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Topic: Essential kit

Hey everyone,

Im in the process of sorting out my tool cases and was looking at building one solely for my printer. What are some of the things you can't do without? At the moment I'm thinking the following;

Spares:
A complete set of printed parts (x, y carriages, extruder etc)
Appropriate bearings for these carriages
Spare 40mm fans
Assortment of m3 screws and nuts
Bulldog clips for beds
Glass beds
Garolite bed
Extruder parts (I plan on installing the e3d, so the complete original solidoodle extruder)
Nozzles
5x5 flex coupler (just cause I ordered spares)

Tools:
Hex drivers
Flat blade screwdrivers
Various knives
Digital vernier calipers
Side cutters
Small pliers
Small shifter

Consumables:
Kapton tape (I have 6mm)
Blue painters tape
Hair spray
Cable ties

The one thing I haven't got is a dial gauge, I've used paper and had fairly ok results. I don't believe things like motors, belts and pulleys are needed as spares, unless people have had problems with them in the past?

I'd love to hear what you can't go without!

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Re: Essential kit

I like to have one complete hot end ready to go. That way if I get a clog, I just swap out the hot end and continue without having to sped a bunch of time trying to unclog.

A paint scraper and tweezers are in my kit.

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Re: Essential kit

Spare Pololu A4988 or equivalent (DRV8825 etc). Nothing worse than when a dead driver.
Extra heater cartridge (assuming the first time your resistor burns out, you swap to a more reliable cartridge)

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Re: Essential kit

spare connectors (JST, MTA-100 or other)
spare Epcos NTC 100K Thermistor
some high temp 20-24 awg wire

If you are looking for minimal downtime then it's nice to have either a spare power supply or a power supply that is over kill so you don't have to worry about one dying.

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Glass bed with QU-BD heat pad upgrade, threadless ballscrew w/ 8mm smooth rod, spectra line belt replacement, lawsy MK5 extruder, Lawsy replacement carriage, E3D hotend, Ramps 1.4 w/ reprap discount controller, DRV8825 drivers, 12v 30A PS, Acrylic case, Overkill Y-idlers, Filament alarm, Extruder fan + more.

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5 Reply by mconsidine

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Re: Essential kit

Acetone for cleaning nozzle if printing ABS
White lithium grease
Multimeter

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Re: Essential kit

i use razor scrapper, to clean bed and remove item.. kidna like the paint scrapper, but with sharp edge.
and I have a tweezer uts long enough to reach hotend without touching belt and heatbed. (kinda like the one in solidoodle's video)

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"1kg should last for an while" is a lie!

7 Reply by pretenda

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Re: Essential kit

Awesome, thanks guys. Loads of great ideas. I can't believe I forgot to write acetone. I have a 1L bottle in front of me. What do you normally apply acetone with? A small brush?

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Re: Essential kit

I've got a small brush I use to paint it on parts (rather than having them sit in a vapor bath).  But I've also used an old tee-shirt with a bit of acetone on it to clean the bed and nozzle.

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Re: Essential kit

I use acid brushes or  45 cal. cleaning patches with hemostats in the acetone

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Re: Essential kit

This is the case I've started building. All the tools will go into a bag that sits under my printer. This case just keeps all the smaller/more fragile parts in their own little containers. I still haven't filled it completely, but it's getting there.

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