E3D V6 Shim Set

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Human: I offer a variety of spacer shims ranging from .25mm to .50mm in increments of .05mm. These shims have diameters designed specifically for seamless installation into the recess at the bottom of a Wades reloaded extruder built for a Hexagon hot end. When adapting my new E3D V6 hot ends to my existing Wades reloaded extruders from my Taz 5, I noticed that the top section on the hexagon it was replacing was slightly higher than the E3D head relative to the aluminum plate. Furthermore, one of my two extruders exhibited a noticeable gap while the other remained consistent. I devised and printed these shims to resolve this issue. Rather than printing another entire extruder body tailored for the E3D, these shims offer a more straightforward and waste-conscious solution, allowing the extruder body to accommodate both hex and E3D hot ends seamlessly. To use these spacer shims effectively, simply print out a set, then drop the thinnest (.25mm) shim into the recess at the bottom of the extruder. Secure it to the head plate with the hot end in place. If some slack still remains, take apart the E3D and incrementally move up to thicker shims until movement is no longer possible. Finally, step up again to ensure optimal alignment. Printing instructions: Print these spacer shims at a layer height of 0.1mm or better. Set perimeters sufficiently to avoid using any fill. For a .4mm nozzle, I achieved excellent results by setting Simlify3D to generate 10 perimeters and 1 top/bottom layer. Printing completed in less than 5 minutes. It's beneficial to print the spacer shims in colors other than black. When removing them from your printing bed, mark their respective thicknesses with a sharpie. This will allow you to easily identify the correct shim for each extruder going forward.