Hot End Comparison
Hot end designers are encouraged to add their hot ends in the table below, as well as start a wiki page where lists of suppliers can be put.
- this table is for hot ends only, it is not a supplier list, add your supplier list to the wiki page associated with the hot end
| Hotend name | Designer | Mount type | Direct/Bowden | Build Material | Filament Sizes (mm) | Nozzle Sizes (mm) | license | Wikipage/Link | Reviews & Additional notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3D - V5 | Sanjay | Modified Groove Mount | Both | All Metal | 1.75/3 | 0.25/0.3/0.35/0.4/0.6/0.8 | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 | Wiki Page, E3D Online | forum discussion |
| Aluhotend V5B | Thejollygrimreaper | 4.6mm Groove Mount (same as jhead) | direct (bowden with printed adapter) | stainless/aluminium/brass/ptfe liner | 1.75 | 0.3/0.5 | NC (to be revised) | Wiki Page, Webstore | - |
| J-Head Mk V | Brian Reifsnyder | Groove Mount | Direct; Bowden with Adapter | PEEK/PTFE/Metal | 1.75/3 | 0.35/0.45/0.5 | GPL | Wiki Page, hotends.com | - |
| Merlin | Srek (Björn Marl) | M10/J-Head Adapter | Both | PEEK/PTFE/Brass | 1.75/3 | 0.2/0.3/0.5 | CERN OHL 1.2 | Merlin Blog | - |
| Argento | jameghino (Javier Ameghino) | Groove Mount same as jhead | Both | stainless steel/aluminum/brass/PTFE liner | 1.75 | 0.4 | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | jfa3D.com.ar | - |
| J-Head Lite | Ohio Plastics | 3/8" Groove Mount | direct (bowden with printed adapter) | PTFE Holder, Stainless Steel Barell, Aluminum Heater Block, Brass Nozzle | 1.75 | .4, .35, .3, .25, .2 | Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike | Thingiverse, Ebay | forum discussion |
| Arcol v4 | Arcol | Groove Mount | direct (bowden with printed adapter) | stainless steel/aluminum/brass/PTFE liner | 1.75/3 | 0.35, 0.5 | unspecified | Wiki page, assembly instructions | forum discussion |
| V3 Hybrid GrooveMount | MakerGear | Groove Mount | direct (bowden with printed adapter) | PEEK, PTFE, stainless steel pins | 1.75/3 | 0.25, 0.35, 0.5 | unspecified | V3 Hybrid page, github | forum discussion |
| Budaschnozzle | Aleph Objects | Flat Plate | direct (bowden with printed adapter) | PEEK, PTFE, aluminum, wood | 1.75/3 | 0.15 to 0.75 | GPLv3 | Wiki page | - |
| Pico | B3 innovations | Groove Mount, Groove Mount for Bowden, Flat Plate | Both | stainless steel/brass (all metal) | 1.75/3 | 0.35, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6 | unspecified | Pico page | forum discussion |
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See Also
Forum discussion: Best hot end
