Simplify 3D, it works great. I took the plunge and bought it about I guess a week or almost two now. It is so much easier to use and has so many controls, settings and support it is well worth it.
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First a word of caution: Watch out that the length of the support screw is not so long that it hits the belts! I ended up cutting down a flat head wood screw for mine.
When I am printing dual extruder PLA it is needed and is a big help. However, that does not happen too often here. I usually print with a single extruder using PLA from the left and ABS on the right. As I've mentioned before, I use the blower for most of my ABS prints, and this design seems to work for me for both ABS and PLA prints. Most often though I just run with the left only blower duct. That's why this one is not mounted.
I'd like to have multiple fans that I could proportionately control independently, but the QiDi does not support that.
Nice they look great.
I am almost ready to print the cable chain you gave me the link to on ThingiVerse. I went for the dual blower today though. It was cool as I had supports in it but they were the accordian kind. I got a hold of the first part by the opening and carefully pulled and it all came out. I have the printer dialed in for ABS I hope the blower fan upgrade will help with PLA.
I agree on the multiple fans that is for sure. I think it would be great. For now it does not support it but I bet if we all email and ask it might be in the next firmware upgrade. Their service has been great for me so far.
I was going to cut the screw anyways once I found one. I saw on the ThingiVerse post for it they talked about it.
That reminds me. I have tons of different screws and such but not many of the kind that are used in most of the projects I see. Do you have a place you buy screws from that have them from the ones for computer and RPi parts to the sets for jointed parts like hands and light holders? I have ordered some of the things I dont have and browsed my local hardware store but a ton of the types needed I cannot find.
Here are my blower pics. I will install it in a few mins. I was really happy the support came out like that. Just an accordion ribbon. I shined a light behind it from one of my bright assed LED flashlights and could see all the structure came out.
Nice flow on it as well.
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