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Review on Enhanced Capricorn Filament Pneumatic Fittings for Additive Manufacturing: Upgraded Products Spotlight by Johnny Bloomer

Revainrating 4 out of 5

I think the Capricorn tube reduced the resistance of the filament!?!?

I think the Capricorn tube reduced the resistance of the string!?!? Hose and cutter were all I needed, the fittings were thrown into a sea of superfluous parts that quickly piled up. I use hoses in two places to get the filament into the greenhouse: 1) from my dry box to the extruder, 2) from the extruder to the hot end. When I replaced the drybox tubing, I didn't notice any difference by pulling the filament through the tubing by hand (to be honest, once or twice the resistance seemed higher). When I replaced the Bowden tube, my extruder seemed to notice a difference as it ran a little easier (quieter). I will continue to buy it considering the difference in the low cost compared to tubing, stock fittings and cutting tools. 8^)

Pros
  • Capricorn Bowden Tube is specially designed for 1.75mm filament with extremely accurate inner and outer diameter, the filament is smoothly loaded into the hotend with minimal error between extruder and hotend.
Cons
  • String is shorter than other picks