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If you built your own delta printer, either from a kit or from scratch, chances are you learned a lot about how the printer works and what it takes to complete the assembly of a sophisticated robot. Even if you didn’t build your own delta printer, there is no doubt you have spent considerable time building your skills by learning how to get the most out of your delta printer.
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Perseverance, unwillingness to accept defeat, loss of sleep, increased vocabulary, too many trips to the hardware store, and so forth.
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I once owned a beautiful British racing green MG that would spontaneously spew a random vital liquid or mechanical part when you least expected. It’s the only car that I’ve stocked with a toolkit and spares.
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I normally write these in my engineer’s notebook so that if I encounter it in the future, I will know how to fix it.
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This only works for old 4x4 trucks and sewing machines.
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The fact that they all start with M is a coincidence.
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Do not use devices in which food will be prepared.
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Some enthusiasts can get upward of 20 to 30 prints before the tape needs replacing.
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Ignore them and you will be sorry. In fact, the sounds will say, “I told you so!” right before they fail.
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I once encountered a strange intermittent power problem in a lab. It turns out one of the wall switches also controlled a certain number of power outlets. And, yes, to this day the wall switch has tape over it that says, “Do not turn off!”
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Always use stranded wire for wiring that needs to flex. Solid core wiring can fail when flexed.
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It is plugged in, isn’t it?
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But can be just as frustrating if you get it wrong.
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Burning smells from the hot end are always bad. Turn off the heaters and allow the hot end to cool before retrying your print.
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Sometimes called a skirt.
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Not to be confused with hinky, which is more serious.
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You should strive to avoid this. Even a mild collision can damage the delta mechanical parts; colliding with the print surface can damage nozzles made from softer metal like brass.
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Bell, C. (2015). Delta Printer Troubleshooting. In: 3D Printing with Delta Printers. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1173-1_6
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