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    • Corexyundefined
      Corexy @deckingman
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      @oliof

      Yes I've seen the threaded heatsink, which I would most certainly use if i was going with a bowden setup. I used my BMG elesewhere, but I don't mind buying the new/latest version and I have the brand new V6 here already.

      @deckingman

      I did see the Slice stuff on the Bondtech site, but bloody hell it's pricey!! Considering I've got the full 24v V6 setup here, along with a PT100 and daughter board, buying a new BMG to match it up seems the obvious and most economical way forward.

      My printer is now in Cincinatti for reasons known to DHL right now...it's on tour

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      • deckingmanundefined
        deckingman @Corexy
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        @Corexy I said it wouldn't be cheap (but it will enable you to print at higher temperatures if that's of any interest). The BMG-M extruder is the same price as the standard one but the Mosquito is expensive compared to a V6. You can of course still use the PT100 and a standard heater cartridge. Personally, I hate the groove mount on the V6 - (and the heater clamping arrangement - and the fact that the thermistor is held by a grub screw in the side of the cartridge - and ........oh, well you get the idea).

        Ref DHL - I bought a DRO kit for my milling machine from China. Two packages posted at the same time. Can't remember if it was FedEx or DHL. The linear guides came in one package within a week via Frankfurt. The readout came in a separate package vi India, stopping off at just about every country in Europe and took 3 weeks.

        Ian
        https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
        https://www.youtube.com/@deckingman

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        • Corexyundefined
          Corexy @deckingman
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          @deckingman said in V-Core Pro lives again (-::

          @Corexy I said it wouldn't be cheap (but it will enable you to print at higher temperatures if that's of any interest). The BMG-M extruder is the same price as the standard one but the Mosquito is expensive compared to a V6. You can of course still use the PT100 and a standard heater cartridge. Personally, I hate the groove mount on the V6 - (and the heater clamping arrangement - and the fact that the thermistor is held by a grub screw in the side of the cartridge - and ........oh, well you get the idea).

          Ref DHL - I bought a DRO kit for my milling machine from China. Two packages posted at the same time. Can't remember if it was FedEx or DHL. The linear guides came in one package within a week via Frankfurt. The readout came in a separate package vi India, stopping off at just about every country in Europe and took 3 weeks.

          Yes, I am no fan of the E3D V6 groove mount and the heater block either. In fact, I strongly dislike it.

          OK...so my PT100 and heater cartridge will fit the Mosquito (do you recommend Magnum or standard?), and I only need the hot end for 150USD?

          Has anyone here had any experience with the Mosquitos in real world circumstances?

          I'm certainly not discounting it if it's worth it. Looks much more compact and shorter as well.

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          • deckingmanundefined
            deckingman @Corexy
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            @Corexy Both Slice Engineering and Bondtech have helped me out with discounted parts and such like for the 6 input hot end I'm trying to make, so it's fair to say that my opinions would be biased. Therefore, I'll say nothing.

            Ian
            https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
            https://www.youtube.com/@deckingman

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            • Corexyundefined
              Corexy @deckingman
              last edited by Corexy

              @deckingman said in V-Core Pro lives again (-::

              @Corexy Both Slice Engineering and Bondtech have helped me out with discounted parts and such like for the 6 input hot end I'm trying to make, so it's fair to say that my opinions would be biased. Therefore, I'll say nothing.

              I think I can take that into account and put it into perspective.

              How has the hot end worked generally? No problems or issues?

              Did you use that boron nitride paste with it, by the way?

              Oooohhhh...that little torque wrench for the nozzle got me all moist. Wish I hadn't seen that...it really appeals to my OCD condition (as well as the paste).

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              • deckingmanundefined
                deckingman @Corexy
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                @Corexy Yes sh*t loads of problems - take a look at my blog. But I'm only using Mosquito heat breaks - everything else is home made (it's a 6 input, single nozzle) - and it's "everything else" that I've had problems with.

                The heat breaks themselves are super efficient and tiny compared to anything else - (really important when you are trying to get six of them into hot block).

                I did use the Boron Nitride paste but only because they supplied it to me F.O.C.. TBH, I use Loctite LB8065 on heaters and cartridges so I'd probably have used that instead if I hadn't been supplied Boron Nitride. Technically they are both release agents but they both work as high temperature thermal paste. Boron Nitride is better around heater and thermistor cartridges because (I'm told) it's a good thermal conductor but a very poor electrical conductor.

