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2015-09-17T04:45:51Z

2kg spool holder
simple to make
made with sewer pipe

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2014-03-26T02:50:35Z

I wanted a simple way to mount a fan on my solidoodle3, but finding an elegant design was tough because I had an e3d hotend installed. In desperation I put a magnet on a screw in the corner of an 80mm fan that i had directly wired to a 12v power supply and stuck it to the x axis rods where it sticks out the end of the carriage - and it worked!

With this in mind i created a very simple holder than uses 4 8mm magnets and two screws and 2 nuts. There is not gluing required; everything can be disassembled if you don't like it!

This design also cools one of the motors.

This is thing # 281160 on thingiverse.

Re: Small upgrades that don't deserve a thread... thread

2014-03-05T01:30:36Z

I had my extruder / nozzle crash into the (bulldog) or whatever the clips that hold the piece of glass on the bed in place. I put some sugru on it so the glass stays in place.

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2014-02-23T05:45:14Z

thats real neat thanks!!!

heres the pic!

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2014-02-23T03:13:01Z

MolecularConcept wrote:

wow i really cant believe i cant upload an image from my computer. i dont have an account with an image hosting website, i shouldnt have to. oh well

You don't need one with imgur.

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2014-02-23T03:11:01Z

i have been wanting a fan for my stepper drivers but i can design anything in 3d besides a cube lol so this is waht i came up with to keep my steppers cool ..... nevermind i cant upload pictures from my computer!? that uber gay...

ill have to describe it then i ziptied a 40mm fan to my USB cable that runs down the side of my board! really simple ghetto fix, goes well with my setup lol

wow i really cant believe i cant upload an image from my computer. i dont have an account with an image hosting website, i shouldnt have to. oh well

Re: Small upgrades that don't deserve a thread... thread

2013-09-12T08:33:45Z

you have a very good point adrian. The only time I ever have to clean my cog is when I'm dumb and adjust the bed incorrectly and cause it to strip the filament. Other then that, I never clean it.

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2013-09-09T12:35:18Z

If you can work me through not ever having anything on my cog, I'd be happy as a clam, but no one's come close to figuring out why I'm having the filament strip.

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2013-09-09T10:50:08Z

conversely, are we coming up with a solution thats seeking a problem ?

In my daily operation of the SD, since January, I've brushed out my filament drive cog maybe... once ?

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2013-09-09T06:57:06Z

Ah. Maybe as part of a really interesting head design you could have a servo and brush wheel that swing in on a cleaning cycle every X minutes during a print. Though that starts to get weighty, I don't think it would matter, as tiny servos weigh practically nothing.

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2013-09-08T11:34:19Z

Have you ever cleaned the cutting threads from a tap? You dont brush them out perpendicular to the threads, you clean them out parallel. I would think that the bristles would start shaving off over time.

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2013-09-08T03:43:23Z

You would think they would get distorted, however, doesn't the extruder retract a little bit a million times during a print? That might make the toothbrush bristles last longer.

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2013-09-08T02:43:27Z

Hunter, I see your question is a few days old but, it looks like it should work to me. The bristles would eventually get distorted and become ineffective but it may be worth the effort. Maybe just blow out the debris once in a while?

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2013-08-30T01:35:52Z

Just an idea I wanted to see if people had any thoughts about.

When the filament doesn't feed evenly for any reason -- partial clog, uneven thickness, etc. -- the toothed wheel can strip a bit of filament, leaving flakes and dust that stick in the teeth. Which makes the wheel more slippery, which makes it strip more dust, and so on. Even a small amount of slippage can snowball.

I was thinking of taking a little piece of an old toothbrush and mounting it so that it lightly brushes against the side of the toothed wheel opposite the filament as it turns. Any stripping of filament would get brushed off as it forms, thus preventing the snowballing.

Would this cause some kind of problem, or if there's any reason it's a bad idea?

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2013-08-02T18:58:48Z

kajakmannen wrote:

Not a mod but a cheap trick to heat up the bed faster.
I was eager to start a print yesterday and cheated by using a hot air blow gun and moving the hot air flow around the table and I was up at over 90 degrees in about 5 minutes instead of the usual 30 minutes.

30 minutes to heat the bed?!? My new SD3 heats up in like 10 without any other heating decives