The Bondtech LGX™ Shortcut is a special hotend that mounts to the side of the LGX™ extruder. With the LGX™, it forms a printhead that will excel at printing ALL most common materials and especially the soft and flexible. This add-on comes in two variants: Copperhead® and Mosquito®
Each Bondtech LGX™ Shortcut Hotend is supplied with:
- 1x LGX™ Black Anodized Aluminum Heat Sink
- 1x LGX™ Black Anodized Aluminum Air Cooled Cold Block
- 1x LGX™ Air-cooled Cold Block Mounting Hardware
- 1x Mosquito® Heat Break and Hot Block Hardware OR Copperhead® LGX™ Heat Break
- 1x Mosquito® OR Copperhead® Hot Block
- 1x Bondtech M6x1x7.5 Coated Brass Nozzle 0.4mm
- 1x Silver Based Thermal Paste Sachet 0.5g
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The LGX Shortcut only supports 1.75 mm filament.
Designed To Be Flexible
The Bondtech LGX™ Shortcut includes a reversible heat sink that can be installed on the left or right hand side of the cold block. The heat sink also includes a hole pattern for attaching 40×40 fans.
Cooling down the heat break
Bondtech's tests suggest a 4010 fan is enough to cool down the cold block and the cold zone of the heat break, even with such a small contact surface to the heat sink. In case you have an application where additional cooling is required, try using a 4020 fan or 2 LGX heat sinks, one on each side.
Compatible nozzles
The hot block included in this product is compatible with Rep Rap style nozzles, such as:
- BridgeMaster Nozzles (for peak bridging performance)
- Vanadium Nozzles (for abrasive applications)
- CHT Coated Brass Nozzles (for high flow applications)
The LGX™ Shortcut Hotend is not compatible with the following items:
- 3DSolex Matchless 1.75mm nozzles.
LGX Shortcut Mosquito Hotend
Main Advantages
- Robust hotend
- One-handed nozzle change
- Gives better access to softer materials
- Enables printing flexible and softer materials faster
- Keeps the print-head small and light
- Allows for multiple mounting options
Technical Specifications
- Cold Block Material : Anodized Aluminum;
- Heat Sink Material : Anodized Aluminum;
- Mosquito Hot Block materials : steel tube; copper body; nickel plating.
- Max operating (nozzle) temperature : 450°C
- Max tightening torque on the extruder screws is 0.3 Nm
- Max tightening torque on the heatsink/cold block screw is 0.6 Nm
- LGX Shortcut Mosquito hotend net weight : 61 g
- Package measurements : 80x103x73 mm
- Package weight : 105 g
LGX Shortcut Copperhead Hotend
Main Advantages
- Gives access to softer materials.
- Enables printing flexible and soft materials faster.
- Keeps the print-head small and light.
- Allows mounting in many different ways.
Technical Specification
- Cold Block Material : Anodized Aluminum;
- Heat Sink Material : Anodized Aluminum;
- Copperhead Hot Block materials : steel tube; copper body; nickel plating.
- Max operating (nozzle) temperature : 450°C
- Max tightening torque on the extruder screws is 0.3 Nm
- Max tightening torque on the heatsink/cold block screw is 0.6 Nm
- LGX™ Shortcut Copperhead® net weight : 55.5 g g
- Package measurements : 80x103x73 mm
- Package weight : 96 g
Video Guides
01 – Preparing the LGX
02 – Setting up the LGX Shortcut Copperhead – Assembling the print-head
CREDITS
Soundtrack is based on 2 Bensound cinematic tunes: Adventure; Memories. Check Bensound at https://www.bensound.com/
STEP Files To Download
Click the links below to download STEP files with simplified geometries of each available setup.
- LGX Direct Drive with Copperhead Screw Mount Hotend
- LGX Shortcut Copperhead® Hotend with Right-Hand Side Heatsink and Fan
- LGX Shortcut Copperhead® Hotend with Left-Hand Side Heatsink and Fan
Note: To use the Direct Drive Interface Plugs with the Slice Engineering® Hotends, it is recommended to use a PTFE tube between the extruder and the heat break. Below is some useful additional information:
PFTE Tube Lengths:
- Old Mosquito/Mosquito Magnum : 10 mm
- New Mosquito/Mosquito Magnum : 11 mm
- Copperhead screw mount : 30 mm
- PTFE tube should be cut straight on both ends
- Slight chamfer inside is recommended, but not mandatory
Replacement Parts
Looking to replace your LGX Copperhead Heat Break, click here.