tonyv
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Post by tonyv on Feb 9, 2017 21:09:45 GMT
Hey guys Ive been out of the loop for a while but I'm back and upgrading my Eclips3d, I have the Titan extruder and E3dv6 my question as I am still a newb is should I go direct or bowden? not really sure of the pros and cons of each. if someone wouldn't mind cluing me in that would be great.
thanks in advance
Tony V
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Post by 3DprintedLife on Feb 9, 2017 21:45:07 GMT
Direct drive will give you less stringing and is a bit easier to use, but harder to implement and it adds more weight to the print head. Bowden may cause some stringing, but it will usually give sharper edges since there is less weight on the print head.
I personally don't have a favorite, some prints I would prefer direct and some bowden. Either way, as long as you use the e3d titan you really can't go wrong!
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Post by jjlink on Feb 10, 2017 16:42:37 GMT
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tonyv
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Post by tonyv on Feb 23, 2017 20:28:30 GMT
thanks for the reply guys, its all put back together but now with the Titan the extruder is running backwards, also do I need to change the step value in the config when using the titan?
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Post by animoose on Feb 23, 2017 20:33:48 GMT
The motor does need to be the other way round. You can reverse the connector for the motor to change the direction or do it in the smoothie config. You'll definitely need to change the number of steps due to the gearing. I think there is a recommended value on the titan website, which I used as a starting point and then retuned slightly.
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