So this was supposed to be a joyful post about how I'd printed the redesigned backlight bracket and a base for the Furby to hold the Edison and other parts.
However, before printing, I got a warning message on the printer and the printer refused to print. When I took the head off I realised why as there was a load of blue PET behind the print head.
Despite various attempts to remove the plastic from using the purge cycle to heat the head and tweezers to using a soldering iron to carve through the plastic, I could not remove it. I fact I think I've made the problem worse and narrowly avoided setting the smoke alarm off.
I don't think there will be any more prints this week and I'll likely need to save up for a new head.
Updated - Wood and glue save the day
Dolls house offcuts
When I assembled a dolls house kit the other year, I kept all of the 3mm ply that formed the frame where the parts were pushed out. None of the parts were particularly large but I thought they might come in handy for models and the like.
So I cut some squares and some blocks and glued up some piles to support the Edison, it's not elegant and is taller than I wanted but will do the job till I can print a replacement for the platform I was going to make.
Reference
RBX01-S2 - Single Material Dual Nozzle Head- Version 2 - Replacement and spare parts - Robox
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