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Differences between hotends?

caleb12134

Differences between hotends?
October 14, 2014 12:05PM

Registered: 9 years ago
Posts: 18

Hi all, I was wondering what the differences between J-heads, hexagon, and magma extruders? I am buying a prusa kit and need to choose one, I have experience with my printrbot simple metal so I am "experienced" somewhat... I also was wondering if wood is ok, I would guess that wood warps and bends? Why not use metal or acrylic? thank you!

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greenman100

Re: Differences between hotends?
October 14, 2014 12:54PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 210

I would recommend the E3Dv6, I've heard great things and it has been a champ for me personally. It can handle higher temperatures as opposed to the PEEK-based solutions.

Wood is ok, metal/acrylic are better but more expensive.

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gmh39

Re: Differences between hotends?
October 14, 2014 06:19PM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 553

I would say either the E3D v6, original J-Head, or the Ubis (printrbot hotend). I've been using my Ubis for close to a year and not had any major problems.

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caleb12134

Re: Differences between hotends?
October 14, 2014 07:40PM

Registered: 9 years ago
Posts: 18

Does anyone have any factual information not based on opinion? Is one more prone to jamming, does one print more materials? Does one give better quality? Thanks! smiling smiley

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gmh39

Re: Differences between hotends?
October 14, 2014 09:22PM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 553

Anything all metal should be able to handle pretty much any material.

Apart from that, it seems everything in anecdotal. The original J-head it typically suggested for it proven track record in reliability and consistency. If you do go with a j-head, make sure it is an original from hotends.com. A lot of the clones are crappy and jam frequently.