February 11, 2015
Description
This winder is a remake of the Lyman extruder filament puller (see
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:380987 ) .
The original design is using a stepper motor, and this design a geared DC motor.
This design is more compact, with the motor on the back.
I have used this motor to extrude lots of filament, and it really helps to keep the extruded filament nicely constant in diameter. It does not damage the filament in any way. It keeps it smooth surface and round shape.
The pressure on the filament is made with 2 springs, and the pressure can be adjusted with the screws.
It holds the filament very good, and need quite a couple of kg pull force before it starts slipping.
In order to get the filament out, you need to lift the top parts. Getting it is in easy: just push it against the running rolls, and it is pulled in.
The design uses a 60rpm motor. This gives a good adjustment range for both 3mm and 1.75mm filament extrude speeds. If the speed range is not matching your extruder, then the motor can be get in other RPM speeds.
Normally you only need to adjust to speed in the beginning for the correct diameter, and then it keeps that during the rest of the run
The filament must be cooled before it enters the puller, otherwise it will be squashed to an oval shape.
The design has place for 4 springs, but you only need 2 springs in opposite corners to get an good pressure on the filament.
The top roller is an idler. It only function in life is to keep the filament pressed on the bottom driven roller. You can use the bare (abs, pla) printed version for this. It it slips that is no problem
The bottom roller needs to pull the filament, and thus need some surface with a lot of friction. For example you can use silicone, PU, latex or real rubber. Either in the form of a tube that is pulled over the plastic roller, or as solid material with a 8mm hole in the middle. I used an inkt rubber roller .
In case the filament wanders to the side, use this: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:681880 for a smaller entry.
The sprockets are a remix from the Mendel90 design ( http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:17826
) from nophead . The small is remixed for a smaller shaft hole.
Some pictures of my plastic extruder setup are here : http://3dwingmaster.blogspot.co.nz/2016/02/filament-extruder-creating-my-own.html
Please share your experiences with the extruder puller!
Cheers!
License:
Creative Commons - Attribution - Non-Commercial
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