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Printed Template for DIY Hotend

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I designed a hotend you can make from a template.

Print out the template, wrap it around a metal rod, and drill anywhere you see a hole. The design uses a bowden cable as an isolator, so only the metal part requires drilling. Detailed instructions can be found [here](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:378928/#instructions).


I've been using the hotend for maybe two weeks now and it still works great. The small width of the bowden cable means there's less thermal conductance, so it makes a good isolator. I don't use a fan, and I still thermal creep is not an issue. I did notice it works better though if the bowden cable is cold when you screw it in - when it heats up, the teflon expands faster than the metal, so inserting it cold will make a firm grip when the nozzle is hot, resulting in fewer leaks.
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Thingiverse
What you need to print this: Intermediate Low confidence
Single piece Hardware needed
Supports 1/3
Assembly 0/3
Settings 2/3
Bed size 0/3
Post-process 1/3
Printer
FDM / FFF
File format
STL
Material
PLA
Post-processing
Hardware
Software
Cura, PrusaSlicer, or similar
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