A different take on the printrbot driven idler extruder (bondtech extruder)

[Elliot]

Here's an extruder that is sort of like the Printrbot geared idler extruder that Mr. Green tried out, but people are giving some good reviews:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18dc96ZMd2I

http://www.bondtech.se/

https://d36c0vbvwjb9cx.cloudfront.net/uploads/image/file/60234/Bondtech_Extruder_open.jpg

The printrbot version:

http://printrbot.com/shop/gear-head-extruder-v0-01/

Elliot

[Keith Rogers]

Is the point that it will print flexible filaments?  What's wrong with the regular extruder?

[Elliot]

A regular extruder is more likely to strip or deform the filament.  One of the videos goes over the "why":

https://youtu.be/m5ezKLldd0o

Elliot

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