Lightweight layer fan for Afterburner print head. |
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README.md
Slender layer fan for 2.4
What does it do
- It gives you 7-10mm additional Y travel before hitting your front doors.
- It reduces weight at maximum leverage, and reduces maximum leverage on your linear rail.
- It lets you service your duct without disassembling your print head (did you drop a screw or piece of plastic)
- It looks sick.
- It's quiet and it moves plenty of air.
BOM
- 6x m3x3.8 heat set inserts
- 2x m3x12
- 2x m3x16
- 2x m3x20
- 2x m3x30
- The neat little layer fan from 2.2
STLs
| File | Note |
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| blower_case.stl | |
| blower_lid.stl | |
| duct.stl | You might need supports. I used supporrt from platform only to keep the inside of the duct clean. |
| hotend_fan_cover.stl | You might need supports. I used supports on the duct seal wings to keep them a little nice. |
Assembly
- You are replacing the front half of your print head. You'll need to replace the front mosquito mount with the new shroud, so tear it down a bit (leave your clockwork intact, we're not messing with that)
- Put in the heat set inserts. 2 on top of blower_lid, 2 in the duct and the 2 on the backside of the duct for bolting the hotend case together..
- K sorry drill out the mount bosses on your neat little layer fan to 3mm, or snip them off. They're in the way for your screws up top.
- And while you're disappointed, take a look at your 40mm fan. The bottom frame edge around the screws might not clear the bolt heads of your 30mm lower shroud mount screws. I snipped the frame corners a little for clearance but you might have smaller screws.
- Assemble the front of the print head like you normally would.
Known Issues
- You might want some really lightweight foam to close your duct better if your print doesn't come out perfectly. (you'll see a little gap and know you want this or you won't see a gap and you won't care)


