Snapmaker 2.0 3D Printhead Bowden Tube Fitting Adapter Plate 3D Printer Model

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Summary

I made this Bowden Tube fitting adapter for the Snapmaker 2.0 because I came across a design https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4628630 and printed and the mounting holes were quite far off and trying to make it work would of required either elongating the holes or end up cross-threading the holes in the body of my printhead. Also, I noticed that the baseplate was very thin and the design didn't account for the chamfer in the countersunk screws and there was a lot of wasted thread length sticking through the holes (with just one screw in for testing).

This design accounts for all of the above and fits the Snapmaker 2.0 3D Printhead perfectly with tight tolerances where needed. This also is the maximum thickness for the original included screws (for the metal filament guide plate) to allow for a more robust part as some had commented in the above mentioned design where it snapped off because of the tension on the tube when printhead jogged right. My design should not break as easily and do recommend printing with 100% infill (totally solid) and with 2.0mm wall thickness as this allows for a much more structurally sturdy part.

The two designs for the rear Bowden fitting The black topped ones that are for the spool side, are to allow for the original mounting location (offset bracket) or for alternate internal enclosure mounting location (available in my other designs). The pictures show the offset bracket but the straight version is recommended for use with the internal enclosure spool mounting bracket as in my other design. The offset bracket CAN at times put too much sideways pull on the filament as it comes off the spool if the spool is mounted inside the enclosure.

I have a link to the Bowden tubing and fitting set below. I hope that this helps someone as it helped me.

UPDATE!!! - I have REMOVED the original (V1) SM2 Printhead design as the new V2 is better in every way. I made a "V2" Bowden fitting plate design for the 3D Printhead as I wanted to reduce the height of the assembly to give more clearance, less material, and faster print time for this part. I also didn't like the cut in between the top threaded area and the base plate where it was difficult to get the head screws to go into the holes. This should also be able to take an insane amount of side pressure (much more than it would take to cause damage to the printhead or linear rail. The pictures included are comparing the old V1 (taller) to the new V2 design (shorter).

UPDATE 2!!! - I have added new designs for each V1 and V2 designs to include "Dual Holes". This new model is intended for the dual extruder so that you can run both bowden tubes for each extruder in the new printhead.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PV8754Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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