Extruder

Extruder Types:

• Bowden

• Direct
• Floating (Uncommon, seen on some Delta printers)

Extrusion Types:

• Direct - The gear on the motor touches the filament.

• Geared - The gear on the motor connects to another gear before touching to the filament.

Dual Gear Extrusio

Creality Ender 3 - V2 - Dual Gear Is a Great Upgrade, Except for This One Issue... Let's Fix it
What I've learned about dual gear extruders and how to patch them, maybe
Dual Drive Gear Extruder Upgrade + E Steps on Creality Ender

dual extrusion

• Why dual extrusion matters - First look at the Prometheus System!
• XY calibration camera for IDEX 3D printers by Ember Prototypes - tested on Sovol SV04

Troubleshooting

Also see Extruder Grinding.

Supporting Documentation

Videos:

• The Anatomy of a 3D Printer // 3D Printer Extruders
• Bowden 3d Printer Extruder Vs. Direct Drive

Articles:

• Enter 3: Open Source - Ender-3 Parts/ASM Extruder.SLDASM