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I'm very new into 3D printing.

I brought an Ender 6 and a cover for ABS printing, but the standard white Bowden tube was too short to pass through the hole of the cover. So I'm replacing the Bowden tube for a Capricorn one.

However, the manufacturer (Captubes.com) only states that their 2 meter kit is compatible with CR-10 and Ender 3.

Is this kit also compatible with an Ender 6?

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I ended up getting in contact with the sales team at Captubes.com, and they replied promptly, what I did not expect. They claim that the Capricorn tube is indeed compatible with the Ender 6 printer, and that they use the same fittings, with the exception of pro printers and ones that use something called a Bondtech extruder. I'd like to thank everyone that helped to clear this matter.

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It sounds like you're trying to move the E motor outside the enclosure. Don't do that. Bowden extruders already suffer from severely reduced accuracy and increased difficulty in pushing the filament through the tube length. Making the tube longer makes this a lot worse. Instead, feed the extruder, which remains in its existing place inside the enclosure, with an "reverse bowden tube" bringing filament in from outside the enclosure. Or optionally, at ABS chamber temperatures that should be well under the temperature at which ABS softens, just put the filament spool inside the heated enclosure.