Festo connection options (drybox to printer)
hello all
i need to make a dry box for some nylon and wondered what festo connectors I should get. My idea is to have a plastic box with the spool(s) a fixed festo into a hole in the box with a PTFE tube to another festo just above the printer(mk3) which ideally I can screw fix the filament in place when not using.
I don’t know much about the festo types, sizes and how they connect to the tube and PFTE tube for that matter. So any ideas would be appreciated.
i3 Mk3 [aug 2018] upgrade>>> i3MK3/S+[Dec 2023]
RE: Festo connection options (drybox to printer)
have you considered an interference fit for the tube and do away with festo connectors altogether?.
I use a reverse bowden setup using capricorn XS tubing and simply printed both ends the correct diameter for a good snug push fit which works perfectly, no need for any air line fittings.
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RE: Festo connection options (drybox to printer)
have you considered an interference fit for the tube and do away with festo connectors altogether?.
I use a reverse bowden setup using capricorn XS tubing and simply printed both ends the correct diameter for a good snug push fit which works perfectly, no need for any air line fittings.
Yes that could work. I assume there are a few designs in thingiverse that I could use. What do you mean by a reverse Bowden set up. And what size tube do you use?
i3 Mk3 [aug 2018] upgrade>>> i3MK3/S+[Dec 2023]