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Owning a 3D printer can be very rewarding—especially once the printer is calibrated correctly and you are achieving high-quality prints. You should take pride in creating things for your household, family, and friends. Whether you are creating new gadgets, fixing things around the house, or just creating things for gifts, the enjoyment factor is quite high.
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This Easter, I printed an impressive horde of rabbits and a small flock of bird figurines in all colors and sizes. Some were even given names by their new owners. The figurines brightened a few faces; mine included.
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Hey, it’s still in the garage, right? Plus, you can always tell what they worked on last—just find the pile of tools.
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Aside from the heated filament odors but those are important too. ABS has a very distinctive odor when overheated. So do electronics when there is too much dust and they overheat.
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This depends on the quality and the type of extruder used; all-metal, direct-driven extruders may not need any adjustment.
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Nyloc is a registered trademark of Forest Fasteners ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyloc_nut ).
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Can you guess how I know this to be true? Yep. Wrench, wrench, crack!
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The gears were printed with PLA, which has shown to be more resistant to wear than ABS.
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Thus we have the proverbial three-legged stool that never needs shims to keep it from rocking.
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You should never have to do this.
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Only one of my RepRap printers exhibits this characteristic, so I think it is the exception.
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A plastic handle can melt if you make contact with the nozzle or hot end. This can undo all of your hard work. The best brushes are those with wooden handles.
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Bell, C. (2014). 3D Printer Maintenance: Inspection and Adjustment Tasks. In: Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your 3D Printer. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-6808-6_9
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