Flying Bear Tornado Magnetic V6 Hotend Mount

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This is my design for a magnetic hotend assembly for the Flying Bear Tornado 3d printer. Being a cheap kit as it is, the stock hotend on the Tornado is pretty junky. I tossed that before even plugging it in and got to the busy work of desinging my own. I've had a number of 3d printers, and expierence has taught me that easy access to the hotend is important. I've had a few frustrating times with a few different printers, where I had to dissassemble a little more than I'd like, than should be needed, just to service the hotend. The design of this is geared towards tackling that problem, to an aggressive extent. Not only is it an open design for easy access and viewing, but the magnetic base makes it even easier since you can remove the whole assembly and work on it away from the printer altogether.  The magnetic base also adds the advantage of being able to easily swap the hotend assembly. I do plan to make a Volcano variant, and a Chimera variant. In particular, I could see being able to swap in a volcano as being useful.  This design also adds a part cooling fan, and moves the X endstop from the side of the H-carriage onto the hotend assembly, like it usually is with normal printers. There's a screw on endstop bump included, for putting on the frame where the endstop originally went. The magnets are round disc magnets, sized 10x2mm. The magnets should be press fit (They were for me) The fan for the hotend heatsink is a 40x40mm, and the turbo blower is a 50x50x15mm. 

About the author:
Jeh241-Makestuff
I’m a 3d artist in the video game industry. Having worked on such great series such as Boarderlands, Halo, and Rockband. You know what sucks though? Day in and day out I’m creating these amazing worlds, but they’re all virtual. What’s a fleshy human to do? I purchased my first 3D printer to help satisfy a lifelong ache. I’ve always enjoyed the idea of designing, but always felt held back by not being able to see my creations take physical form. They said I was crazy, that it was a waste, to purchase a 3d printer. They say a lot of things though. It’s been a great time, and I hope to bring many creations to share with everyone. If you're curious, if you'd like to know. I do a lot of my modeling in 3D Studio Max and Fushion 360. Two great applications. I'm not as good with Fusion though. I like it's approach, but find it ridged to work with. I appreciate how easy it is to change various elements of your design, without having to redo a lot of work. 3D Studio Max is great. It's a set of tools without limits. It's less non-destructive though, and sometimes making simple changes can become more time consuming, if you've put a lot of work into a model. I like to encourage everyone not just to print, but to design too. And to share.

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