Direct Drive Extrusion (Extruder) @ Prusa I3

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Thing DetailsDesigned around the J-head IV This is the compact extruder that you have been looking for! Using a remixed X Carriage (link will be in the description) I wanted it to be designed for a simple yet very powerful direct drive extruder capable of even the most strenuous filament pulls. It is extraordinarily light weight, resulting in less X stepper wear and tear. BOM Reused long metric bolts: M3 x 60 (2) Reused radial ball bearing: TYP. 608 (1) Reused hotend: J-Head Mk V-BV link: https://www.hotends.com Reused stepper motor: Nema 17 Firm Spring: Approx. 1" long >6mm OD (1 or 2) Bolts: M3 x 25 (8) Printed Direct Drive Bearing Block (1) Direct Drive Block (1) J-Head Wedge Uploaded 08-02-2016Update Inventor Screenshots 08-03-2016Update Printed Parts! 08-05-2016 The Print is Near! Print Settings Printer Brand: RepRap Printer: Prusa I3 Rafts: Doesn't Matter Supports: Yes Resolution: High Infill: 25% Notes: Will need a software that can produce support material. Post-Printing Include this to your Prusa I3, to complete the assembly. Link: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1701003 How I Designed This Design Aspect Looking at my bulky, old, and typical wades extruder printed poorly out of ABS- I desired something more. Something sleek and lightweight but still fully functional of course. Using some parts that came straight out of my wades extruder I designed this simplistic direct drive extruding system that would hide the Nema 17 mount bolts while leaving room for this excellent Y carriage mount holes, found right here on Thingiverse. This was actually the third iteration of design after many seemed unpractical or just dysfunctional. Custom Section Feedback is Important Feel free to leave a like, or comment. Both are very well appreciated :D