Hello! I decided against the QU-BD OneUp, and instead to make my own mini printer. I have a question though. It is going to be bowden fed, but I am deciding if I want to use a jhead MK V or a SeeMeCNC extruder. I was leaning toward the jhead, but what do you guys think?
Depends on your budget, but I think the e3d v6 is the best.
You should use a direct feed extruder, it will be much easier to print ninjaflex, nylon, etc.
@James_Malenko I have an e3d on my current printer and I really like it, but this will be a budget printer and also won’t have a heated bed, so I’ll only be printing in PLA and I thought a plasticky low-temp hotend would be ok.
The seemecnc hotend seems super light so good for high speeds, but of course it was made for deltas. I don’t have much xp in this stuff but a j head seems to be a pretty popular choice.
SeeMeCNC has worked well for me at slightly higher than normal temps - could have just been a slightly off thermistor, but I upgraded to e3d for nylons. No complaints on the hotend itself for PLA.
The J-Head from http://hotends.com has served me extremely well. J-heads from other places, particularly at lower prices, aren’t from the original designer and is more likely to cause problems.
I have no experience with SeeMeCNC hot ends.