This Filament Extruder Costs $12,000...How Well Does It Work?
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- The Filabot EX6 is a $12,000 professional-level system used for filament production. We go through A LOT of filament here at Slant 3D, so in-house filament production was a logical choice. After 2 years of use, we are here to give you our thoughts on this machine.
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For context. We did reach out to Filabot about accessing resplacment parts and additional troubleshooting expertise (via phone and email). We reached out after the machine was past the 1 year warranty. We have not receieved responses to phone or emails from filabot at any time.
I don't know about ease of removal and installation, but their shop still sells a gearmotor replacement assembly for USD$211. That's at least twice what it listed at in 2018 but it's there for order and far cheaper than a full unit. That being said, thank you very much for your professional opinion on this device. Too many people who bother to talk about it at all just yesman or fanboy it without recognizing the niche or the limitations or pan it on the price alone without any explanation.
@@claws61821 That gearmotor is specifically for the EX2. It will not work in an EX6.
I’m confused. You’re saying in one comment you reached out to their customer service and they never responded. In another you are saying it’s custom parts that broke and they can’t be replaced. How would you know that without talking to the company first?
You’re saying they use a motor and/or gearbox that are custom made? Doesn’t make any sense.
@matsysto often with these machine's the motor and or gearbox is made inaway that its not replaceable or the parts that need replacing are over priced that would blow out the cost of the machine to 60%of replacement.
Machines today have a built-in end of life.
Nothing is made to last.
Would love to see a video on what you guys do with wasted filament from failed prints. I exclusively use hatchbox filaments and have large bins with failed prints. I would like to be able to recycle that filament into new rolls. Do you guys do anything like that? Great video.
These videos are getting better and better thank you slant 3D!!!
Thanks for watching
Thanks for that review you saved me some grief there was actually looking at this very extruder margins didn't look to great buying pellets from them 50 to 60% saving but to hear the machine conked out so quickly was an eye opener.
Do a teardown, It would be useful to see where the failure point was. Electric motors usually don't fail. You mentioned a gearbox. Those are relatively inexpensive to source. I'm guessing the steel screw is fine. The ceramic band heaters are ok? If it is a gearbox only, that isn't a major fix.
Already done. Custom Parts that can't be sourced.
@@slant3dHave you been given a quote for the replacement part?
Didn't like your channel when it started but I watched long enough of you to grow on me. That being said I almost bought that machine for my farm too and Im glad you did this review of it. I only comment here because I want to see the inside of it now. Tear it down Slant3D!@@slant3d
I also bought a used filabot and messaged them for spare parts. Their support was useless, Id have to follow up a lot to get a reply only to be told they can't help.
What filament extruder would you recommend?
I was under the impression that the gearboxes on the motors (usually combined into a single part) are a consumable. But yeah, at that cost, that's crazy. It's 16-18k now.
Some topics I'd be interested in...
1. Do you have a auto filament spool swapping solution?
2. Do you you use "infinite print" belts for print beds?
3. Any sanely priced solutions out there for fiber "tow" extruders other than the Markforged?
4. Any work on corona discharge based extruders? I've always thought it aught to be possible to leverage corona discharge for instantaneous heat response for perfect modelling of extruder state, plus the increased surface energy should reduce oozing and possibly increase layer adhesion esp. for low self-affinity materials like hdpe.
5. Relatedly, are there any high end slicers out there that are worth it? I still find it frustrating that all the slicers I've used seem to treat retraction likes it's normal and fine and make no effort to minimize retraction or travel distance.
Is there a filament extruder setup you highly recommend? the best of the best?
Great video+explanation+presentation! Thank you for sharing well done mate - NEW SUB 🙏🏻
Thanks for the sub!
How about the 3devo filament machines?
(They seem better designed.)
Much lower throughput. They run at about the 1/4 the the basic speed of the filabot
What recycled plastic extruder have you tested that you would recommend?
Hello! What extruders have you settled on for mainline production?
Thanks for the review. Also, your flag is backwards. The field (stars) should always be to the left whether horizontal or vertical (except on right shoulder of a soldier).
We will get that fixed right away.
I would love to see you main extrusion line and to understand just how fast you are producing filaments
Did you ever hear back from filabot regarding replacement parts/servicing?
Saved me the money. Thanks
Merry Christmas!! Great advice!! Are these machines capable of recycling? Have tried them that way? Many thanks in advance!
How much are the raw materials for a filament extruder even cost (like on average), including the resin and any colourants?
What kind of diameter consistency can one expect from machines in this price range ?
How did you add the extra pellets to the hopper? and could that have added extra stress to the motors inside causing them to burn out sooner
Nope. Weight of the pellets id neglible to the pressure of extrusion
Thanks for the video, and offering to expand on reviews of industrial use. That would be interesting, but I wouldnt know what to request :/
I did wonder if you reached out to the maker of the EX6 to talk to them about the use and warranty. To see if they would do anything about it?
Sure did. See our top comment. They did not respond.
@@slant3d The comment is a bit lower down than top comment, but I empathize. I suppose you know who will be getting your money in the future
Hi, if I want to use it in mass and long time ... Could u help me?
can i buy that from you
What was the problem with the machine?
Should now be called Filaplop.
i'd be happy to buy your ex6 from you if you are willing to sell it!
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i can build it for half the cost
And you could sew your own clothes for just the cost of cotton.
So $12000/ 3000 rolls so cost to produce per roll was $4.
What were you expecting? Of a lab production machine?
What is the fix? Replace motor to more durable unit?
[edit: so company didn’t get back which is poor service] What did company say when you reached out? As they may have said it’s a known issue and provided a rev2 motor/ fix. ARB had that with some suspension (bp-51) they made, they replaced far out of warranty as a known issue (a soft recall ie a customer complains then they fix).
Sounds like you needed the next step up from this level based on your video.
Maybe do a how yo fix video at least help other fix their out of warranty unit ls on the cheap. Perhaps a slightly bigger motor will make the machine unstoppable.