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  • A dead fan

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    My earlier post regarding the all-metal hotend was a bit premature.  In truth, the metal hotend and parts are working great.  In some ways, perhaps a bit too great.  As a result, I have been getting what I have concluded to be a lot of heat-creep into the extruder motor itself.  I have tried a…

  • Printer repairs

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    Ran into another problem with the printer over the weekend, when it started having challenges printing reliably.  In each case, it would run for 15-30 minutes, and then jam, and stop extruding.  After cancelling, I could clear the jam and get the extruder going again, but with the next attempt, the same would happen.