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A project log for Individualised nasal CPAP cannula for preterm kids

Preterm infants come in lots of different sizes. Nasal CPAP cannula come in few sizes. Read on to see if we can 3D print a solution.

ben-hartmannBen Hartmann 08/17/2015 at 09:110 Comments

Printing with NinjaFlex is tricky. The filament path needs to be constrained so it doesn't buckle when being driven into the extruder.

I found that this extruder upgrade is necessary for my Makerbot Replicator 2 - but easily printable in PLA. The only changes I made to the standard Makerbot print settings were to slow the printing speed to 30mm/sec (230C print temp).

I also have a Printrbot Simple Metal - Ninjaflex not printing as well on this yet but will post details if I have any success. The extruder is jamming when loading fillament. I need to play with the extruder temps and modify the upgrade to the hot end I am using.

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