2020 Must Have Upgrades!

cmenchion 2016-06-25 11:55:50 UTC #1

---Z Axis Leadscrew Upgrade ---
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1500968 (Cable Chain Mounts)
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1279699 (No Chain Mounts)
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1500970 (X Carriage for Cable Chain)
Cable Chain https://folgertech.com/products/1-meter-cable-chain-10x10mm-i-d-with-pair-of-ends

---E3D Lite or Full Mount
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1068534

More Coming Later. Got To Go Adult!!

Snooter 2016-09-06 18:46:33 UTC #2

Has anyone found a good layer fan that can be printed and attached to a stock 2020?
Most of the ones i see have additional mounts or hook up to parts of different extruders or hotends., im not sure what the model is with the folgertech but i know its not bowden or a v6 hotend lol.
my pla prints sag on bridges, i read somewhere a layer fan should fix it.

cmenchion 2016-10-07 21:50:04 UTC #3

Mk7/8/9 is the type. I run e3d so I can't be much help for fans. They should be plentyful on thingiverse.

MGoerke 2016-10-19 16:03:45 UTC #4

I have not found a fan I like either , will let you know if I do

toye 2016-10-24 02:46:46 UTC #5

For over a year printing PLA only on stock 2020, I've gotten dynamite results with this one:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:904395

Positive(s): this fan duct is super simple to print and install. Only parts required is replacing the two fan mounting bolts with slightly longer ones. No need to buy additional fan, or deal with additional wiring. Cheap solution! Couldn't be easier.

Negative: not good if you are looking to print other plastics like ABS -- no direct way to independently control and avoid blowing cool air on plastic being printed (other than physically blocking the lower duct -- i.e. with tape).

csorrows 2016-10-30 08:12:34 UTC #6

Another issue with not being able to control it is that you actually don't want it blowing on the first few layers which could cause issues.

Jam 2019-03-18 19:18:44 UTC #7

I have seen some on www.thingiverse.com that i would to try but not sure how to wire it up and at what point to turn it on.
I would like to find this on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRE5USuJUg8

csorrows 2019-03-20 02:52:10 UTC #8

The only way that I know of to do it is to use an add-on board for the ramps. I would suggest upgrading to an all-in-one board to simplify it. You will also get better components. A lower end suggestion would be the MKS Gen and would give you the direct fan control terminals.

jefbed 2019-04-12 05:30:14 UTC #9

You can get the bracket https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1463068 and the blower fan duct https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2889297. Then download the bar https://www.thingiverse.com/download:5161457. These parts allow for a single blower or dual blower fans. They served me well before I switched to a Tevo Titan extruder with E3Dv6.

Speaking of 2020 upgrades--I bought some openbuilds extrusion, plates, and wheels, jacked up the Z height to 300mm, and redesigned the X axis. The original machine's spool holder extrusion is now my X carriage, making accessory mounting so much easier.