Bowden Collets

[shiremog 0]

I just know I'm going to loose/break a collet, especially while I'm playing with feeders! So I've been looking around for a source of replacement & found these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006PF1RBK/ref=pe_385721_37986871_TE_item

For £5.25 I've got 9 collects. That should keep even me going for a few months :-P

 

[DidierKlein 729]

Or cheaper you print them

https://github.com/Ultimaker/Ultimaker2/tree/master/1071_Clamp_Clip_(x2)

 

[shiremog 0]

Can't print the collet ( it's got metal teeth inside )

 

[reibuehl 42]

Or cheaper you print them

https://github.com/Ultimaker/Ultimaker2/tree/master/1071_Clamp_Clip_(x2)

 

What software would I have to use to convert the STEP files to STL fit for Cura?

 

[DidierKlein 729]

DesignSparkMechanical can import them and export them to STL if i'm not wrong

@shiremog: then i didn't get the piece you are looking for

 

[ultiarjan 1,223]

if you use this trick you can even edit the STEP files in DSM;

http://umforum.ultimaker.com/index.php?/topic/2772-spaceclaim/?p=53816

 

[jcosmo 5]

Have you tried them yet, and if so do they work well?

 

[shiremog 0]

Have you tried them yet, and if so do they work well?

 

Yes. They're exactly the same as the original.

 

[shiremog 0]

@shiremog: then i didn't get the piece you are looking for

 

It's this bit:

 

[DidierKlein 729]

Hmm ok should be printable too no?

 

[reibuehl 42]

That would be this one then: https://github.com/Ultimaker/Ultimaker2/tree/master/1069_Tube_Coupling_Collet_%28x2%29

That is made from Nylon according to the documentation, so it should be printable...

 

[reibuehl 42]

I just know I'm going to loose/break a collet, especially while I'm playing with feeders! So I've been looking around for a source of replacement & found these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006PF1RBK/ref=pe_385721_37986871_TE_item

For £5.25 I've got 9 collects. That should keep even me going for a few months :-P

 

Is the link correct? I get to some

Natures Water 1/4" TEE T PIECE FRIDGE WATER PIPE FITTING PACK OF 3

when I click it...

 

[IRobertI 520]

@reibuehl: If you look closely you can see that there's a collet at each end of the fitting.

And you can't really print it as there are metal teeth inside of the collet that bite into the bowden as shiremog mentioned. It wouldn't have enough grip without them to hold the bowden in place.

 

[reibuehl 42]

@IRobertI: Oh, I totally overlooked that... does that mean that I can also use the matching 1/4" freezer hose as a replacement for the bowden tube? Or is this a different material/strength/dimension?

 

[DidierKlein 729]

Well i wasn't aware that these collets had metal teeth... but they do break, one on the french forum broke his while doing the atomic pull

 

[ultiarjan 1,223]

and there not in the spareparts webshop ......

 

[shiremog 0]

and there not in the spareparts webshop ......

 

That's why I went looking for them...

 

[shiremog 0]

@IRobertI: Oh, I totally overlooked that... does that mean that I can also use the matching 1/4" freezer hose as a replacement for the bowden tube? Or is this a different material/strength/dimension?

 

Very unlikely to be the same size or material. The bore on the UM is unusually small & the material is not very common.

 

[gpb01 23]

and there not in the spareparts webshop ......

 

... well ... if you buy the Bowden Tube, are included one Clamp Clip and one Tube Coupling Collet.

Yes, I know ... 15 € + shipping ... :mellow:

Guglielmo

 

[shiremog 0]

My way's cheaper. And I get 9 sets!

 

[Titus 170]

I came across this stuff. No clue if it lives up to the quality:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/3-D-printer-accessory-Ultimaker-Bowden-Tube-pipe-PTFE-conveying-pipe-inner-diameter-3mm-6mm-outer/1566973235.html

 

[chrisr 18]

My way's cheaper. And I get 9 sets!

 

Just received a pack of these, they work a treat! Awesome find shiremog :-)

 

[shiremog 0]

Just received a pack of these, they work a treat! Awesome find shiremog :smile:

 

Wonder if I could get commission... :grin:

 

[chrisr 18]

Wonder if I could get commission... :grin:

 

Nah. Probably not, just that nice warm glowing fuzzy feeling you done good ;-)