Extrusion: Big Red Print Head

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This page is for those who want to solve cool problems that matter and improve our world. If you want to make your own filament. If you want to solve the waste plastic problems. If you want to see 3D printing advance quickly. If you want to print big. If you want to test out new materials. If you want to make tools and materials readily available. If you want to improve everyones standard of living. First off, I did not design this, I was a part of collaborative team of many talented people. As often is the case the "people who deserve the credit will go unnoticed and continue working". OpenSource is about "walking the walk", instead of talking about it. We need those nerdcore open source spaces again. Making the extruder head is the simple part. Getting the parameters for the material and process is the challenge... that is where the team comes in. Special thanks to WeeksB, PomeroyB, Zencoal, NeverDun, Unrepentantgeek and those who choose to remain anonymous. 3 Years of R&D is gonna take some time to post content and related links will continue to show up below: The hot end for these types of extruders rely on a PID control box found here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:487761 If the extruder design is belt driver, standard treadmill pulleys need to fit an auger bit here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:619081 If you are trying to cast compenents in a foundry, the foundry build information is here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:486719 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5021300 [how to build video pending in ~ 30 days] Video information will be compiled here: Large format printer [extruder head MK1] https://youtu.be/14qtyFO8QCc How to Shred Recycled Plastics: small scale industrial https://youtu.be/ph-f-rEO7fY