Giant 3D Printer Nozzle
Giant Manually Machined 3D Printer Nozzle
To improve my skills and knowledge as a machinist, I decided to replicate a standard E3D V6 3D printer nozzle out of aluminum with just manual machines. To accomplish this I started off with 3.5 inch round aluminum stock and used multiple tools to machine it to shape. The nozzle was machined in two pieces: the top hex nut piece and the threaded body portion of the nozzle.
Machining Process
3.5 in round stock was cut on horizontal bandsaw
Cut stock was faced on both sides using lathe
Using a mill and rotary vise, the hex nut was milled
Using the lathe, the nozzle taper was turned
Using the lathe a chamfer was added to the hex nut
Using a lathe, a large hole was drilled for boring bar
Boring bar was used to get final inside diameter
Final nozzle hole was drilled and top half of nozzle was completed
Round stock was cut to length for the threaded body
A center drill, drill, and gun drill were used to create pilot hole
A large drill bit was used to create the hole in nozzle.
The body was turned to the right diameter and threads were created using single point threading
Final Product
Machined 3D Printer Nozzle
