documentation. Printing PPE Face Shields has the down side of tying...
    Post by: garethky, Apr 17, 2020 in forum: Tool heads & ToolChanger
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    Prototype BMG based 'tall' direct drive extruder tool

    Stuff I learned about the design after putting 3KG of filament through it: It's printing just fine up to 10mm^3/s with the pancake stepper at...
    Post by: garethky, Apr 7, 2020 in forum: Tool heads & ToolChanger
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    Prototype BMG based 'tall' direct drive extruder tool

    Nothing like a global pandemic to force one to tune in their print settings. My toolhead is making face shield frames for a local effort to supply...
    Post by: garethky, Apr 3, 2020 in forum: Tool heads & ToolChanger
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    BMG + Mosquito + Tool Changer

    I found out that I had some collision issues with the cooling fan. I got side tracked on the heated bed, wanting a more consistent first layer...
    Post by: garethky, Mar 19, 2020 in forum: Tool heads & ToolChanger
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    DIY Motion System and Tool Changer

    I would be interested in what parts you used for that ball screw Z axis! edit: I think I worked out one option. Railcore's BOM points to ZYLtech...
    Post by: garethky, Feb 28, 2020 in forum: Motion System
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    Wiper Designs

    This is the strip brush I received from McMaster Carr. It compares very favorably to a brass brush. The fibers are much denser and finer. 2 strips...
    Post by: garethky, Feb 27, 2020 in forum: Getting Started