John Fuoco developed several printable add-on upgrades which will enable you to prime, dump excess filament and clean the nozzle for Delta 3d printers and other machines.
Here is a servo powered arm for Deltas:
Here is a simillar apparatus on a Bukobot which could probably be customized for most machines:
All the files and instructions:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:958642
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:961135
Here is a servo powered arm for Deltas:
Here is a simillar apparatus on a Bukobot which could probably be customized for most machines:
All the files and instructions:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:958642
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:961135
Excess filament dumped in small bin with cleaning edge |