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JMcK
 JMcK
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Wiping buildplate w/alcohol

I learned a learned an interesting fact.

If you wipe the buildplate with alcohol after a recent paper cut, it feels like your finger is being peeled by white hot razor blades.

I don’t really recommend trying it.

When someone asks you if you're a god, you say, "YES!"

Opublikowany : 23/08/2018 2:51 am
cwbullet
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Re: Wiping buildplate w/alcohol

Hmm, here is your sign. Just kidding, I have done the papercut alcohol thing also.

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Chuck H
3D Printer Review Blog

Opublikowany : 23/08/2018 3:12 am
bobstro
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Re: Wiping buildplate w/alcohol

Now if only there was some way to swap those hot nozzles without burning one's fingers.

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Opublikowany : 23/08/2018 3:55 am
JoanTabb
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Re: Wiping buildplate w/alcohol


Now if only there was some way to swap those hot nozzles without burning one's fingers.

do you have a sacrificial child?...

guess that approach may be frowned upon by the authorities...

have you seen the Ohlson ruby Torque wrench?
https://www.youmagine.com/designs/nozzle-torque-wrench

use that as an insulator for your fingers!

should reduce the chances of burning your fingers.

Joan

I try to make safe suggestions,You should understand the context and ensure you are happy that they are safe before attempting to apply my suggestions, what you do, is YOUR responsibility. Location Halifax UK

Opublikowany : 23/08/2018 10:36 am
cwbullet
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Re: Wiping buildplate w/alcohol

Nice find. I will have to print one.

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Chuck H
3D Printer Review Blog

Opublikowany : 23/08/2018 11:08 am
JMcK
 JMcK
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Topic starter answered:
Re: Wiping buildplate w/alcohol


Hmm, here is your sign. Just kidding, I have done the papercut alcohol thing also.

That was actually my initial reaction, “Duuuh, should have seen that one coming...”
But I can have fun laughing at my own stupidity, and let’s just say I have a lot of fun.

When someone asks you if you're a god, you say, "YES!"

Opublikowany : 23/08/2018 12:59 pm
RufusClupea
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Re: Wiping buildplate w/alcohol


have you seen the Ohlson ruby Torque wrench?

It took me a minute... I'm guessing deducing the finned part functions as a ratchet(?)
....which suggests it needs to be removed & flipped between loosening & tightening.

Still, if I'm going to have to shop for/acquire the steel parts (stem & socket), something like that T-wrench may still be a better option (for me, anyway). I haven't got the bug so bad (as some) that I have to print everything... :ugeek:

That's "MISTER Old Fart" to you!

Opublikowany : 23/08/2018 3:12 pm
JoanTabb
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Re: Wiping buildplate w/alcohol

Hi Ruffus. The finned part is intended to slip when too much tightening force is exerted
And jam when Undoing

Regards Joan

I try to make safe suggestions,You should understand the context and ensure you are happy that they are safe before attempting to apply my suggestions, what you do, is YOUR responsibility. