On Jun 29, 2012, at 8:03 AM, Ed Nisley wrote: > On Fri, 2012-06-29 at 00:59 -0600, Jeshua Lacock wrote: >> Ultimaker is currently the fastest >> (possibly highest quality too) hobby plastic extruder > > The Bowden extruder notion seems to have more trouble with ooze: half a > meter of filament beyond the drive wheel prevents fast retraction.
Yeah, I have heard that, but I think the proof is in the pudding, and from what I have seen Ultimaker produces superior results compared to its competitors. Personally, I wouldn't mind cleaning up some strings to get faster/better quality results if I had to. > Reducing the extruder mass certainly improves the speed, at least given > the usual under-powered and over-loaded stepper drives... [grin] Indeed, like I said, I would love to see what some proper servos could do. ;) Cheers, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated <http://3DTOPO.com> Phone: 208.462.4171 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
