how to affix makergear hot end? Hi everyone, I am wondering how to attach a makergear hot end to a greg's extruder. I see the hole that the hot end can fit into and I have had some luck with super glue, but it just isn't reliable enough. I see that there are screw holes in the extruder, but the makergear doesn't seem to go in enough in order to use it. Am I missing something? Do people put a plate with a hole in it between the extruder and the X carriage to keep the hot end in place or how do people normally deal with this? Thanks! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?70,140988,140988#msg-140988 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:59:06 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?70,140988,142166#msg-142166 Re: how to affix makergear hot end? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?70,140988,142166#msg-142166 ambiguousphoton Plastic Extruder Working Group Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:43:03 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?70,140988,141595#msg-141595 Re: how to affix makergear hot end? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?70,140988,141595#msg-141595 Hotends.com sells an aluminum mounting plate.

]]> raldrich Plastic Extruder Working Group Sat, 07 Jul 2012 00:32:11 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?70,140988,141467#msg-141467 Re: how to affix makergear hot end? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?70,140988,141467#msg-141467 stephenrc Plastic Extruder Working Group Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:42:49 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?70,140988,141157#msg-141157 Re: how to affix makergear hot end? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?70,140988,141157#msg-141157 For future reference, Makergear gives you popsicle sticks that I thought were for stirring the epoxy but they also work great for holding the extruder in place. You just cut them in half and use each half on either side of the hot end. When you screw down your extruder the popsicle sticks are then trapped between the X carriage and the extruder and will also keep the hot end in place if you place them in the right spot.

Before figuring this out, I actually designed a part that would have done the trick too. I am attaching it below.

Enjoy!]]> ambiguousphoton Plastic Extruder Working Group Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:11:00 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?70,140988,141022#msg-141022 Re: how to affix makergear hot end? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?70,140988,141022#msg-141022 DeuxVis Plastic Extruder Working Group Tue, 03 Jul 2012 05:02:55 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?70,140988,140988#msg-140988 how to affix makergear hot end? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?70,140988,140988#msg-140988 I am wondering how to attach a makergear hot end to a greg's extruder. I see the hole that the hot end can fit into and I have had some luck with super glue, but it just isn't reliable enough. I see that there are screw holes in the extruder, but the makergear doesn't seem to go in enough in order to use it. Am I missing something? Do people put a plate with a hole in it between the extruder and the X carriage to keep the hot end in place or how do people normally deal with this?

Thanks!]]> ambiguousphoton Plastic Extruder Working Group Mon, 02 Jul 2012 22:49:27 -0400