After working with Mosaic’s Palette 2 Pro, I wanted to find a cheaper off the shelf method for filament joining that didn’t cost $500.
Sticking to Recreator3D’s mission; I started work on, MELD: A Filament Joiner. Using some random parts I had around to test the idea.
The basic goal, use off the shelf items that we’re familiar with. Start with manual methods. Simple and easy. Using basic gCode commands for control.
Keeping the method able to be started by all and initial cost efforts affordable with expandability in mind for more automated minded consumers in the future.
My efforts produced a join. Sadly, it was brittle and creeping into a crystallized state. It broke shortly after. I shared my efforts within Recreator3D’s user groups. I attempted my methods a couple more times with similar results.
With preparation for ERRF2022, my focus has slipped elsewhere. I hope to see any efforts from the Recreator3D community in the future.
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