[airtripper] primarily uses a Bowden extruder, and wanted to be a little more scientific in his 3D printing efforts. So he purchased a force sensor off eBay and modified his extruder design to fit it.

This post is about repurposing a commonly available inexpensive optical 3D printer filament sensor/detector ... This is why nowadays we can also see more advanced filament sensors made with rotary ...

In 3D printing ... A common solution is to use a sensor to measure the distance to the bed and form a mesh correction. Then, as the printer head moves in the XY plane, the software will adjust ...

Each of these layers can be visualized as a thinly sliced cross-section of the object. Image Credit: Superior Sensor Technology 3D printing is the total opposite of subtractive manufacturing, which ...