Smart Effector V3 an plastic nut
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@fred-y I remixed that one to have one arm. Step file included: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4957839
It still uses M6 PC4 bowden connector though. Ordered one from aliexpress.
The reason I made it with only one arm is because of the 40mm fan shroud I made, which requires the other 2 holes. The model of it is a mess, but it prints without supports and seems to work.
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@pcr STEP file has been added.
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@gurusmi said in Smart Effector V3 an plastic nut:
the adapter i talked about ist that Thing. There i printed only the adapter named Dragon_Adapter_v3.stl, It is made for the full dragon hontend and also for the BMO. You will have to take off the BMO's groove adapter. One don't need the Groove Adapter any longer with this design.
I realize that this is an older post I'm replying to. However, this is the first I'm seeing it. As the author of that thing, I'm kind of amused that you are asking any questions about nuts. When I designed the adapter, I realized that there are two different threads being used for smart effectors, and to avoid any issues, I included a .STL file of a nut that works fine. I even mention it in the instructions:
After attaching the adapter to the hotend, simply put the M12 threads of the adapter through the 12mm hole in the smart effector, and attach the printed nut.
I'd suggest scaling the nut to 100.1% if printing at the original size doesn't work. The nut should be a tight fit (to prevent it loosening) but not impossible to thread on the adapter.
I actually prefer using the plastic printed nut to using a metal one for weight savings. I also feel that I can tweak the scaling of the nut in order to make a very tight fit on the threads (which avoids any issue of the nut loosening over time.)
I am happy to see remixes of the thing that add "arms" to prevent rotation of the hotend.
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@garyd9 Thanks for making the original design and sharing the STEP file
