New Extruder, Improved Build Quality

After building two more extruders, I think I've got it down. The body of this one is constructed almost entirely of MDF, with one aluminum angle to attach it. It only took about half an hour with a hand drill and some calipers to measure where to place the holes, but it is defiantly working far better than anything I have built previously. As you can see from the pictures it is a pretty simple design but is cranking out parts as fast as I can skeinforge them.

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 More after the break, including skeinforge settings.

Extruder Motor Bracket

Extruder 4

 

Here are some of the more important skeingforge settings I am using:

PWM Motor Speed: 215 to 225 (depending on the object)
Extruder Temp: 225 C
Speed: 80mm/s (i think the threaded drive has some effect on this no being accurate)
Layer Height: 0.7mm

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