Reloading filament on a 3D printer is hardly anyone’s favorite task, but it’s even worse when you’re trying to shove stiff filament down a long and winding Bowden tube. Enter the …
    • roofuskit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      12 hours ago

      Link, because this is not what I think of when I hear filament buffer. This uses a motor to feed filament and it’s a tool so you can use it on lots of machines with reverse Bowden tubes.

  • Carighan Maconar@piefed.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Very limited use case of course (long-tube bowden style feed mechanisms aren’t that common any more) but damn is it cool for that case!

    • Badabinski@kbin.earth
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      1 day ago

      I’ve got a Prusa XL and this is love at first sight for me. My printer is direct drive, but the filament feed tubes are SO long to accommodate the bed size.