Filament Roller

A project in Newark, CA by Christopher Robertson
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All-in-one IR sensor & alarm. Detect all filament feeding errors. Automatically pause your 3D printer using OctoPrint, Marlin (1.1.x).
3D Printing
Backers: 61
Average Pledge Per Backer: $58

Funded: $3,513 of $11,250
Dates: Jan 22nd -> Mar 3rd (40 days)
Project By: Christopher Robertson
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Latest News

Simultaneous Multi-Extruder Support

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Concept Drawing  In order to properly support multiple extruders that run simultaneously, whichever sensor you are using will need an input to know whether a particular extruder is on or off. I can't see any alternative, myself. If the FR was... (Read More)

Quadrature Output Is Already Accessible! (Repetier)

January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Quadrature Output is Already Accessible In case it wasn't clear before, quadrature signals from the IR sensors are already accessible. So, if you have a 3D printer running Repetier which uses quadrature data for sensing jams you should be able to... (Read More)

A Splittable 2-Part Filament Roller PCB

January 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Moving Components (Yellow), Split-Line (Red) One backer (Mozzer) requested to make the board splittable. We can rearrange the layout of the board as follows: Move components from the right-side yellow boxes into the unused area in the left. Move the... (Read More)

Daisy-Chaining Filament Rollers

January 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Daisy-Chaining Filament Rollers (DIP type) By adding a separate hub (middle) using an AND-gate with a switchable buzzer, we can chain the current Filament Roller (FR) prototype in a star pattern. The hub can be connected directly to your 3D printer... (Read More)

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