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Howard_Casto:
Printed out a new spool holder that mounts to the top of the unit and a power supply switch. I think I might reprint both later on because they weren't designed real well. I'm learning that blindly printing out stuff on thingiverse isn't always wise. I suppose I'm going to have to download a 3d cad program and knock the rust off my old school skills.

Oh and for pbj, because pbj:

05SRT4:
Nice cube.

Tinker Cad is a great place to start. You can import stuff and make adjustments with it. Ive seen a few people on this forum that have been using it.

BadMouth:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on January 14, 2017, 10:47:45 pm --- I suppose I'm going to have to download a 3d cad program and knock the rust off my old school skills.

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Tinkercad is stupid easy if you just want to get stuff done quickly.
It has spoiled me and prevented me from moving on to a real cad program though.
So far everything I've wanted to do can be whipped out in short order using Tinkercad, so I haven't had a reason to move on.

Howard_Casto:
Bah! Another day, another problem. I was printing out a pcb cover, which is the last part I need to print and shortly after printing the bottom layer the printer throws a thermal runaway error and aborts the print. I'm trying again, but I'm not too optimistic.

The interwebs tell me that a drastic change in temperature will do this, but I didn't notice any change. It certainly didn't overheat at least. Re-checked the wiring and it looks secure and in tact. Could my new fan duct be cooling too well? Is there a way to stop the fan on a running print? (Other than unplugging it of course).

05SRT4:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on January 15, 2017, 03:04:46 pm ---Is there a way to stop the fan on a running print? (Other than unplugging it of course).

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I am not familiar with the printer you are using but on mine since I am using OctoPrint software I am able to adjust or turn off the fan mid print from my phone or PC. When connected to my PC and using simplify3d (slicer) I am also able to make the adjustments mid print.

But I doubt its because the fan is cooling it to fast. I would recommend checking the hot end and heated bed's thermistor, it may be loose or out of place or bad. Its a good idea to pick up a cheap laser temp gauge and use that to confirm the hotends actual temps.

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