RescoHotEnd

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RescoHotEnd

Release status: working

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Description
A full metal hot end.
License
GPL
Author
Contributors
Based-on
Categories
CAD Models
External Link


Intro

Hot-end fixed to the extruder

When you have extruder problem, one of the most scaring doubt is: "it's something related to plastics parts?". Usually extruder use PTFE or PEEK as insulator and/or sleeve and this parts and soften or melt. This limit the extruder maximum temperature. So I want a full metal extruder and I made one. I this was this post to give me the first inspiration.

Pro

  • All metal parts
  • Easy to assembly (only three parts, no glue)
  • Really solid assembly
  • Aluminium block heated by glass resistor
  • Interchangeble nozzle
  • Simple mounting plate (compatible with mendels parts mount)

Cons

  • Forced convection is needed to cool down the cold-end
  • In theory greater friction due the miss of PTFE sleeve can limit print speed. In practise I can print on my RepRap Prusa i2 0.4mm layer height of ABS at 60mm/s without problems. Print speed is a value determined by to many parameters, I have yet to find a good measure of this aspect


Parts

Nozzle

The nozzle is made of brass.

Nozzle

Coldend

The coldend is made of stainless steel, in order to minimize heat transfer. The fins act as heat sink, while the material between them is thin as possible to increase heat resistance.

Stainless steel cold-end

Heater block

The heater block is made of aluminium and houses a 5mm diameter glass resistor and a axial thermistor. We use a 100K 1% resistor (104JG1FRA), the temperature table (taken using the less precision method you can image) is:

#define NUMTEMPS_3 62 short temptable_3[NUMTEMPS_3][2] = { {1,846}, {32,295}, {34,290}, {37,285}, {39,280}, {42,275}, {45,270}, {48,265}, {51,260}, {55,255}, {60,250}, {64,245}, {69,240}, {74,235}, {80,230}, {87,225}, {94,220}, {101,215}, {110,210}, {119,205}, {129,200}, {140,195}, {152,190}, {165,185}, {180,180}, {196,175}, {213,170}, {231,165}, {252,160}, {273,155}, {297,150}, {322,145}, {349,140}, {377,135}, {407,130}, {439,125}, {472,120}, {506,115}, {541,110}, {577,105}, {612,100}, {648,95}, {683,90}, {718,85}, {751,80}, {782,75}, {812,70}, {840,65}, {865,60}, {888,55}, {908,50}, {926,45}, {942,40}, {956,35}, {968,30}, {978,25}, {987,20}, {994,15}, {1000,10}, {1005,5}, {1009,0}, {1018,-20} };

Alluminium block

Mounting plate

The plate is made of iron, you can use every type of metal stiff enough.

Mounting plate

Assembly

The following is a link to a Youtube video of the extruder assembly. The part relative to the hot-end start at 1:10

The extruder

Drawings

Part Link
Cold-end http://www.resco-research.com/downloads/ColdEnd.pdf
Nozzle http://www.resco-research.com/downloads/Nozzle.pdf
Heater block http://www.resco-research.com/downloads/HeaterBlock.pdf
Plate http://www.resco-research.com/downloads/Plate.pdf

Suppliers

R.eS.Co. research RescoHotEnd