xrun, I bet also one of my balls it will move. The real question is how much and if it will degrade the 3D printing process.
Try it and observe. I just think a plastic part holding with just clips (the BLACK part) isn't going to stand up over thousands of retracts. It isn't going to be as good as a metal threaded insert. I just won't be. However, if and when it starts to loosen, you can try gluing it in (the BLACK clip).
It is what it is, unless you return it, you will have to improve it yourself.
I cannae deny any of whatcher sayin'; Sorry, I didn't mean to sound condescending.
I'm not sure if I mentioned that stupid integrated collet clip in my diatribe aboot the red ones, and no time to search for it right now, but I DID see that when I bought mine and deliberately avoided it like the plague.
I'm not sure if the intent was to make it cheaper, or if it was to eliminate the common gripe aboot the pneu fitting locking onto the tubing and not letting go when you do the
"loosen the pneu fitting, push the tube in all the way til it bottoms out, tighten the pneu fitting to jam it tight" thang. Pretty sure the plastic clip won't do that like the sharp metal fingers in the pneu fitting do.
My point with the blue clippity is that if you put enough of them in there or print one the right thickness to jam the collet clip up tight, it should force the fingers to dig into the tubing adequately to lock it down against normal extrusion head pressure. Not saying I'd expect it to hold up to increased head pressure from a clogged nozzle tho... that would be foolish. How well it holds up, I think, will be directly related to the quality of molding and the material used... I'd probably be willing to give it the benefit of the doubt if it were made of nylon and had some teeth in the inner surface of those fingers.
My current 3DP misery is just trying to get my shipping address updated. I've tried 2 different contact points with KS/PledgeBox (useless as tits on a boar
) and 2 others at CReality... one no response, and one the same exact response I got on my "optical sensor upgrade" eMail, so now I know THAT "confirmation" response was an auto-reply as well.
But I STILL have not successfully changed my shipping address with these lunatics.
Z, I can't believe you just said that "It's a few inches too long..." I'd say if it is only that much, don't trim it unless you have problems where it binds up somewhere or have extrusion issues you can't point to any other cause.
That way if you have problems with fittings jamming up, or the end against the nozzle getting old and hard and causing clogs, etc... then you have a little extra to trim on that Cap tubing and don't wind up needing to replace it because it's too short.
mnem
*toddles off to move my ass*