elussya wrote:

I use this evil little guy for print cleaning and separation from the bed:
Red Devil 7-In-1 Multi-Purpose Painter's Tool

You can also do a thingiverse search for "scraper" and then print your own tool and spend pennies instead of $10.
You can just keep printing new ones as needed. This is one i like to print a couple of at a time and use them, i like it's breakaway sacrificial blade edge.

Fair enough- I just prefer the rigidity, and fact that I can really scrape the supports off *cue shrug*

Plus I throw enough plastic out on supports, and skirts, or occasional bad prints. Seems a shame to do so periodically when a tool that is almost knife-sharp and has lasted me 6+ months so far was only $10. My only wish on the scraper that I use would be if the sharp angled point had a soft-ish curve instead of the sharp angling on its' side.

I use this evil little guy for print cleaning and separation from the bed:
Red Devil 7-In-1 Multi-Purpose Painter's Tool

You can also do a thingiverse search for "scraper" and then print your own tool and spend pennies instead of $10.
You can just keep printing new ones as needed. This is one i like to print a couple of at a time and use them, i like it's breakaway sacrificial blade edge. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:34502

Red Devil 7-In-1 Multi-Purpose Painter's Tool

I got mine from Home Depot for ~10$.

There were 3 sizes, and some of the blades were thicker than others- I made sure to get a thin, sharp, sturdy one. It works great for picking out grooves, edging parts, and getting the support off the model (as well as pulling it off the bed like a champ).

Quick question I think I've finally narrowed down my 3d printer to a solidoodle (price and this forum being key factors) and in line with this post I was wondering what replacement parts I should order with it in conjunction with the printer. For example from what I'm reading I should get at least a hot end, however would it be better to buy the whole extruder assembly or just print my own as soon as I get it calibrated? Anything else? I would rather just pay one shipping fee this time as well as not have the printer down for weeks while I wait on a replacement part. Thanks for the help guys

Check out this post - it helped me a lot.

http://www.soliforum.com/topic/2689/thi … e-you-buy/

Hi
I am interested in the use of [ A 5/16-18 nut (for the Z axis anti-backlash)]
Is there no nut there now, or this is a hack/mod/upgrade thing?

Thanks
Wayne

This is the one I used.  There are many other options for addressing Z-axis backlash, though.  This is just the one I got directed to and used.

http://www.thingiverse.com/make:40675

Thanks
Wayne

A plastic paint scraper (for removing prints from the print bed)
Glass cleaner (novelty addition - you can even brand it with your own label)
A set of hex wrenches in sizes 1.5-5mm {example} (for adjusting belts, cleaning out the extruder, adjusting the Z height, etc.)
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)
An E string from a guitar or violin
lithium grease (in a small pot to get you going)
A 5.5mm socket for a driver (or crescent spanner as I know they are cheaper to acquire)

This is the list of what I can see in a commercially offered kit from a vendor perspective. Throw it into a cheap vinyl zip case with elastic retainers...

Things like a DMM would be nice additions, but I appreciate that goes against the grain of 'turn key' printing.. but everything above is a reasonable need without sending a 'you need to be hands on' type alarm bell...

+1

I would say all of the above plus any tools that you show in your how-to videos. like tweezers with grooves. Also, a dozen or so of every size M3 screw and nut that you use on the machine as well as a couple MTA-100 connectors. It would be the repair kit.