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Back on top
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:30 pm
by jmpreuss
Finally finished my little project of top mounting the filament and the extruder. Haven't had a chance to run prints yet (other than testing that the extruder works) but I think I'm going to be happy with this. Note: I have a pre-production Orion so I had the mounting holes on the top that the productions printers do not.
Re: Back on top
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 6:39 am
by Eaglezsoar
That looks nice setting up there. Looks like a nice upgrade for all of the Orion's.
Re: Back on top
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:32 pm
by jmpreuss
A little update on this.
It has been working really well. I can't say for certain that top mounting improves performance but I like this setup better than stock. I was having a bit of an issue with the tubing getting wedged in the cheapskates but then I added this and it isn't a problem anymore.
I wish I remembered what this product was exactly. I added it to my scroll saw table about 10 years ago so wood would slide very easily on it. I think it is probably Teflon.
Re: Back on top
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 11:41 pm
by bubbasnow
you might be able to shorten your bowden tube a bit... or rotate your ezstruder 90 deg so the tube goes towards the other way. or leave the tape
