MG Prusa Mendel heater died — are there other extruders I should consider? I have a MakerGear Prusa Mendel kit that I've had for a couple of years, and it's served me well. However, the heater core just died. Aside from rebuilding the nichrome wire + ceramic clay heater core, or getting a new heater from MakerGear, what other hot end/extruder upgrades do you think I should consider? Drop-in for the GrooveMount might be nice, but I have access to another printer to make new parts to make it fit, if I have to. I'm really loving the easy-feed clip-in extruders on the MakerBot that I have access to (not sure the part number on those as they don't seem to sell them separately). I'm considering a JHead as the best drop-in replacement on my Mendel right now. What other options would you recommend? Thanks! Mark https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,404553,404553#msg-404553 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 16:56:11 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,404553,405367#msg-405367 Re: MG Prusa Mendel heater died — are there other extruders I should consider? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,404553,405367#msg-405367 Looks like it's still in the pre-order stage, though.]]> bobtiki General Mendel Topics Tue, 09 Sep 2014 21:12:13 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,404553,404596#msg-404596 Re: MG Prusa Mendel heater died — are there other extruders I should consider? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,404553,404596#msg-404596
It has some features that I havn't seen anyplace else, like the adjustable transition zone thing. Plus I like how the fan bolts directly onto it for less chatter.

Just my opinion :)]]> justgeorge General Mendel Topics Mon, 08 Sep 2014 02:32:52 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,404553,404553#msg-404553 MG Prusa Mendel heater died — are there other extruders I should consider? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,404553,404553#msg-404553
Aside from rebuilding the nichrome wire + ceramic clay heater core, or getting a new heater from MakerGear, what other hot end/extruder upgrades do you think I should consider? Drop-in for the GrooveMount might be nice, but I have access to another printer to make new parts to make it fit, if I have to. I'm really loving the easy-feed clip-in extruders on the MakerBot that I have access to (not sure the part number on those as they don't seem to sell them separately).

I'm considering a JHead as the best drop-in replacement on my Mendel right now. What other options would you recommend?

Thanks!
Mark]]> bobtiki General Mendel Topics Sun, 07 Sep 2014 22:42:05 -0400