Bowden Coupler Adapter

I saw CHEPs Bowden 'fix' but I had a hell of a time printing it. In fact, I got it to print but then it was too large to even work so back to the drawing board. Not to say he had a bad design, it just didn't work for me.

What this part does is just put a barrier between the captive tube and the M10 coupler. The threads are tapered a bit more drastically to allow for easier threading. There's holes on the side for a 1.5mm hex key to go into if you need to turn it a bit more than what your fingers can do. Not really necessary but not everyone can turn the same torque.

Tools you'll need:

Wire cutters
1.5mm hex key
Razor






Print Settings:
0.05mm layer
Print Male side down, no supports
30% infill or higher.
(if Thingiverse starts working again, I'll upload my FFF file from Simplify3D)

Steps:

Step 1 - The captive tube is a bit shy of 40mm long. Start with 42.5 and insert all the way into the hot end. take some flush cut wire cutters and mark the top of the co