Looking for small bore flexible air hose for print cooling August 23, 2021 01:05PM |
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I am hoping to pick the minds of somebody on this forum who may know where to get small diameter reinforced flexible tubing. What I need is something with a bore of about 2mm which is able to deliver air at a pressure of about 10 bar (1.0MPa, 145psi) while being both flexible and lightweight.
The need for this is to deliver air for "near field" part cooling immediately after the nozzle on a 3D printer. This will be similar to the "Berd-Air" or Tusk type of cooler which directs cold air at a fairly low speed and only on freshly laid plastic. This ensures maximum fidelity of the fine details by preventing sag-back of the plastic. To get cold air I want to deliver the air at high pressure and allow it to expand through a small orifice into a chamber and then be directed near the printing nozzle.
So far I have found nothing that really fits the bill of ca. 2mm i.d., 10 bar, flexible and lightweight. Any suggestions?
Mike
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Standard Bowden tube is the fallback position but it would be nice to get as much flexibility in the various wires, conduits, and pipes going to the effector/carriage as possible.Quote
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You can't use teflon tubing of the type used for bowden tubes for extruders?
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