MK8 Bowden extruder with pivot and quick release idler
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Hi everyone I finally added a pivot to the extruder to better align it with the filament. Before the extruder was at a fixed angle placing stress on the filament, making a squeaky sound (which can be fixed by drilling the bottom hole) and in some cases of very brittle PLA even breaking the filament. Now the extruder mounts using an M4 screw to the support on the bracing M10 rod. For those who don't want to disassemble the bracing M10 rod supporting the printer (myself included) I added a simple
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