Hi there,
i am upgrading my ultimaker orginal from standart dual extrusion to a rotary printhead. I got inspired of the rotary printhead long time ago but i did never started to design my own one for the ultimaker till now.
here are some videos which inspired me:
My goals are:
-having fun
-no oozing
-fast switching between heads
-very light printhead to keep the accelaration high
-printing without prime tower, ooze shield... to save print time
-using magnets for rotary fixing
-using the x-axis to switch between the heads
-get a easy to print design in the end so anybody who want it can print it
-integrate e3d v6 hotends
-upgrade to e3d titan extruder (not on the printhead)
-customise original firmware
-generate printing profiles
I already redisigned my first dual head (never printed only disigned) to version 2
Old design:
New design:
-new bearing rotary axes
-more magnets (clamping of the hotends fan duct)
This only the beta type to try out the mechnical characteristics of the rotary axis.
I already printed 75% of it, pictures coming soon
Feel free to ask questions, and of course if you have further ideas tell me.
Greetings Zeno