Topic: Tools and supplies you're going to need with your Solidoodle
I haven't found a list like this on any of the wikis or in the forum, so let's start one. Probably this will just lead to me being told where the list already is, but if so, great, then I'll know. Otherwise, contribute your ideas and I'll add them to this post until we have a nice thorough list. I bet there's a lot I don't have (goodness knows every time I try to do anything I haven't done before, there's a trip to the hardware store involved).
This is the stuff that, when you order the Solidoodle, you should start to gather because eventually someone's going to tell you you will need it. Some of it more obvious than others. Some you already have, but I bet you don't have all of it, unless you've been in this game a while.
More filament, in more colors
A plastic paint scraper (for removing prints from the print bed)
Pieces of glass or ceramic, cut 6"x6" for SD1 and SD2, 8"x8" for SD3 (for printing on)
Hairspray (preferably AquaNet unscented) (to help your prints hold and not curl)
Glass cleaner (to clean the glass; some people prefer acetone/ABS solutions or other things)
Sheets of plexiglas cut to the size of the sides (to make an enclosure)
A set of digital calipers precise to 0.1mm or better (0.01mm preferred) (for measuring filament and other things)
A set of hex wrenches in sizes 1.5-5mm {example} (for adjusting belts, cleaning out the extruder, adjusting the Z height, etc.)
A 5/16-18 nut (for the Z axis anti-backlash)
One or more small fans to attach to the motherboard {example} (for cooling the circuit)
A set of files (for filing down supports and other gunk on your prints)
A sharp knife like an X-Acto (for cutting away supports and other gunk)
A digital multimeter (for diagnosis of problems)
Acetone (for dissolving ABS and smoothing prints)
An old paint can, canning pot, or other large metal container (for acetone vapor baths)
A relatively airtight box big enough to store your filament (to keep it safe from humidity)
An anti-humidity solution for inside the box (bags of rice, dessicant packets, a GoldenRod, etc.) (because the above isn't good enough)
Possibly a hygrometer {example} (to measure humidity)
An E string from a guitar or violin (for unclogging the hot end)
Kapton tape {example} (for replacing existing tape and affixing things)
An old toothbrush (for cleaning out the extruder)
White lithium grease (for greasing rods)
Blue painter's tape (for printing on with PLA)
A 5.5mm socket for a driver (for removing the hot end)
A dial indicator {example} (for measuring backlash)
Some strong magnets {example} (for mounting the dial indicator)
Spare hot ends, printer beds, extruder assemblies, etc. (some of these can be partially printed, or replaced with better equipment) (for the inevitable failures)
