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General Discussion Area / Re: 3D Printer Chat
« on: 29 May 2023, 11:40:04 »
Finally took ours out of the box a couple of months ago.
First few prints worked like a charm (mostly rabbits and unicorns - don't ask....)
Then the weather changed - non stop rain, stupidly high humidity and a new roll of filament that came in a sealed bag but behaved as if it was DOA (damp on arrival)
So I went out and bought a heated 'dry box'. After about 24 hours off & on in the box normal service seems to have been restored
First serious task is to print a case for an electronics project. Not quite right yet but so much better than trying to carve a plastic case to fit (as I have done since I first started messing with a soldering iron as a 10 year old :-)
First few prints worked like a charm (mostly rabbits and unicorns - don't ask....)
Then the weather changed - non stop rain, stupidly high humidity and a new roll of filament that came in a sealed bag but behaved as if it was DOA (damp on arrival)
So I went out and bought a heated 'dry box'. After about 24 hours off & on in the box normal service seems to have been restored
First serious task is to print a case for an electronics project. Not quite right yet but so much better than trying to carve a plastic case to fit (as I have done since I first started messing with a soldering iron as a 10 year old :-)
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