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Choosing the Best E3D Hotend // Comparison Guide

Choosing the Best E3D Hotend // Comparison Guide

Alec Richter
Sep 8, 2021

Industry leader E3D has many variants of their top-seller E3D V6 hotend. Take a look at where each one shines and which might be best for you.

What really put E3D on the map was their purpose built 3D printer hotends. These were designed for 3D printing’s needs and not repurposed from other hardware components. Now, there are multiple variations on the sixth version of their hotend (the E3D V6), each intended for increasingly higher flow rates to really get filament flowing. Almost every hotend is 1.75mm or 2.85mm filament compatib... (More)

Choosing the Best E3D Extruder// Comparison Guide

Choosing the Best E3D Extruder// Comparison Guide

Alec Richter
Sep 15, 2021

E3D ' extruders are some of the best in the business. Let's take a look at what makes each one tick and improve the performance of any 3D printer.

E3D doesn’t just make hotends and their accessories, they also make components just as important: extruders! Over the years E3D has made multiple variations to their extruder lineup, each tackling a specific need, whether it was short feed paths or liquid-cooling options. By now, the latest E3D Hemera has all the bells and whistles you would come to expect from E3D, making it a formidable re... (More)

Tech Breakdown: E3D Collection

Tech Breakdown: E3D Collection

Alec Richter
May 22, 2020

From nozzles to extruders, E3D has the breadth and depth of 3D printer components to have the entire extruder system made with their products.

E3D is known throughout the 3D printing industry for their high-quality, open-source 3D printer components. They’ve been a part of desktop 3D printing for a long time, nearly since the beginning, developing a keen sense for the capabilities and performance desired by industry at large. With their experience acumen, E3D readily creates new and powerful nozzles, hotends, and extruder systems.... (More)

E3D HotEnd Comparison Guide

E3D HotEnd Comparison Guide

Ryan Lutz
Jun 4, 2017

E3D's first-rate HotEnds will expand your 3D printer's capabilities - learn the differences between these dynamic printer components.

Often imitated, but never duplicated, E3D HotEnds are the result of fine engineering. They are the envy of hot end makers everywhere because E3D has somehow found the winning design, machined to perfection. Buy an off-brand replication on eBay, and chances are good that you’ll regret it due to the seller’s inability to recreate the exact specifications that E3D has gone to such lengths... (More)

Tech Breakdown: E3D Hemera Dual Drive Extruder

Tech Breakdown: E3D Hemera Dual Drive Extruder

Alec Richter
Feb 8, 2021

The long awaited E3D Hemera is a powerhouse of an extruder; compact and capable of extruding through nearly any filament you can throw at it.

When you think of high-quality hotend and extruder components for 3D printing, E3D is one of the first that comes to mind. They’re one of the oldest names in the desktop 3D printing industry with humble beginnings; crafting their first hotends by hand using manual lathes. Today, their latest masterpiece is the precision-engineered and manufactured E3D Hemera that features dual-drive extruder... (More)

Tech Breakdown: The E3D Titan Extruder

Tech Breakdown: The E3D Titan Extruder

Ryan Lutz
Jul 5, 2017

Designed by industry-leading engineers as an improvement to the status quo, the Titan is E3D’s cure for the common extruder.

With a 3:1 gear ratio, the Titan extruder from E3D is designed to be incredibly precise so your parts come out looking their best. It supports the printing of both 1.75mm and 3.00mm filaments including flexible filaments like TPE, TPU, and soft PLA. Its low weight and compact design give it an advantage over other clunkier extruders.... (More)

How To: Successfully Assemble an E3D v6 All-Metal HotEnd

How To: Successfully Assemble an E3D v6 All-Metal HotEnd

Scott Cahoon
Apr 2, 2018

This detailed guide by the Pros at MatterHackers walks you through the steps to correctly assemble the industry's leading hotend.

E3D has an updated assembly guide available here: V6 Assembly Guide (Edition 2) Introduction The E3D All-Metal v6 Hotend is one of the most popular and most important third-party upgrades that 3D printing enthusiasts can make to their stock 3D printer. The ubiquitous nature of the J-head mount makes it compatible with most open standard RepRap printers, and the utilitarian design helps preven... (More)