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MK3s IR_Filamentsensor cover for Skelestruder (using stock MK3S parts) 3D Printer File Image 1
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MK3s IR_Filamentsensor cover for Skelestruder (using stock MK3S parts)

Der_Affenkoenig avatarDer_Affenkoenig

June 13, 2019

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English / Englisch:
I have printed the Skelestruder for my MK3S and I'm actually very happy with it.
Something, however, disturbed me on the Skelestruder, ... and that I could not use my filament sensor, because the Skelestruder uses the filament sensor of the MK3, which does not fit with the MK3S-sensor.

So, I decided to design my own housing to use the MK3S filament sensor with the Skelestruder.
The construction is based on the original filament sensor, thus indirect detection of the filament via a lever mechanism (so that, for example, transparent filaments can not cause complications).

However, this was more difficult than I had thought and it took several days and a few failed attempts until I found a working result.

But in the end the part works! : D

List of materials:

| Number | Material | Size | Origin / use |
| ---: |: ---: |: ---: |: ---: |
| 1x | Screw M3 | 12mm | for mounting on extruder |
| 1x | Screw M3 | 16mm | for mounting on extruder |
| 1x | Screw M2 | 5mm (the stock M2x8mm screw should also work) | to mount the sensor board |
| 1x | Magnet | 10x6x2mm | from Stock MK3S Extruder |
| 1x | Magnet | 20x6x2mm | from Stock MK3S Extruder |
| 1x | IR sensor | --- | from Stock MK3S extruder |
| 1x | Steel Ball | 7mm | from Stock MK3S Extruder |

I think the assembly can indeed derive from the pictures.
Important here would be just to put the magnets so that they repel each other.

Fusion 360 file is included if someone wants to change something, or has a better idea of ​​implementation.


German / Deutsch:

Ich habe mir den Skelestruder für meinen MK3S gedruckt und bin eigentlich sehr zufrieden damit.
Etwas jedoch hat mich an dem Skelestruder gestört,... und zwar dass ich meinen Filamentsensor nicht benutzen konnte, da im Skelestruder der Filamentsensor vom MK3 genutzt wird, der vom MK3S jedoch nicht passt.

Also hab ich mich dazu entschlossen, ein eigenes Gehäuse zu entwerfen, um den MK3S-Filamentsensor mit dem Skelestruder zu nutzen.
Die Konstruktion basiert dabei auf dem originalen Filament-sensor, ergo eine indirekte Erkennung des Filamentes über einen Hebelmechanismus (damit bei z.B. transparenten Filamenten es nicht zu Komplikationen kommen kann).

Dies war jedoch schwieriger als ich gedacht hatte und es dauerte einige Tage und einige Fehlversuche, bis ich zu einem funktionierenden Ergebnis gefunden hatte.

Doch letztendlich funktioniert das Teil! :D

Materialliste:

AnzahlMaterialGrößeHerkunft/Verwendung
1xSchraube M312mmzur Befestigung am Extruder
1xSchraube M316mmzur Befestigung am Extruder
1xSchraube M25mm (die stock M2x8mm Schraube sollte auch funktionieren)zur Befestigung der Sensorplatine
1xMagnet10x6x2mmvom Stock MK3S Extruder
1xMagnet20x6x2mmvom Stock MK3S Extruder
1xIR-Sensor---vom Stock MK3S Extruder
1xMetallkugel7mmvom Stock MK3S Extruder

Ich denke den Zusamenbau kann man ja von den Bildern her ableiten.
Wichtig hierbei wäre nur, die Magnete so zu setzen, dass sie sich gegenseitig abstoßen.

Fusion 360 Datei liegt bei, falls jemand was ändern möchte, oder eine bessere Idee der Umsetzung hat.

License:

Creative Commons - Attribution

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