Upgrading a Solidoodle 2 Pro - Assembling an E3D v6 Hotend

My 2012 Solidoodle 2 Pro 3D printer's original extruder got irreparably clogged, so I needed to replace the hotend. I decided to go with an E3D v6 1.75mm hotend (USA). It comes in parts, not assembled, so I had to put it together.

There is some excellent information out there already about how to do this. Follow their instructions.

E3D v6 hotend and thermistor:


assembled E3D v6 thermistor:


assembled E3D v6 hotend:

Sources

• "E3D-v6 Assembly" on the official E3D wiki, accessed 2015/04/10
• "3D printing guides - Assembling the E3D v6 hotend" by Thomas Sanladerer on YouTube, 2014/05/23
• "E3d v6 1.75mm Universal Hotend - Assembly" by Make'n'Mod channel on YouTube, 2014/09/11

Additional Material

• "All-metal E3D (v6) Hotend" (12-volt 1.75mm universal) on/shipped from Filastruder, accessed 2015/04/10

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Upgrading a Solidoodle 2 Pro - Installing Lawsy's MK5 Extruder Assembly with E3D v6 Hotend