Can bowden E3D V6 HE be used with direct drive? December 22, 2014 02:14PM |
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Re: Can bowden E3D V6 HE be used with direct drive? December 22, 2014 04:37PM |
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Re: Can bowden E3D V6 HE be used with direct drive? December 22, 2014 04:56PM |
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Thanks! But that one doesn't say if it's bowden or direct drive version of HE. They actually sell different versions, my understanding Bowden version has large opening for the tube...Quote
Ralph.Hilton
It should be fine with 1.75mm filament - here is one direct drive E3D extruder.
[www.thingiverse.com]
Re: Can bowden E3D V6 HE be used with direct drive? December 22, 2014 09:46PM |
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Re: Can bowden E3D V6 HE be used with direct drive? December 23, 2014 07:24PM |
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Re: Can bowden E3D V6 HE be used with direct drive? December 24, 2014 09:59PM |
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Thank you so much! That's the perfect explanation and exactly what I was looking for!Quote
3dkarma
The bowden and direct driver version of the E3D v6 hot end are the same for 1.75mm filament. A bowden coupler is supplied with the bowden kit - that's the only difference. The 3mm filament versions differ in the opening at the top of the heat sink / cold end. You can see the differences in the diagrams on this page: [e3d-online.com].
If 3mm is your preference, you can upgrade from the direct drive to the bowden version by buying a bowden-version heat sink separately: [e3d-online.com].