Wednesday, 16 March 2016

This time, the bad print isn't mine

I got new printed parts for the extruder from electronic-things.de, though I am not exactly impressed with the print quality. The hole for the hotend and for the hobbed bolt are both rather stringy and will need some bits removed to work, let alone work in the long run:



The holes for various screws aren't all great, either. Disappointing. I'm inclined to send them back.
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1 comment:

  1. Tim16 March 2016 at 20:23

    I'm not familiar with your exact model but those problems look tolerable, as long as the e3d fits snugly once you add the retaining screw.

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