Clay Extruder for Ender 3 / Manifold

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This is a tested clay extruder I have tested and it is working as it should be, the advantage it is completely 3d printed extruder except the coupler that can be printed in case no coupler available, some smooth sanding will be required for the upper neck of the feeder to fit in the hole in case there is some thickness as result of the printing.when you fix the feeder make sure there is not space between the feeder and the tip so clay does not go out due to air pressure if you use air compressor or screw pressure if you use linear RAMNote the spacer used to fit on top of the feeder and the coupler as i missed the actual diameter that should be 8 mm instead of 7 mm in the future i will update this with 8mm so no spacer to be used. Print detail are standard can but I used 40% infill for stronger print, except feeder should be 100% infill Tip is simple cake tip 1 mm ,2mm , 3mmNote: I have updated this design with some additional and alternating way of work accessories, the main reason for this update is 1- may be you noticed the earlier design is difficult to adjust along with the linear ram, so i have added new top and gears to always keep the mixer faster than the linear ram so it does not block2-Is the cap as some may be like not have mixer and use the linear RAM as the main extruding tool so this gives this option 2, here is my linear RAM too if you want to have the entire set extruder + linear RAM https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:64636063- the new top has bearing that should be added and sorry again because i do not measure the bearing size however the bearing makes the rotation easier and prevent and clay leak between body and feeder.4- cosmetic part 5 - I corrected the feeder diameter to 8mm so you do not need the spacer any more.hope this is beneficial addition for these additions it is based on the initial design however as my printer is broken down i did not had a chance to print and test so I wish if you tried and had a successful use case i will be happy if you share with me your feedback.I added a board case in case any one building 3D printer from scratch below is the linkhttps://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6485824I have added spindle holder for who like to have it, the holder for hobby CNC you can check it out under the below linkI have Added Manifold design as additional improvement to the initial design for who is interestedhttps://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6487136