1. Introduction Further to my last post (part 7), I have now made and fitted the part cooling solution, assembled the latest version of the hot end (although it is still lacking heat breaks), completed the fitting of the gantry belts and wiring, made and fitted a small circuit board for the Z probe/switch, and […]
The hot end mount and Z probe/homing switch 1. Introduction Following on from part 6 of this series of posts, I have now made the hot end mount and the switch arrangement which will act as a Z probe / homing switch. 2. Using the nozzle as a probe. Readers of this blog will know […]
1. Introduction. This is just a progress update on the new gantries that I talked about in part 5 and my latest hot end design revisions. As far as the hot end itself is concerned, I’ve had a fairly major set back which I will talk about later. 2. The new extruder gantry. In part […]
Hot filament and cold Coffee 