tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262293474703579452.post5840896306048740078..comments2022-12-26T14:13:51.230+00:00Comments on Renoir's Rants: Doorstop Heater BlockAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10046079586632841601noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262293474703579452.post-39957662204012263072009-07-30T19:31:58.921+01:002009-07-30T19:31:58.921+01:00Mainly because I've been building different ex...Mainly because I've been building different extruders for a while, and it was handy (see earlier post for another version).<br /><br />The acutal heater and nozzle are a couple of the easier parts to make: the trick is to make it re-start as it can get stuck.<br /><br />I had most trouble with the drive system, because of one of those intermittent problems. That's probably a good place to start. I know lots of things that I've done wrong - feel free to email/pm me if you want a chat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046079586632841601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262293474703579452.post-66240317954866562312009-07-30T08:26:20.189+01:002009-07-30T08:26:20.189+01:00Good effort, well done!
My own Copperlab is about...Good effort, well done!<br /><br />My own Copperlab is about at the stage where Ive got to think about an extruder and Im not exactly impressed by the kits you can buy so it looks like Im going to have to go down the same route. I do have a large chunk of copper (about 40mm diameter and 60mm long), so that might be a starting point.<br /><br />I notice you still use the long spacers despite having a PEEK insulator - do you find that nescessary or have you just tagged this onto an older extruder?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321669798401086867noreply@blogger.com