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INTRODUCTION
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Introduction
The 3DMakerWorld Artifex 2 is an open source desktop 3D printer.
It makes three-
dimensional objects out of plastic filaments (PLA, ABS, PVA, HIPS, and NinjaFlex) layer
by layer. Based on the design of Artifex 3D printer, the Artifex 2 adds the flexible filament
extrusion and dual-head extrusion capabilities, LCD controller with SD card read, and other
fine improvements. The Artifex 2 offers both single and dual extruder models (Figure 1.1).
The design of Artifex 2 3D Printer is open to the public under the Creative Commons
Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Figure 1.1: The Artifex 2 3D printer
Artifex 2 All Metal (Figure 1.2) is an all metal hotend version of Artifex 2. It is equipped
with E3D V6 all metal hotend to extrude up to 300C for expanded material capacity, includ-
ing Nylon and Polycarbonate. Except for the hotend set-up, Artifex 2 All Metal shares the
same structure as Artifex 2. Unless explicitly noted, information provided in this document
for Artifex 2 applies to Artifex 2 All Metal as well.
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