The 3D Printing Extruder Reinvented - The Dual and Quad

A project in Willmar, MN by Dglass 3D
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The first universally adaptable 3D Printer extrusion head to provide up to 4 extruders in the same space as 2 traditional extruders.
Backers: 65
Average Pledge Per Backer: $161

Funded: $10,471 of $25,000
Dates: Aug 9th -> Sep 13th (36 days)
Project By: Dglass 3D
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Latest News

THE Update

September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We are excited to share this update with you showing our progress and where we are at.  You'll notice there has been some changes to the rewards and those of you who have already pledged are be grandfathered in at the previous levels but with our... (Read More)

Update #6 - Progress

August 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Its been 2 weeks since our last update so we thought we would provide an update on our progress and our challenges over the past couple weeks.  First we have been working through hot end issues which were preventing us from completing print jobs.... (Read More)

Update #5 - Working on the Print

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Today was a pretty exciting day, we received the Beta Test Firmware updates allowing us to leverage the full capability of our Dual and Quad extruders!!  Testing here we come! We have also been working on completing some prints to show the D3D print... (Read More)

Update #4 Revised Retraction System

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We received our updated precision cut gears today and are working on updating the drive and retraction systems.  So far the results look really promising!  We are seeing some improvements right away. As I type this, our extruder head is busy... (Read More)

Update #3 Filament Retraction!

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
One of the most common questions/concerns we have received is about filament retraction.  We have known for some time that retraction was key issue to solve.  We have been working through multiple solutions and had finally arrived at the solution... (Read More)

Update #2 Loading and Replacing Filament

August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Here is our second update video, in this video we are showing how the filament is removed and new filament is added to the extruder head. We are currently working on the next video update to address the concerns related to the retraction. We are... (Read More)

Day #1

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
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