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[3114.82 --> 3114.92] Yeah. |
[3114.92 --> 3118.24] I think where it matters more is where you're trying to use up the dregs, for example. |
[3118.72 --> 3118.90] Absolutely. |
[3119.26 --> 3120.74] And that's why I'd asked, yeah. |
[3120.74 --> 3125.70] I got pretty good when I was doing the mask making that you referenced when COVID first started. |
[3125.70 --> 3130.16] Kind of doing like a hot swap, I would sort of sit, you know, printers next to me on my desk. |
[3130.16 --> 3138.54] Like, I'd sit and watch it, and then I would have the second spool ready, and I'd just sort of get a lighter and fuse it together really roughly. |
[3138.74 --> 3139.42] Wait, what? |
[3139.90 --> 3141.40] And then sort of file it down a little bit and sort of shove it. |
[3141.42 --> 3142.94] And it would be fine. |
[3142.98 --> 3145.82] It would jam occasionally, but most of the time it was fine. |
[3147.12 --> 3148.82] I never thought of that. |
[3148.82 --> 3154.24] While doing that, I would do the same, but I would just watch Octoprint and then hit pause. |
[3154.54 --> 3155.12] You could do that. |
[3155.20 --> 3155.96] That's probably safer. |
[3156.52 --> 3158.00] And then just swap the filament out real quick. |
[3158.00 --> 3158.78] That's probably safer. |
[3158.78 --> 3161.02] I never thought of it. |
[3161.02 --> 3162.14] I mean, that's a good way to do it. |
[3162.18 --> 3166.00] I mean, I guess you could potentially introduce clogs, but… |
[3166.00 --> 3168.02] I could potentially burn my house down, but apart from that. |
[3168.76 --> 3176.14] I mean, only, you know, the nozzles are only a few cents each if you get the cheap brass ones that Drew had mentioned earlier. |
[3177.54 --> 3178.70] What about maintenance? |
[3178.90 --> 3180.76] What do you guys do for maintenance on your printers? |
[3181.96 --> 3187.88] There is an excellent video by a Welsh guy on YouTube whose name escapes me, but I'll put a link to it in the show notes. |
[3187.88 --> 3194.64] Where he talks through dismantling a Prusa, for example, and all the different oils that you need to put on various different parts and what have you. |
[3195.38 --> 3198.70] I tend to do it on an annual basis or as often as I can be bothered. |
[3199.38 --> 3202.60] It really depends how much you're printing, how many hours a day you're printing, that kind of thing. |
[3203.20 --> 3207.36] My printer sits idle much more than it's printing, to be perfectly honest. |
[3207.36 --> 3210.82] So, I don't feel the need to do quite so much maintenance. |
[3211.56 --> 3216.46] But if I was running a print farm or something, I would definitely put it as part of a regular regime. |
[3217.52 --> 3217.78] Gotcha. |
[3217.90 --> 3218.56] What about you, Drew? |
[3218.58 --> 3224.48] I don't imagine you've done much since you haven't had a printer too long, but what kind of maintenance do you do? |
[3224.78 --> 3229.64] As far as, like, the printer maintenance that Alex is talking about, I haven't done any. |
[3229.64 --> 3241.20] However, you know, once a week or so, if I have an issue that I notice, like, there's, you know, the x-axis is a little wonky on a print. |
[3241.32 --> 3242.84] I'll go through and I'll check the belts. |
[3243.62 --> 3244.02] Right. |
[3244.12 --> 3245.74] You know, spot checking various things. |
[3245.74 --> 3259.08] One thing I will say is, after every print, I will go through with a microfiber cloth and just wipe down the bed, wipe off the nozzle, make sure that everything's, you know, clean and ready for the next time I go to print. |
[3259.90 --> 3270.96] That is one thing that I would say is well worth doing, is just having something around to just wipe down the bed and wipe down the nozzle, at the very least, every time you do a print. |
[3270.96 --> 3281.64] Just because you can get stuff that maybe attaches to the nozzle, although it's less of a problem if you have one of the nicer nozzles than it is with brass. |
[3282.22 --> 3287.42] But still, it's good practice to clean up after yourself in your workspace. |
[3289.24 --> 3291.38] Yeah, and I would say that I do that as well. |
