I need a certain, rather complex shaped, flexible rubber gasket for a Dyson vacuum cleaner. Cutting it by hand would be a pain in the rear. My idea is to 3D-print it on my Ender. And now for my questions. a) Is it a myth, that you cannot use flexible filament I a bowden extruder? b) If no, does anyone of you guys can propose a material, that might be suitable for the above job? Thanks a lot!

  • StefanT@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I would rather convert the printer to direct drive first. There are various variations which are not expensive. I went with a cheap BMG extruder clone.

  • Ravenlord@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I have been rather successful with Overture’s High Speed TPU. It prints really well with my Bowden tube setup and it has a semi-rigid outer shell that goes away during extrusion. It sounds like exactly what you are looking for.

  • Gizmotoy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I have a Bowden printer (Prusa Mini) and regularly print flexible filament. The key is going very (almost painfully) slow. I’ve gotten excellent results.

    I used Fillementum Flexfill TPU in both 92A and 98A varieties.