# TAZ Fan duct? **URL:** \ **Category:** Hardware\ **Created:** [August 7, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-fan-duct/239 "2013-08-07T01:48:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![johnschneider89](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/johnschneider89/32/9892_2.png) [@johnschneider89](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/johnschneider89)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-fan-duct/239/1 "2013-08-07T01:48:09Z")
I have zero CAD/modeling skills, could someone PLEASE create a fan duct for the TAZ? My PLA prints will thank you immensely! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Gemini64](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/gemini64/32/8_2.png) [@Gemini64](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/Gemini64)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-fan-duct/239/2 "2013-08-08T19:17:29Z")
There are already many fan ducts on Thingiverse. Oh, they changed the websiteā€™s look _again_, lol. Iā€™m planning on printing this one which fits the Budaschnozzle: [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:86875](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:86875) ---
**Author:** ![johnschneider89](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/johnschneider89/32/9892_2.png) [@johnschneider89](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/johnschneider89)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-fan-duct/239/3 "2013-08-13T18:20:30Z")
Gemini64, will that fit on the TAZ though? ---
**Author:** ![Gemini64](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/gemini64/32/8_2.png) [@Gemini64](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/Gemini64)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-fan-duct/239/4 "2013-08-14T01:53:15Z")
Sorry, couldnā€™t say. It sure will need a different mount though. ---
**Author:** ![1013](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/8edcca/32.png) [@1013](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/1013)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-fan-duct/239/5 "2013-08-14T02:05:00Z")
Mounting it seems to be the hard part. Even with ABS, the TAZ is so fast, that it can use a fan. I had to turn on the cooling feature, to slow down the print speed whenever it does small details, otherwise it melts them. ---
**Author:** ![aadamson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@aadamson](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/aadamson)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-fan-duct/239/6 "2013-08-14T17:43:11Z")
> [@1013](#): > > Mounting it seems to be the hard part. > > Even with ABS, the TAZ is so fast, that it can use a fan. I had to turn on the cooling feature, to slow down the print speed whenever it does small details, otherwise it melts them. Maybe I need to read, but enabling _cooling_ even without a fan, will slow down the printer? Isnā€™t that the same as just slowing down the print speed? Perhaps itā€™s easier to just click the checkbox? instead of creating a different config for slic3r? BTW this wonā€™t fit without some changesā€¦ the legs for the fan ducts have to be lengthened to clear the TAZ nozzle installation, with 1013ā€™s mods to the rear and home sensors to the left, threaded rods to the right/left. This really needs to be designed for a front facing fan, rear facing vents and include LED lights for the nozzle at the same time. Close, but I modeled it to the 3d files and it wonā€™t fit as is. Alan ---
**Author:** ![Gemini64](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/gemini64/32/8_2.png) [@Gemini64](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/Gemini64)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-fan-duct/239/7 "2013-08-15T01:38:24Z")
> [@aadamson](#): > > Maybe I need to read, but enabling _cooling_ even without a fan, will slow down the printer? Yes. You need to tick ā€œEnable auto coolingā€ in Filament settings/Cooling. > [@aadamson](#): > > Isnā€™t that the same as just slowing down the print speed? Not exactly, because it adapts its speed depending on each layer. If the print time for a layer is estimated to be below 30 seconds, it will reduce speed so the layer will take 30 seconds. Thereā€™s an option to change those 30 seconds to something else. This is great because lets say your part has a wide base but with some small projections on top of it. It will print the base at full speed but will slow down for the small projections. Before I was having a hard time printing small things like [those drawer knobs of mine](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:76436). The heat would not dissipate and the parts would become a mess. Now those prints slow to a crawl but at least they come up pretty well. ---
**Author:** ![1013](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/8edcca/32.png) [@1013](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/1013)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-fan-duct/239/8 "2013-08-15T01:45:42Z")
There does seem to be room for a small fan on the right side of the X carriage (looking at the printer). Or mount a squirrel cage fan somewhere, and duct it around. I originally had a fan mount design that mounted in the backā€¦but the Z probe ended up there, so now the fan has to move. ---
**Author:** ![1013](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/8edcca/32.png) [@1013](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/1013)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-fan-duct/239/9 "2013-08-15T22:06:52Z")
there might be a way to just design a different mounting plate for this fan duct, since it is in 2 pieces. [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:134185](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:134185) ---
**Author:** ![devzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@devzero](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/devzero)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-fan-duct/239/10 "2013-08-23T23:09:13Z")
Iā€™ve created a circular fan duct for the TAZ specifically. Hereā€™s the link: [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:138893](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:138893) Feedback and improvements would be much appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![jebba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9e8a1a/32.png) [@jebba](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/jebba)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-fan-duct/239/11 "2013-08-24T00:31:42Z")
Looks really good, I look forward to seeing it in action. ---
**Author:** ![devzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@devzero](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/devzero)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-fan-duct/239/12 "2013-09-18T03:14:56Z")
I ended up getting rid of the circular part - it would sometimes dip down and damage the print and wasted bed space. My newest version doesnā€™t have either of these problems. Iā€™ve used it on my printer and it works great! (Though some have reported that on some printers, depending on fan size, it could shorten your x movement a small amount). Enjoy: [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:147966](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:147966) Iā€™m also currently working on an electronics enclosure that also fits a raspberry pi and a top-mounted spool holder.