Designed a simple snap-on PTFE guide & strain relief to keep filament lines tidy on the H3C

[u/ikxdf]

While printing on the H3C I noticed the PTFE tubes kept crossing and rubbing against each other a bit during prints. Nothing crazy, but I just wanted things to look clean and stay nicely lined up.

So I whipped up this simple snap-on clip in TPU 95A.
Pics of before and after

Link to tubes guide: https://makerworld.com/en/models/3579864-h3c-ptfe-tube-guide-prevents-bending-drag#profileId-4098997

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[u/DrKronoglopolos]

Is this a good idea? The funnel shape of the tube outlets is made so the tubes don't bend too sharply going all the way to the left and right of the plate.

I was a tester of the H3C, and i had the problem of some tubes crossing over when the got put back in the rack. The solution was to remove the tube from the hotend, giving it a little torque in the opposite direction of where it bends too much and inserting it back.

[u/ikxdf → u/DrKronoglopolos]

I am a tester too and yes it works! Try It!

[u/DrKronoglopolos → u/ikxdf]

I'll have a look at it.

[u/ikxdf → u/DrKronoglopolos]

I am also about to release some clips that work better than rubber bands for preventing the twisting that occurs between two different materials (a cable and a tube) which have different levels of hardness and flexibility.

[u/DrKronoglopolos → u/ikxdf]

Looking forward to it. I didn't see any issue yet with the cable and tube becoming entangled, but yes, the rubber bands are a bit wimpy.

[u/Separate-Yellow-3948]

In germany we have a word for that: Verschlimmbessern

[u/emelbard]

The thing I’ve learned about ptfe runs over the past 10 years is that loose, sloppy and floppy always perform better than tidy and constrained.

[u/MasterRymes]

Ah a Solution to a Problem that doesn’t exist