Hollow shaft extruder

CNCModeller

@o_lampe simplefoc is pretty good, I've been tinkering with them for a while. Definitely worth a try.

o_lampe

@CNCModeller I tried to find a tutorial, how to wire the miniFOC board or at least a legend, what all the input pins are. But the github Wiki contains only one sentence: welcome to the Wiki
Most information sounds more like a sales promotion to me.
Did you find something useful?

JoergS5

@o_lampe do you mean this board? https://docs.simplefoc.com/mini_connect_hardware

o_lampe

Just found the ~~perfect motor/encoder combo~~: the makerbase SF2804

MKS sf2804 on ebay
It's the same motor as FaqT0tum uses in his roller-extruder, but with simpleFOC encoder interface.

//edit
forget it, the encoder wouldn't let the filament pass through....

CNCModeller

@o_lampe I've been tinkering with these...

https://docs.simplefoc.com/arduino_simplefoc_shield_showcase

I've also got 10 of these for a higher power project

https://community.simplefoc.com/t/simplefoc-power-shield-d-beta/2686

They're pretty much plug and play with the associated Arduino examples in the library.

Hope that helps...

pakar

@o_lampe

34g motor (€4).. but torque might be an issue on these at low rpm.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004901867829.html

a >500ppr encoder with a hole for the shaft.
simplefoc lists the AMT103-V from mouser (€20) that supports up to 2048ppr and is 14-20g depending on selected model.

or
110g motor
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004516876627.html
with hall-sensor, but unsure about what accuracy you can get with the built in hall-sensors.

tombrazier

@pakar The 34g one has an outer diameter of 33mm. I think this might actually be small enough to mount on a Voron tool head. That's been a bit of a background preoccupation for me. If you want a small and light extruder, then the obvious place to want to mount it is a Voron. So it would be good if it did fit.

o_lampe

@tombrazier said in Hollow shaft extruder:

The threaded rod, by the way, is equivalent to putting the bearings at a cant angle.

I compared the VDE100 and the screw-roller extruder. The cant angle of the screw roller seems bigger, but the pitch is only 0.8mm vs 1.5mm of the VDE100. How does that work?

o_lampe

@tombrazier said in Hollow shaft extruder:

the obvious place to want to mount it is a Voron. So it would be good if it did fit.

It definitely fits on the smart effector.
Re: torque
FaqT0tum listed the same motor with 100kV ( turns/volt)
But others have 160 or 270kV, which are the hotter versions.
Will be interesting to see, which works best with the simpleFOC-mini at 24V, since it has no current sensors.

tombrazier

@o_lampe said in Hollow shaft extruder:

I compared the VDE100 and the screw-roller extruder. The cant angle of the screw roller seems bigger, but the pitch is only 0.8mm vs 1.5mm of the VDE100. How does that work?

Does "pitch" mean the pitch of the thread that is cut into the filament?

The threads on a screw roller are already canted. If you tilt the roller in the right direction you can bring the threads level, which would result in no feed on the filament. If you carry on tilting, you'll start getting feed in the opposite direction. The magnitude of the total effect will be the difference between the magnitudes of the two individual effects. Perhaps this is what is happening.

Another alternative is just that there might be a lot of slip or thread compression with that particular design.

Or it may just be that there is a confusion around the word "pitch" - it could be referring the the pitch of the threads on the roller being 0.8mm.

What actual screw roller example were you looking at?

o_lampe

@tombrazier said in Hollow shaft extruder:

What actual screw roller example were you looking at?

FaqT0tums screw extruder

tombrazier

@o_lampe Where did the 0.8mm pitch number come from? I don't see it in the Skewder_Servo_Extruder project.

o_lampe

@tombrazier There are some weird numbers which don't make sense.
The forked version of the Skewder uses a different roller (8.2x0.8), while the original uses 8mm OD bearings, but a M8x0.75 screw?
Even worse, the images aren't correct, too. (says 6mm bearings, but 8mm it is)

Anyway, I made the 8.2mm version and it works even with resin-printed rollers.
The pinch-lever does a good job, in release position I can pull out the filament.
But I haven't yet found out how to lock it. I squeezed a 2mm piece of scrap in, but will it hold?
I have ordered two types of motors from aliexpress (2804/100kV and 2805/160kV)
When they arrive, I'll test further.

o_lampe

BTW: the extruder weights only 24grams w/o motor and encoder
The lightest extruder I had so far weights 47grams w/o motor (sherpa mini)

tombrazier

@o_lampe Does the pinch lever go all the way or does it just get tightened until it is pressing against the filament? I'd worry about it giving different extrusion rates if there is any uncertainty about its position.

BTW: the extruder weights only 24grams w/o motor and encoder
The lightest extruder I had so far weights 47grams w/o motor (sherpa mini)

tombrazier

@o_lampe It's not clear to me that the encoder is needed. Unless SimpleFOC requires it?

tombrazier

@tombrazier said in Hollow shaft extruder:

The 34g one has an outer diameter of 33mm. I think this might actually be small enough to mount on a Voron tool head.

Ah, bother, it isn't. There's only about 12.5mm distance between the axis of the filament and the part cooling fan. A motor would have to be 25mm or less in diameter to fit inside a Voron Stealthburner.

o_lampe

@tombrazier said in Hollow shaft extruder:

@o_lampe It's not clear to me that the encoder is needed. Unless SimpleFOC requires it?

I asked myself the same. There are different example projects, I'm sure it's required for absolute positioning.
Would be cool if we could combine it withthe magnetic filament sensor for real closed loop control.

JoergS5

@o_lampe there are different types of encoders. I am sure there are models where a hole can be bored in the middle for the filament. Those with hall sensor like your example will probably not work, but those models with gray code at the edge (grayscale on circle) and optical sensor to read the information may work.

eg this here: https://www.digikey.de/de/products/detail/broadcom-limited/AEAT-84AD-LBSC0/2210459 a bit expensive though

The AMT series https://www.cuidevices.com/product/resource/amt21.pdf is another one, which is in the 50$ range and has high resolution (relative and absolute models). Probably all encoders which are assembled on the shaft are possible.

pakar

@o_lampe Accuracy is not too good without having a encoder.
12 coils and 14 magnets would get you to ~8.5°. The more coils/magnets you have the more "steps" you will have. This is why a encoder is "required" for anything with high accuracy.

If you get a encoder with above 200 pulses per rotation it would be the same as a 1.8° stepper. With a AMT103 optical encoder (holethru) for $20 you can have up to 8192 pulses per rotation, but that is definitely overkill for this usecase, and may be problematic for the MCU. Aim for something like 200-500 pulses per rotation.

If you are really wanting to cut down on weight you could probably go with something like:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004559035047.html
but that would require you to build a chamber that it would sit in, and tolerances so the disk never touches the sensor is also quite critical, and when you start printing you will get quite a bit of vibration. Have not proofread if this specific one is compatible with the ArduinoFOC lib.

Edit: Should have been a reply to @tombrazier