obscurereality

One question that kept coming up while assembling Mendel: “How will I make the Thermal Barrier stick to the extruder base?”

I wasn’t real sure what to go with.  You need an adhesive that will bond to the PTFE, and be able to withstand some heat. I stopped by the hardware store and headed to glue section. I was kind of disappointed  at the lack of documentation on most packages. I ended up going with Loctite® All Plastics.

I must say, this glue does an amazing job, and works perfectly.

The Mendel is near complete. The only thing left is wiring, and finding a gear that will work well in the extruder. I believe I have most of the firmware issues sorted out, but I won’t know for sure until it’s all wired up.