#Monolith Toolhead

Heater

New Thermal Camera - Toolhead

Thanks to all of you, I acquired a thermal camera to aid with the toolhead development…
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New Thermal Camera - Toolhead

Fan Config Change - Toolhead

The Monolith toolhead uses the ducts as heatsinks, so to prevent heatcreep and increment the efficiency of the coldside it can be useful to have the part cooling fan always running at least at the minimum speed when the heater is on. This greatly helps with heatcreep prone materials, and it lets you print in hotter chambers without any fears…
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Fan Config Change - Toolhead

Klipper Config - Toolhead Development

You guys asked for the Klipper configuration to get started with the toolhead, so here it is. This only includes the critical stuff…
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Klipper Config - Toolhead Development
Hotend Prototyping

Hotend Prototyping 1 - Toolhead

The last time Adeo showed us how changing the thermistor location will yield more accurate and less laggy readings…
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Hotend Prototyping 1 - Toolhead
Heater

Heater Selection - Toolhead Development

While developing a hotend, a critical choice to make is which kind of heater to use. There are a lot of alternatives to choose from, and each one has its pro and cons:…
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Heater Selection - Toolhead Development

New Heater Block Concept - Toolhead

After testing the current heatblock design, one thing that stands out is that the temperature isn't consistent in the cross section and the thermistor lags behind a while. This isn't ideal and can cause degradation in the filament, and print quality issues in general…
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New Heater Block Concept - Toolhead
PLA Torture Test

PLA Torture Test - Toolhead Development

I wanted to get back into PLA printing to learn more about the toolhead's thermal performance. I chose this skull pencil holder because it has a crazy amount of retractions…
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PLA Torture Test - Toolhead Development

Volumetric Flow Rate Test 2 - Toolhead

Today I was trying to beat my previous best flow rate of 83mm3/s (1000mm/s)…
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Volumetric Flow Rate Test 2 - Toolhead
Top rail

COM Position - Top vs Front Rail

Top Rail? Front Rail? How do you choose, and where do you want the COM to be?…
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COM Position - Top vs Front Rail

316L vs 17-4PH Steel Heatblock - Toolhead

With most SLM providers you can choose to get either 316L or 17-4PH steel…
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316L vs 17-4PH Steel Heatblock - Toolhead