elias bosmans

Teaser for a direct drive extruder design for the Ender 3 I'm working on.

Goal is to use all stock extruder parts, printed parts, and standard hardware only, not to loose any print volume, and have as little overhang as possible.

I meanwhile have the bracket installed, but did not move the extruder yet. Still waiting for the stepper motor extension cable.

I'm worried about what the extra moving weight will do. Some comments say that the direct drive will need less torque, but no mention of how much less. Could I exchange the X-axis and extruder steppers? Less moving weight and more power on the X-axis?