3mm and 1.75mm 3D printers are incompatible - but it's pretty easy to convert

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3mm and 1.75mm 3D printers are incompatible - but it’s pretty easy to convert to the more modern 1.75mm standard!

Hackaday article (worth a read) http://hackaday.com/2015/09/29/3d-printing-has-evolved-two-filament-standards/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcMw-3RizIw

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Would be cool if E3D or someone else offered some sort of universal way to use both filament types. That would have to include extruder mechanism though. Closest I can think is the Ultimaker which uses a 3mm bowden tube, but you can get a specific size 3mm od, 2mm ID PTFE tube to throw in there, in order to convert to 1.75mm “on the fly” so to speak.

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I wonder if a in-line heated reducer could be made 3mm on one side pulled through a heated tip to 1.75.

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For the super soft flexible filaments (e.g. Filaflex), 3mm is still the way to go for reliable fast printing.

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@Ross_Bagley you may find my article useful with some tips on printing with flexible filament : http://www.gyrobot.co.uk/blog/how-to-3d-print-with-flexible-filaments

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Anyone know where I can get the files for that gregs?