Does anyone know where I can get a replacement insulator sock for a Printrbot

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Does anyone know where I can get a replacement insulator sock for a Printrbot Simple Metal? An alternative to the sock would be fine as well. I can’t seem to find one online and PrintrBot is out of stock.

Thanks!

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I am assuming you are assuming taking about the red insulator on the ubis hot end

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Seems to be Automotive red tube. I tried one and the seller sent me the wrong one so I can’t say for sure.

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@Camerin_hahn Yes, that’s the one

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I would suggest you try “self fusing silicone tape”. You can get it at most home improvement and hardware stores for a decent price and most brands are rated above 250C.

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I can’t find any insulated self infusing tape in my area. I’ll have to dig around the stores more I suppose.

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They’re called fire sleeve flame shield.

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@Kyle_Elliott ​ a lot of times they hide it in the plumbing area… People often use it to seal leaky pipes. Either that or by the electrical area.

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@Eclsnowman I saw the tape but it didn’t say insulated. I’ll check again.

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The standard self-fusing stuff isn’t insulated, but you could give it a try anyway, maybe with something heat-resistant under it.

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Fire Sleeve Flame Shield looks very similar. What size do we need?

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I use self-fusing tape on my J-heads and it works well as an insulator, but doesn’t last forever. I’ve already had one split and come off, pulling the thermistor out.

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Check around for a shop that rewinds industrial electric motors. The silicone / fiberglass sleeve is commonly used.

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I ended up cleaning out the one I already had. I hadn’t tightened the hotend tip enough and filament oozed out and basically filled up the inside of the sock.

All good now tough. Thanks :slight_smile:

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@Kyle_Elliott That is what I ended up doing to.