Overall, as we said before, form follows function. X60 filament, widely known as the most elastic and floppy filament available, we simply closed the breech, adjusted the temp and speed and off it went, printing perfectly. We have successfully printed many filaments, from the hardest to the softest, from the most brittle to the most floppy filament, everything has been tested.ĬarbonFil, a very stiff and hard filament that is infused with carbon fiber, printed smoothly. The combination of the Nimble breech and its custom-designed hob allows you to print pretty much any filament. We give you all you need to design your own adapter, but better yet we will design the adapter or you free of charge if you want. You can move you Nimble to a different printer by simply substituting a suitable adapter, that's freedom! If you are using more than one Nimble and placing them side by side, filament centers can be as little as 12.4mm apart, it's amazing really. The Nimble can be installed in the best orientation for you and your printer, one way or the other. One of our biggest and most challenging achievements was the left and right handed mounting capability. Ambidextrous: there is no right way up, or left way. No more gummed up hob, you can actually see it and it's easy to clean with a small stiff brush. With the breech open you can push filament by hand and actually feel how well filament is extruding, and just push new filament through to purge the old filament in the hotend. When the breech is open, with most Nimble adapters, you see the filament path all the way to the top of your hot end. This little device makes filament changes so easy The Drive cable can be positioned horizontal (backwards pointing), vertical, or steps in between. The part that holds the hob (the Hobbit) is fixed, to ensure a centred filament path. We made the body of the Flex in such a way that you can rotate the part the holds the worm and drive cable, in 22.5 degree steps. How does all this work translate to features that make this one of the best extruders? There is a whole raft of features that make using the Nimble and printing better and make your 3D printing life easier. This means better layers and smoother prints. You benefit directly from the much finer control of extrusion rate than is possible with other extruders.Įssentially, with the Nimble you can print faster and with much better extrusion control. The 30:1 gear ratio of the Flex means you have better control. It's tiny which means it is easy to fit on almost every printer. The easiest and fastest filament change of any extruder, a simple click and done. You not only get better prints, you get them quicker as well. This lack of weight improves your motion control and allows you to print faster. Only 25 grams, including mounting hardware! Easily the worlds lightest extruder. The Nimble is special, not only does it push filament it does it with the following added benefits. What is the function of an extruder? Duh! It pushes filament. The tiny size of the Nimble required purpose designed parts, this means you don't suffer the functional compromises that other extruders have through the use of off the shelf parts.īut foremost in our thoughts was always Form follows Function, which resulted in the minimal and elegant design of the Nimble. It resulted in fewer parts, and a few surprising extra features. The extruders modular approach means you don't have to replace your extruder if you upgrade to multiple extruders or move to a new printer. There were three primary driving forces behind the design evolution and form of the Nimble So we started with a clean sheet and a list of things that could not be changed and a list of what had to be improved. We listened to our customers to understand what they liked and what needed to be improved. Made the breech easier to open and close.Improved the strength of our parts and heat deflection temperature.Increased the ease of installation and use.We have kept all the nice features of the original Nimble. With the Flex you can position the drive cable where you need it for your printer. Introducing the Nimble V3 or better known as the Flex.īased on the same principles that made the Nimble and Sidewinder so great, the Flex does away with the need of two separate models. The Nimble is a response to this frustration. We looked at the existing options, there was nothing suitable. Bowden tubes came along but must be banned. In the beginning, there were direct drive extruders, they were heavy.
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