[3291.46 --> 3299.48] Every time I have, like, a little spray bottle of isopropyl alcohol and a microfiber cloth that I just spray down and wipe the bed every time. |
[3300.02 --> 3300.34] Yeah. |
[3300.34 --> 3301.12] And finish with the print. |
[3301.16 --> 3308.06] I used to spray mine down, but now with the PETG, because I am printing on tempered glass, I do use glue stick. |
[3308.20 --> 3308.36] Ah. |
[3309.12 --> 3311.40] So I tend to leave the glue stick. |
[3311.50 --> 3313.40] I don't wipe that down after every use. |
[3313.40 --> 3319.74] I will, I'll do a number of prints before I go through and wash it off and reapply. |
[3320.40 --> 3325.60] That's one of the beautiful things about the Prusa, though, is I can't remember the last time I cleaned my bed. |
[3326.68 --> 3329.50] Maybe that's bad, but it just works every time. |
[3330.34 --> 3336.38] Well, I'm looking forward to that, but I'll probably still clean my bed every single time I print something. |
[3336.70 --> 3337.94] I just, it's habit, dude. |
[3337.98 --> 3338.60] I just can't not. |
[3338.60 --> 3344.96] I used to, I used to, I just out of habit from the CR10 that I had, but eventually I just stopped. |
[3344.96 --> 3354.22] And it, you know, whilst I was doing the masks, I got pretty good at figuring out what was actually needed versus what the internet told me I needed to do. |
[3354.46 --> 3354.86] Right. |
[3354.86 --> 3365.66] And generally speaking, as long as your house isn't in the desert, you know, full of dust, you should be fine with just the occasional wipe down. |
[3365.78 --> 3373.84] When I say clean, all I really mean is literally taking a microfiber cloth, running it across the bed, running it across the nozzle. |
[3374.72 --> 3375.18] Job done. |
[3375.44 --> 3375.74] Right? |
[3376.26 --> 3376.50] Mm-hmm. |
[3376.50 --> 3382.26] You know, we're not talking about you have to get in there and like scrub every nook and cranny or anything like that. |
[3382.86 --> 3383.26] No. |
[3383.54 --> 3384.36] You know, it's a- |
[3384.36 --> 3387.46] I had to do that on my glass bed with the Creality that I had. |
[3387.52 --> 3388.12] Oh, well. |
[3388.74 --> 3394.66] Take some dish soap and wash it with love and care and affection and then never touch it and get my- |
[3394.66 --> 3395.94] It was just a pain in the ass. |
[3396.18 --> 3397.38] After every print? |
[3397.54 --> 3398.36] Pretty much, yeah. |
[3398.48 --> 3399.18] Oh, God. |
[3399.26 --> 3399.50] Wow. |
[3399.68 --> 3400.22] That's horrible. |
[3400.22 --> 3405.44] Bear in mind, this was like four years ago before, you know, things have come on a bit of a way since then. |
[3405.68 --> 3406.82] That's fair, yeah. |
[3407.08 --> 3419.54] I mean, for anybody listening, if you're getting into it and you want to take my route where you're kind of spending a little less money and doing some DIY upgrades, go get yourself some decent quality glue stick. |
[3420.58 --> 3421.90] It makes a world of difference. |
[3422.02 --> 3422.60] It really does. |
[3423.78 --> 3424.30] 100%. |
[3424.30 --> 3426.22] Now, thank you both for joining. |
[3426.22 --> 3430.56] I really appreciate you taking the time out of your schedules to come and talk to us today. |
[3430.98 --> 3433.72] Is there any way you'd like to send people to follow you or anything? |
[3435.40 --> 3438.10] I mean, you can follow me on Twitter at Cheese Bacon. |
[3438.60 --> 3440.66] That's C-H-Z-B-A-C-O-N. |
[3441.42 --> 3445.36] If you have any questions or just want to talk shop, feel free to reach out. |
[3445.48 --> 3446.68] My DMs are open. |
[3447.34 --> 3448.20] Yep, same here. |
[3448.32 --> 3449.60] Drew of Doom on Twitter. |
[3450.18 --> 3451.36] Feel free to reach out. |
[3451.84 --> 3452.88] Well, thank you both very much. |
[3453.08 --> 3453.94] Thank you for having me, man. |
[3454.02 --> 3454.54] Yeah, thank you. |
[3454.54 --> 3458.66] Maybe 2022 will be the year that I finally get a 3D printer. |
[3458.76 --> 3459.80] I know my kids would love it. |
[3460.32 --> 3463.96] And then I know I'd start printing stuff for my RV all the time. |
[3464.36 --> 3469.24] I want to say a special holiday thank you to our members over at selfhosted.show slash SRE. |
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