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Has anyone had any experiance with this hot end?
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:45 pm
by AndThenSome09
I wash searching around for all metal hot ends as I want to be able to print nylon. I ran across this hot end being sold on eBay, it looks like it is good but we all know looks can be deceiving! Does anyone know anything about this hot end or the company offering it?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3D-PRINTER-EXTR ... 20dd27ef32
Re: Has anyone had any experiance with this hot end?
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 10:59 pm
by Polygonhell
It's an E3D knock off, but given the issues people have had with knockoff hotends, I'd be wary.
There are a number of critical dimensions that you can't easily measure, and many of the knock off JHeads for example seem it ignore them resulting in almost unusable hotends.
Re: Has anyone had any experiance with this hot end?
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 11:44 pm
by AndThenSome09
I dont think this is any cheaper than an E3D All Metal Hot End so I guess I'll just go with an E3D.
Unless someone knows of a better alternative for all metal hot ends at a reasonable rate....
Re: Has anyone had any experiance with this hot end?
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 7:25 pm
by Flateric
1 thing from the pics on the ebay ad that bother me is that none of the tips are tightened up snug against the heater block. Leads me to believe that the tolerances are perhaps not entirely correct. Clear is a E3D hotend knockoff.
Re: Has anyone had any experiance with this hot end?
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 7:46 pm
by Eaglezsoar
Hey Flateric, I picked up one of the Bulldog XL extruders, have you figured out why there are two adjustments on the side and how to adjust it?
Re: Has anyone had any experiance with this hot end?
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 7:49 pm
by Eaglezsoar
That hotend you were looking at in no way is an E3D and what they want for it is ridiculous, stick with the E3D.
Re: Has anyone had any experiance with this hot end?
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 4:15 am
by Flateric
Just noticed the price myself. Wow, a knock off that costs.....ALOT more, weird.
Re: Has anyone had any experiance with this hot end?
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 11:09 am
by grabredemeyer
Just as a note Flateric, e3d's assembly instructions for their v5 actually note not to tighten the tip all the way to the heater block, but to leave a very tiny gap. See assembly instructions:
http://files.e3d-online.com/Drawings/E3 ... Manual.pdf
"the nozzle
should tighten up
against the end of the
break inside the block
to form a seal. It
should not tighten up
against the block."
Otherwise I agree with everyone, just get an e3d.
Re: Has anyone had any experiance with this hot end?
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 11:18 am
by Eaglezsoar
grabredemeyer wrote:Just as a note Flateric, e3d's assembly instructions for their v5 actually note not to tighten the tip all the way to the heater block, but to leave a very tiny gap. See assembly instructions:
http://files.e3d-online.com/Drawings/E3 ... Manual.pdf
"the nozzle
should tighten up
against the end of the
break inside the block
to form a seal. It
should not tighten up
against the block."
Otherwise I agree with everyone, just get an e3d.
Thank you for the info, there has been some messages about tightening the heat break too tight also and they ended up breaking it. It's good to read the manual.