Mandatory Maintenance for your 3D Printer
In this video I show some of the necessary maintenance you should be performing on your 3D printer.
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After printing for months at a time, your printer will have parts that are loosened and degraded. These tips will help to reduce mechanical failures on your machine and increase the quality of your prints.
Keep in mind that this printer, including all upgrades, cost under $500 total, and is the one used for all of the prints in the "Print Everything" series. You can watch all of the videos in the "How To" playlist to see how it was built, and what was replaced.
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Thomas Sanladerer video on Calibrating your Extruder:
The video is informative and helpful. Not all of this will apply to my printer, but it is a good guide to refer back to for the majority of it. Good job! In your opinion what is the most important of these steps? Also, how often do you normally do maintenance like this on your machine?
Thanks! Well I clearly went too long this time around. It definitely depends on how frequently you use your machine, but if you print roughly 5 days out of the week, I would say once every other month would be smart. That is where I am at right now.
Of course you can always just do this when you start to see defects or ugly prints.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qBteLSJTtUGood video and reminder I should do some maintenance and prevention. Thanks!