That sounds really stressful, especially when you just want it to work for your son. Printing an enclosure is a big job for a new machine and can be tricky to get right without tuning settings first. Parts falling over usually means bed adhesion or support settings need adjusting. You are not doing anything wrong, this happens to many beginners. There are people who offer 3D printing services and could print the enclosure parts for you and ship them. That might be the easiest option for now so your son can enjoy using the printer. In the meantime, you could focus on small simple prints to build confidence. I hope you find someone nearby who can help you out.

Reading this reply I have a strange sense of déjà vu. Hasn't this been posted already a few weeks ago, and was enhanced by a handy spam link later?

Posted by: @cdj2

Dear All

i brought my young son the flashforce adventurer 5M for Christmas. We read that you could print out the enclosure and brought the kit from Amazon. We have had so much trouble even trying to print 1 bit and there are loads. He is really upset and wants the enclosure but whenever I print the sculpture falls over etc!! It is so time consuming and he just wants to print some little bits for his friends.

i was wondering if anyone does a service where they print the parts for the enclosure and send them out for a price? I am in England and would be happy to agree a price with someone.

hopefully hear from you soon

chris

That sounds really stressful, especially when you just want it to work for your son. Printing an enclosure is a big job for a new machine and can be tricky to get right without tuning settings first. Parts falling over usually means bed adhesion or support settings need adjusting. You are not doing anything wrong, this happens to many beginners. There are people who offer 3D printing services and could print the enclosure parts for you and ship them. That might be the easiest option for now so your son can enjoy using the printer. In the meantime, you could focus on small simple prints to build confidence. I hope you find someone nearby who can help you out.

i brought my young son the flashforce adventurer 5M for Christmas. We read that you could print out the enclosure and brought the kit from Amazon. We have had so much trouble even trying to print 1 bit and there are loads. He is really upset and wants the enclosure but whenever I print the sculpture falls over etc!! It is so time consuming and he just wants to print some little bits for his friends.

i was wondering if anyone does a service where they print the parts for the enclosure and send them out for a price? I am in England and would be happy to agree a price with someone.

hopefully hear from you soon

chris