[Lab] NinjaFlex (!)

[Andrew Plumb]

Yup! That's also why the Rep moves slower than an Ulti, because of the extra motor mass.

A.

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> On Jun 20, 2014, at 2:55 PM, Britta Evans-Fenton <technical at artengine.ca> wrote:
> 
> ah, I didn't know. I thought it was the same as the ultimaker.
> 
> Britta
> Technical Coordinator 
> Artengine.ca
> 
> 
>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 2:54 PM, Andrew Plumb <andrew at plumb.org> wrote:
>> Replicator's a direct-drive. The tube(s) are just channels for the filament.
>> 
>> A.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Jun 20, 2014, at 2:45 PM, Britta Evans-Fenton <technical at artengine.ca> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Really? The guy I met who did it printed it from a maker bot replicator. 
>>> 
>>> Britta
>>> Technical Coordinator 
>>> Artengine.ca
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 10:01 AM, Aaron Ramsey <aaron at ottawarobotics.org> wrote:
>>>> Sadly, flexible materials are almost impossible to print with a Bowden tube like the Ultimachine uses. A direct drive extruder right at the hot end is much better.
>>>> 
>>>> Aaron
>>>> 
>>>> On Jun 13, 2014 9:44 AM, Jason Arnold <arnold.jason at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > So, I don't know if I'm behind the curve but I just found out about Ninjaflex/Filiflex (keyword being "flex" as in flexible) 3D printer filament. It needs a custom print head to extrude properly, but it occurs to me that we have an Ultimaker in need of a new extruder, so...
>>>> >
>>>> > https://learn.adafruit.com/3d-printing-with-ninjaflex
>>>> >
>>>> > Jason
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