                One handed nozzle change is doddle and makes life a hell of a lot easier if you are in the habit of changing nozzles.

                Ian
                https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
                https://www.youtube.com/@deckingman

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                • Corexyundefined
                  Corexy @deckingman
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                  @deckingman said in V-Core Pro lives again (-::

                  @Corexy Yes sh*t loads of problems - take a look at my blog. But I'm only using Mosquito heat breaks - everything else is home made (it's a 6 input, single nozzle) - and it's "everything else" that I've had problems with.

                  The heat breaks themselves are super efficient and tiny compared to anything else - (really important when you are trying to get six of them into hot block).

                  I did use the Boron Nitride paste but only because they supplied it to me F.O.C.. TBH, I use Loctite LB8065 on heaters and cartridges so I'd probably have used that instead if I hadn't been supplied Boron Nitride. Technically they are both release agents but they both work as high temperature thermal paste. Boron Nitride is better around heater and thermistor cartridges because (I'm told) it's a good thermal conductor but a very poor electrical conductor.

                  One handed nozzle change is doddle and makes life a hell of a lot easier if you are in the habit of changing nozzles.

                  We're hogging old mate's post here...I'll PM you

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                  • dc42undefined
                    dc42 administrators @deckingman
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                    @deckingman said in V-Core Pro lives again (-::

                    Boron Nitride is better around heater and thermistor cartridges because (I'm told) it's a good thermal conductor but a very poor electrical conductor.

                    I can vouch for that, because 40+ years ago I used to make waveguide CO2 lasers out of it. CO2 lasers require an electrical discharge through a gas mixture, but that gas mixture must be kept cool or the laser doesn't work. So I needed high thermal conductivity to allow a water cooled heatsink to carry the heat from the discharge away - and good electrical insulation to contain the discharge.

                    Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
                    Please do not ask me for Duet support via PM or email, use the forum
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                    • oliofundefined
                      oliof @Corexy
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                      @Corexy I live on the internet for 20+ years now. Topic drift is the variety of life (-;

                      <>RatRig V-Minion Fly Super5Pro RRF<> V-Core 3.1 IDEX k*****r <> RatRig V-Minion SKR 2 Marlin<>

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                      • Corexyundefined
                        Corexy @oliof
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                        @oliof said in V-Core Pro lives again (-::

                        @Corexy I live on the internet for 20+ years now. Topic drift is the variety of life (-;

                        No worries,

                        Any updates on the v-core?

                        I'm planning a bit of a new/minimalist approach to the 3 point bed leveling on mine.

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                        • oliofundefined
                          oliof
                          last edited by oliof

                          I fixed the heater block orientation and shortened the heater cartridge cable. I printed the part cooler from the tool changer set and am waiting for the 4010 radial blowers to arrive.

                          <>RatRig V-Minion Fly Super5Pro RRF<> V-Core 3.1 IDEX k*****r <> RatRig V-Minion SKR 2 Marlin<>

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                          • Lanovarundefined
                            Lanovar
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                            Im using the BMG Mosquito with a Magnum on my VCore Pro. @Corexy

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                            • OBELIKSundefined
                              OBELIKS
                              last edited by OBELIKS

                              I am still hunting for a durable surface that would work with IR-probe.
                              I have some black copy of Buildtack, but it holds too much and even a slight hit with hot hotend runis the surface.

                              But the V-Core pro is great!

                              P3Steel Toolson mk2 - Duet 2 WiFi --> RatRig V-Core with Duet WiFi 1.03
                              Original Prusa i3 MK3S

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                              • Lanovarundefined
                                Lanovar
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                                And Bl-Touch is not an option? @OBELIKS

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                                • OBELIKSundefined
                                  OBELIKS
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                                  Maybe, with a different cable. It would need to be shielded

                                  P3Steel Toolson mk2 - Duet 2 WiFi --> RatRig V-Core with Duet WiFi 1.03
                                  Original Prusa i3 MK3S

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                                  • oliofundefined
                                    oliof @OBELIKS
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                                    @OBELIKS mamorubot PP plate works well for me.

                                    <>RatRig V-Minion Fly Super5Pro RRF<> V-Core 3.1 IDEX k*****r <> RatRig V-Minion SKR 2 Marlin<>

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