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Hotend on Robo R1

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  1. rileyAR15

    rileyAR15 New Member

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    I was wondering if anyone would take a pic of there hotend on there robo printer and post it. I just received my new hotend that the R1 printers are running and just want a visual. I been reading on a few other forums some said they upgraded the kickstart printers and said they needed no mods and other said they had to add a extra bracket for a 2nd fan. Thanks for any help.
     
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    What printer are you upgrading? An R1 or a Beta?

    The KS version might need a new parts fan bracket if you are replacing the J-Head with a Hexagon (or the J-Head with an E3D) since those hotends are physically smaller than the J-Head.

    I don't have a hex installed, both of my KS printers have E3D hotends (one has a v5 and the other a v6). You bolt them on, wire them up and replace the parts fan bracket with a new one you can print (so it points correctly).
     
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    Here is a pic or my hotend.
     

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    OK, that is a J-Head. So I assume you are upgrading a KS version (the beta) to use a new style hotend.
    Which hotend are you replacing it with? A hexagon?

    I can point you the thingiverse files for a replacement parts fan mount for use with the E3D, not sure I know where one is for the hexagon.

    for the E3D:
    http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:186027

    might work on a hexagon, do not know.
     
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    Yes i bought it off the Robo 3d website....I think its the same as this off amazon.
    http://www.amazon.com/RepRapDiscoun...ie=UTF8&qid=1451516664&sr=8-3&keywords=hotend
     
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    You might email robo and see if they can provide the model for the one they ship with the current R1.
    The original beta ones are on Thingiverse, but I don't know if someone has a copy of the one for the Hexagon or not.
     
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    I did email support ask for a pic or any info they can give me. I will do some more searching on the net also.

    Thanks
     
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    I just got a email from Robo support they are going to get me everything i need to do the hotend uprade. I should of just asked then if i sent my printer back in what it cost just to upgrade it new bed everything.
     
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    The new beds are nice.
     
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    I have another noob ? looking at the new hotend i got from Robo guys does this take a bowden tube. I see looking at the top it has a brass screw with a hole in the top i have not had a lot of time to take a close look at the hotend
     
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    The E3D can be used direct feed or Bowden so I imagine the Hexagon can as well.
    I don't use Bowden so someone else can perhaps chime in.
     
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    I just did that today, unscrew the brass thing, drill out the filament hole in carriage to fit a bowden, slide tube in then mark and notch out the tube so filament touches the hobbed bolt then tube continues passed that quick load thing so loading is easy I also trimmed the end of the bowden to a cone shape so it centers into the next aluminum part. Something like that brass piece drilled out to fit the bowden would be nice.
     
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