Quantity | Component name | |
1 | × | M6 threaded rod 20 cm of rod is plenty. Medium strength steel is sufficient. |
1 | × | Steel block, 60X60X30mm Any HSLA or mild steel will do, molybdenum or tungsten-bearing steels work the best and last a very long time |
1 | × | Aluminum block, 60X60X30mm I used 6061 aluminum but others may work |
1 | × | X-Pando Their standard product is fine: https://www.xpando.com/xpando.php and it can be purchased on McMaster. Seals way better than Teflon at high temperatures |
1 | × | E3D Thermistor Semitec 104GT when sold elsewhere |
1 | × | Heater cartridge Standard E3D size, but needs to be at lleast 60 watts instead of 40. I have a heater block that can use a standard silicon nitride diesel heater plug at 100 watts or so, but some printer boards might not be able to supply that much power to a single heater, so proceed with caution and read up on the data sheets for your respective MOSFETs |
1 | × | Thermal compound For good thermal contact |
1 | × | Borax For making an organic glass similar to boroglycerine |
1 | × | penta-erythritol For making an organic glass similar to boroglycerine (reduces hygroscopicity) |
1 | × | glycerol For making an organic glass similar to boroglycerine |
1 | × | sodium hydroxide For black oxide coating of steel |
1 | × | sodium or potassium nitrate For black oxide coating of steel |
1 | × | sulfuric acid I used 70% but that is quite concentrated: if you have more dilute solution, just take that into account when mixing up an aluminum anodizing bath |
1 | × | trisodium phosphate For anodizing titanium, zirconium or hafnium in case you want to make a super high-temperature extruder to print gold or steel |
1 | × | zinc Roto Metals has good prices |
1 | × | tin Roto Metals has good prices |