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Extruder and hotend finder
Pick an extruder, hotend or heat break to see what its maker states: filament size, gearing, nozzle standard, temperature and the printers it names.
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Pick an extruder, hotend or heat break below to see what its maker states: the filament size it takes, its gearing, the nozzle standard, its temperature rating and the printers it names. Use it to rule a part out before you buy, then check the part maker's fit list for your exact printer.
Picks this tool points toSee the shortlist
- Micro Swiss NG direct drive extruder for Creality CR‑10 / Ender 3 (M3201)Check price on Amazon
- DiamondBack Prusa Nextruder nozzle, 0.4 mm (polycrystalline diamond tip)Check price on Amazon
- Micro Swiss CM2 RepRap (V6) 1.75 mm nozzle (M2902)Check price on Amazon
- Bondtech BMG extruder
- Bondtech LGX and LGX Lite
- Micro Swiss NG direct drive extruder
- Prusa Nextruder
- E3D V6 hotend
- E3D Revo hotend system
- E3D Volcano hotend
- BIQU Panda Revo
- Slice Engineering Copperhead heat break
Choose your extruder system to see the key facts and what fits. Each fact links to its source on the full page.
What the table shows
| Extruder system | Type | Filament size | Gear ratio | Nozzle standard | Max temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondtech BMG extruder | Geared extruder | Not confirmed | Advertised 3:1; Klipper says the actual gearing is 50:17 | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Bondtech LGX and LGX Lite | Extruder with a custom NEMA17 25 mm pancake motor (LGX) | 1.75 mm only (LGX) | LGX: not stated. Original LGX Lite: Klipper gear_ratio example 44:10, 37:17 | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Micro Swiss NG direct drive extruder | Direct drive extruder with an included LDO stepper motor | Not confirmed | 3:1 | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Prusa Nextruder | Extruder with a 10:1 planetary gearbox | Not confirmed | 10:1 planetary gearbox | Prusa Nozzle and Prusa Nozzle CHT; E3D V6 nozzles only with the Nextruder V6 Nozzle Adapter | Not confirmed |
| E3D V6 hotend | Hotend | 1.75 mm (E3D's V6 brass nozzle page) | Not confirmed | E3D V6 nozzle, M6 thread | By nozzle: 300 °C brass and ObXidian; 350 °C hardened steel; 500 °C stainless steel, plated copper and Nozzle X |
| E3D Revo hotend system | Hotend system with one-piece nozzle-and-heatbreak units | 1.75 mm; 2.85 mm Revo nozzles are not offered as standard | Not confirmed | Revo nozzle; not compatible with V6-style heater blocks | 300 °C for standard brass and Revo High Flow nozzles |
| E3D Volcano hotend | Hotend | 1.75 or 2.85 mm | Not confirmed | E3D Volcano nozzle | 300 °C, upgradable to 500 °C |
| BIQU Panda Revo | Hotend for Bambu Lab printers, using E3D Revo nozzles | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | E3D RapidChange Revo nozzles, except Revo Belt | 300 °C (BIQU spec table) |
| Slice Engineering Copperhead heat break | Heat break | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Fits hot blocks with M6x1.0 threads | 450 °C (heat break alone) |
Every value comes from the part maker's own pages, read on 2026-10-08, and carries its source on the system's page. A few examples of what those pages settle:
- Revo vs V6. E3D states that Revo nozzles are not compatible with V6-style heater blocks,[1] and describes Revo Six as a drop-in upgrade for V6-fitted printers, with the same height, diameter and mounting as the V6.[2] So Revo Six replaces the hotend; Revo nozzles do not go into a V6 block.
- Filament size. Bondtech states that its LGX supports only 1.75 mm filament.[3]
- Threads. Slice Engineering says its Copperhead heat break fits hot blocks with M6x1.0 threads, and its 450 °C rating applies to the heat break alone.[4]
A temperature figure on these pages is the part's rating. The usable limit of a whole hotend also depends on its heater, sensor and firmware.
The outside-measurement column
Some system pages carry an outside measurement: a named third party's published result for one setup, never a rating. For example, CNC Kitchen's 2021 test on an E3D Hemera with 0.6 mm nozzles found a Bondtech CHT reached about 40 mm³/s at roughly 5% under-extrusion, against about 30 for a Volcano and about 15 for a standard V6.[5] Your printer, filament and temperature will give different numbers. We do not measure parts ourselves. Where no source states a value, the field reads "Not confirmed".
Next
- Extruder upgrades: gear ratio, dual gears and feeding force
- E3D Revo vs V6: nozzles, fit and what changes
- Upgrade path finder: start from your printer instead
- Bondtech BMG extruder
- Bondtech LGX and LGX Lite
- Micro Swiss NG direct drive extruder
- Prusa Nextruder
- E3D V6 hotend
- E3D Revo hotend system
- E3D Volcano hotend
- BIQU Panda Revo
- Slice Engineering Copperhead heat break
Choose your extruder system to see the key facts and what fits. Each fact links to its source on the full page.
Shop what this tool points toSee the shortlist
- Micro Swiss NG direct drive extruder for Creality CR‑10 / Ender 3 (M3201)Check price on Amazon
- DiamondBack Prusa Nextruder nozzle, 0.4 mm (polycrystalline diamond tip)Check price on Amazon
- Micro Swiss CM2 RepRap (V6) 1.75 mm nozzle (M2902)Check price on Amazon
Questions
Do Revo nozzles fit my V6 hotend?
No. E3D states that Revo nozzles are not compatible with V6-style heater blocks. Revo Six replaces the V6 hotend itself, with the same height, diameter and mounting.[1][2]
Can I run 2.85 mm filament through a Bondtech LGX?
No. Bondtech states that the LGX supports only 1.75 mm filament.[3]
What does the outside measurement column mean?
It is a named third party's published result for one setup, such as CNC Kitchen's flow test on an E3D Hemera with 0.6 mm nozzles. It is not a rating, and your printer may differ.[5]