Hello all!
It's been way too long...
Just before I left for my Asian excursion, I blew the heater on my 3D printer's heated bed. So much of the last week has been working on that. I tried reusing the old glass bed with the new heater, but that didn't work because of the residue from the old heater's glue. So the glass was replaced as well.
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So after way too much time in calibration, I printed some pieces:
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The first is the Q Ball from the top of the LES. I need to make some minor adjustments and reprint. The second is the LES tower. I haven't removed all the support material yet.
Then I blew a fuse on the printer. The updated heater draws more power, so this isn't really a surprise. The problem is it's an odd size fuse that I haven't been able to locate locally. Amazon will have one to me late Monday. Which gives me just 2 days before my next work trip.
The real problem is that I noticed a problem with one of the dimensions on my sanding template for my fins. It needs to be redrawn and reprinted, but I'm on hold. I'd hoped to have the fin can finished before I leave, but that just ain't happening. Which puts flying this at URRF in June in jeopardy given my travel schedule. I haven't given up yet, but that's a lot to do in 4 weeks of time at home.
While the CM and LES are dependent on the printer, the rest is just details. I can fly without looking pretty. It's just that damned fin can. Life keeps conspiring to keep me from working on it. Le sigh.