Hello everyone,
I am about to take the plunge on an Orion Delta. This will be my first 3D printer. Are there any other support items you all advise picking up? Any gotchas I should be prepared for?
Thank you in advance!
About to purchase, what else should I get?
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Re: About to purchase, what else should I get?
I usually recommend purchasing the printer and get used to the way it prints before purchasing accessories for it.
It will come with a small spool of filament and a tube of glue to help adhere the parts to the glass.
There will be a learning curve identified in the user guide which you should download.
After experimenting and learning from using the printer, you will be in a much better position to choose upgrades or
modifications to the printer. Happy Printing!
It will come with a small spool of filament and a tube of glue to help adhere the parts to the glass.
There will be a learning curve identified in the user guide which you should download.
After experimenting and learning from using the printer, you will be in a much better position to choose upgrades or
modifications to the printer. Happy Printing!
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Re: About to purchase, what else should I get?
^^agreed^^
Start printing before you decide what's next.
Start printing before you decide what's next.
Re: About to purchase, what else should I get?
Agreed with above but there are a few useful tools to actually help print:
a pair of tweezers to remove filament from the hot end
a pair of nippers or short scissors for cutting filament
a small 3"x3" rag (t-shirt works great) to clean gunk off the hot end
a thin artist's spatial for prying parts off the glass after printing
These will get you started printing.
a pair of tweezers to remove filament from the hot end
a pair of nippers or short scissors for cutting filament
a small 3"x3" rag (t-shirt works great) to clean gunk off the hot end
a thin artist's spatial for prying parts off the glass after printing
These will get you started printing.
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