<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Printing a backup 3D printer]]> 2013-05-26T16:54:16Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/2558/printing-a-backup-3d-printer/ <![CDATA[Re: Printing a backup 3D printer]]> I designed and printed some y-brackets and a few other things after I saw people having them break but have not had any parts break....yet wink however since ABS glues easily and strong the more I think about it I probably wouldn't do it again other than for the neatness factor.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/296/ 2013-05-26T16:54:16Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/24141/#p24141 <![CDATA[Re: Printing a backup 3D printer]]> I have exactly the same plan for my printer.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2063/ 2013-05-26T15:01:59Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/24135/#p24135 <![CDATA[Printing a backup 3D printer]]> Once I'd got my solidoodle 3, one of the first things I wanted to do was make sure I'd still have a 3D printer even if it broke. At first I thought about just printing spares of the 3D printed parts, but this has quickly morphed into building an entire back-up printer.

http://s23.postimg.org/wkbaujl2z/020.jpg
The current state of my Prusa Mendel, printed on a solidoodle 3.

Does anyone else print sets of spare parts in case their printer breaks?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1785/ 2013-05-26T14:12:05Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/24134/#p24134