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Folger Tech FT-5 filament guide ("reverse bowden") brackets
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During initial testing with the FT-5, I noticed how the hotend movements are also dragging filament off the spool. Given the high travel speeds of the x-y carriage on an FT-5, I didn't feel it was a good idea to let the same movement also unwind a heavy filament spool at the same time.
I also own a Kossel, which has a a bowden setup where the extruder is mounted on the frame, a bowden tube feeds the filament to the hotend. For the FT-5, I didn't plan to move the extruder, but simply having a
I also own a Kossel, which has a a bowden setup where the extruder is mounted on the frame, a bowden tube feeds the filament to the hotend. For the FT-5, I didn't plan to move the extruder, but simply having a
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