Semi flexible TPE bowden extruder modification
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Printing with TPE on a bowden is said to be impossible. Not anymore: The modification to the compact bowden extruder allows the rubber filament to be forced into the feeding hole without allowing it to twist out of the feed. The filament I used was hardnes 45D and is called semi flexible TPE rubber 1,7mm thickness.
After printing the part you need to drill the feeding hole open with a 1,5mm or 2mm dril. This hole where the filament is feeded into needs to be smooth and must be perfectly alig
After printing the part you need to drill the feeding hole open with a 1,5mm or 2mm dril. This hole where the filament is feeded into needs to be smooth and must be perfectly alig
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