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*$35 j-head .5 mm prime - [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KQH6NAI/ref=pd_day0_328_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=F4R1ERHX4ZE36JDGA1WW]
*$35 j-head .5 mm prime - [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KQH6NAI/ref=pd_day0_328_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=F4R1ERHX4ZE36JDGA1WW]
*MK8 Direct Drive Extruder Assembly - $35 - [http://www.ebay.com/itm/MK8-Direct-Drive-Extruder-0-4mm-1-75mm-for-3D-Printer-Prusa-i3-DIY-Reprap-/122014996690?hash=item1c68a918d2:g:aCcAAOSwjXRXX2Et]
*MK8 Direct Drive Extruder Assembly - $35 - [http://www.ebay.com/itm/MK8-Direct-Drive-Extruder-0-4mm-1-75mm-for-3D-Printer-Prusa-i3-DIY-Reprap-/122014996690?hash=item1c68a918d2:g:aCcAAOSwjXRXX2Et]
*Prime - j-head - $12 - [https://www.amazon.com/Anycubic-J-head-Printer-Filament-Extruder/dp/B016NTCN9W/ref=sr_1_3?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1476225113&sr=1-3&keywords=j-head+hot+end+3+mm]

Revision as of 22:33, 11 October 2016

Strategy

Select based on what Lulzbot and Prusa i3 Original use. Week time scale

  • Select - By Monday
  • BOM - by Tuesday
  • Order - By Wed
  • Test -Saturday
  • Compatible with ramps, using existing RAMPS system

Tech Tree of Choices

Evaluated by:

  • Open source
  • Ramps compatible
  • Simplicity + high performance
  • Easy to source parts
  • Easy to build (little to no cost for fabrication after parts are secured)
  • Naturally low cost


  • MK8 Extruder - $18 - [1]

Links

  • RepRap extruder choices - [2]
  • Instructables - [3]
  • Pellets - [4]

Choices

  • Mini J-Head - GPL - [5]
  • Lulzbot, with Hexagon hot end - [6]
  • J-head does polycarbonate - [7] - $13
  • J-head .5 mm - [8]
  • $35 j-head .5 mm prime - [9]
  • MK8 Direct Drive Extruder Assembly - $35 - [10]
  • Prime - j-head - $12 - [11]