Da Vinci 1.0 AiO MK8 Conversion for PETG by Tdevil50

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

Wanted to get the Da Vinci to print more exotic filaments. What a pain in the @33!!! Well I have found a simple setup that works for PLA and PETG. I have successfully printed PETG over the last month with no problems. Going to start trying higher print quality now that I have cleaned up the look of the cables. The video is of the circuit board plate mount being printed. I am using Simplify3D and happy so far, the new update 3.0? is kind of glitchy though. Put a little double stick tape under the circuit board to hold it down. Then added small section of filament into the filament cartridge so the alarm won't go off. :)
I have also moved to Kapton tape for the bed. Haven't used anything else since.
Parts needed:
1x MK8 Extruderhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01F6LW4MO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
1x Extruder Tube:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01I4ZQU6U/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Heatsink:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016W7IZLK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Heated Ends:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L4UXQ42/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Heated Block:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0188OLMNS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
2x Long Metric bolts:
M3x25 mm bolt for extruder and heat sink.https://www.amazon.com/AXA120-Socket-Button-10-Piece-M3x25mm/dp/B0035XQY4U/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1471312056&sr=8-6&keywords=m3x25+mm
2x Cable Chain:https://www.amazon.com/Black-Plastic-Chain-Carrier-Router/dp/B00880AVL2/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1471300420&sr=1-1&keywords=cable+chain
Kapton Tape:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00U1X3XLY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I bought 100K Ohm Thermistors just incase. Good thing as I needed them. I soldered my own up and used these. You may want to find some premade.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UFBIRVI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Quick and easy change out. Also allows for quick return to original parts. The toughest part is taking the original pulley off the stepper motor, but even that wasn't difficult. Use a pulley puller or a butane torch with pliers to remove. A quick google search will show you what I mean. If this sounds to difficult you can also just order another stepper motor.
As for under the bed I used some old Ink Jet printer insulation covered in Kapton tape to keep the underside insulated. Pre-heating is fast and stays level during printing. The fan cools everything down for little time in between prints.
Hope someone can get something out of this. Thanks
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