This is my own version of the Recreator3D Vertigo machine bt JRT3D. This remix is based on the few images and short clips you can find online.
My version is intended as a work in progress project. This means that I will continue to update it as the ideas pop into my head (and also based on your advice).
Like the original machine it is based on the pieces obtained from a Creality Ender 3/Ender 3 Pro. It is up to you whether to buy the needed parts or to disassemble one.
In addition to the machine itself, you will also find the bottle cutter and the adapter for the brass threaded nut (mine was different from the original version). This project includes other parts intended as options. You can decide whether or not to print them according to your needs. I've also added the “Bottle thickness and strip height ratio table” to the downloadable files.
The assembly instructions are partly the same as the JRT3D machine. I have listed the necessary screws in the notes of each STL file.
Some files may look different from the pictures because many pieces have been improved after the first build. I will print them soon.
Here is some useful information about my version and about the STLs that you will find below:
I printed everything in ABS (also PETG works great) with 0.6 mm nozzle and 0.3 mm layer height, with 3 walls/bottom/top surfaces and 25% infill, except the “Heater Block Plate” that need to be printed with 50% infill or more to avoid deformations during the pulltrusion. As JRT3D said in his project ABS, ASA or similar materials are recommended for this particular part due to the high temperature reached by the metal plate. You should be able to print everything with 1 kg of material.
Once the build is complete, print one of the 3 gcodes to start the pulltrusion at the desired speed.
Here you can find some useful videos by JRT3D:
If you need to join your filaments give this a try: https://www.printables.com/it/model/358894-filament-welderjoiner-for-standard-4mm-ptfe-tube-1
Printer settings for this filament are 255-265°C nozzle / 70-80°C bed. Flow needs to be higher than normal. Do the usual calibration tests before starting to print.
Here the presentation in Italian (you can activate automatic subtitles) of this project:
Leave a comment if you have any question.
Happy printing!