Why you should not buy knockoffs:    • Open Source in 3D Printing - Copycats...  

Polycarbonate and Nylon are amazing plastics giving superior strength along with superior fatigue and temperature resistance. But most printers are not able to print with these materials. The Ender 3 suffers from this problem because of the Thermistor and PTFE tube in the stock hotend which limit the temperature to 260°C. In this video, we're going to fix that, and start printing Polycarbonate at 310°C!

For More information on all the other upgrades I've done to this printer watch the playlist from the beginning:    • Upgrading the Creality Ender 3 with D...  

Burning Teflon (PTFE) is horribly toxic: https://www.ewg.org/research/canaries...

PURCHASE LINKS (Note, purchasing from these links does not help the channel):

Micro Swiss Hotend with Titanium Heat Break: https://store.micro-swiss.com/collect...

Duet Thermocouple Daughterboard:
USA Purchase: https://www.filastruder.com/products/...
UK Purchase: https://www.duet3d.com/DuetAddons/TC_...
NOTE: At $30 this board seems expensive relative to the $2.50 board I was showing available on Ebay. There is an important distinction. The low cost board uses a MAX6675 chip, while the Duet Board uses 2 of the much better MAX31856 chips (Yes, you can operate two hotends with this daughterboard). Just a single chip MAX31856 board on Ebay costs $16, so in actuality $30 is a reasonable price. As with the genuine Duet Control Board, you are paying for top of the line components in a package that is guaranteed to work well for an extended period of time.

K Type Thermocouple Sensor on Ebay for $1.50:
https://ebay.to/2QkJFbu

Disclaimer: I was given the MicroSwiss hotend and the Duet Thermocouple Daughterboard for the purposes of making this video. I received no payment from either company. I form my own opinions, and, to the best of my abilities, I am unbiased in my reviews.