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Solved Hotend Screws

Discussion in 'Troubleshooting' started by William Garcia, Feb 10, 2016.

  1. William Garcia

    William Garcia New Member

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    Hi guys, my robo's (2) screws that hold the extruder on are stripped. Does anybody know where I can get new ones?

    Thanks for your time
    -Will
     
  2. Mike Kelly

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    They're M3-25mm screws. You could also use #4 - 1"

    I suggest stainless steel for those
     
  3. mark tomlinson

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    And hex head rather than Phillips if you still have the old "strip-me-crazy' phillips style.
     
  4. William Garcia

    William Garcia New Member

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    you know, I wish we could just print screws already!!! ;)
    Thanks guys for all your help!
     
  5. WheresWaldo

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    The other longer way to fix this is to remove the screws completely out of the equation and print a clip like this one: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1192896
    That one is for the E3Dv6 that has a 6 mm groove, the Hexagon, if I recall correctly, has a 4.2 mm groove. It will lock the hotend in place without the use of those two screws and was a good idea for the Robo3D R1+PLUS.
     
  6. romero3d

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    Hi Mike,
    i just did buy a e3d V6 and I printed the x carriage you design. Is these how I supposed to install the e3d? See pictures. IMG_6834.JPG IMG_6835.JPG IMG_6832.JPG
     
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    Looks right to me :)
     
  8. romero3d

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    Thanks Mark, looks good to me too, but I wanted somebody else opinion. I will upload some more pic when
    I finish installation.
    Thanks again.
     
  9. Mike Kelly

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    That's correct. Look forward to seeing the final product
     
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    Hey guys,
    like I said here are some of the pictures of the installed E3d V6 on the modular X carriage (Mike Kelly version). I just do a couple a test prints and everything works well so far. Great design Mike, Thanks!
     

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