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Craig

Oops...Ed3 hotend but no mount for the ender 3

So I wrecked my stock ender 3 hotend. But I had already bought an Ed3 all metal hotend in anticipation of an upgrade. I didn't print a mount for it, though, so now I have a dead printer and a bit of a catch-22. The only things I can find online are a $4 printed part that is out of stock and a couple $40 machined aluminum mounts that will be slow to ship.

Do I have any options? Right now I am looking at getting a knock-off micro swiss hotend for $10-20 (wish I'd gotten that in the first place) and printing the mount for the Ed3 v6 just in case.

Really wish I'd seen that the Ed3 doesn't actually mount to the ender 3 before I bought it.

Thanks.

Posted Jul 29, 2020, 6:54 PM UTC

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shallnotbe_infringed•

Well, you have limited options unfortunately. You can find a local maker that can print one off for you. Amazon appears to not have much either. It's pricey at $40, but I use a Klemco aluminum mount for my V6. I got mine from Amazon, but he also sells on ebay and has some in stock. It's a well made part and includes all the hardware and mounting guide and he links to some extra parts (duct/ABL/wire guide) you can print with it as well when you get up and running.

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CraigOP•

Thanks for the confirmation.

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shallnotbe_infringed•

Good luck with your quest. I hope you can figure it out.

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scmellott•

You could change over to a direct drive configuration and use a BMG type extruder. It has the mount built into it to hold the round top of the E3D hotend. Still doesn't solve the cooling duct issue but gets the hotend mounted on the gantry.

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