My 3 Color Mixing Printer

[KDog]

I'm assuming that this is the diamond hotend clone that you are using? If it is you might take a look at this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N60tm2eItUw

He explains how to rework the heat break to match an original E3d. Worth a try.

[AutoWiz]

This diamond hotend uses 3 E3D v6 heatsinks and all metal heatbreaks. it was not the cheapest diamond hotend I could find. I converted it away from all metal because I am only printing in pla and have been chasing this strange filament jamming issue. I replaced the hotend and still have the same trouble. Obviously I am missing something somewhere. I have 2 other 3d printers now. A geeetech prusa i3 pro b and a monoprice select mini which is a rebranded mylan 200. It has a small build envelope but prints surprisingly decent. And the geeetech has just been a workhorse printing almost every single day of its life since I assembled it.

I built this entire printer from scratch. I've already been picked on for its chunkiness. And the filament jamming issues have really prevented me from properly assessing all the other important aspects of the 3d printer aside from filament extrusion. So I am going to temporarily remove the diamond hotend and replace it with a traditional single e3d v6 hotend and make some runs. I can even swap extruders to make sure all are fine and verify that all my problems are in the hotend. And then I can swap back to the diamond hotend with a better picture of what my problem is. hopefully. I have already printed out the mount for it and ordered the hotend. Hopefully I will have this printer going shortly.

[PuterPro]

Hey AutoWiz!
"I've already been picked on for its chunkiness. "
Yeah, well forget them. I love it for all it's chunkiness!
There's a real Rube Goldberg feel to it, and I think you did a great job. Fine tuning is always the end step, and Version 2 will be better.

You DO know you'll build a Version 2 don't you? You don't have a choice, it's in your genes to tinker, just like me. LOL

Keep us up on it as you go. Did you get a chance to single it up and test the extruders ?
I'll only be around sporadically, but you've got me watching with anticipation to see for Frankenstein can walk! (Said with the greatest love for your creation!)

Keep plugging, you'll get there.
PuterPro