Uploaded February 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Q&A and update on bowden tubing stuffz. Oh, and if any of you try the hydro couplings (again... it's just an experiment, so use at your own risk) let me know if it works out well, or if you have any strangeness/problems/slop/etc over time, and I'll give updates on mine


Links to the experimental parts used (not affiliate):

Hydro Compression fittings: 4mm M6x1 aliexpress.com/item/32830602568.html
Barb 4x2.5mm : aliexpress.com/item/32923365848.html

Black tubing 1.9mm I.D. : aliexpress.com/item/32354926214.html


TIME INDEX:
0:17 intro
7:18 Q's about couplings and links
8:25 wish for exrtuder feedback loop
12:47 extruder aglet
13:08 black tubing link
13:27 coupling quality
17:01 stifening bowden tube
19:37 tube length?
21:37 non-Nowtonian behavior
23:23 comparison Cap tubing with and without
24:05 remote direct
24:58 bike cable casing
26:42 theu couplings
29:26 installing tubing in hotend
30:05 outro
30:50 links to parts
32:00 clips from vids sent
34:10 hydro couplings how-to


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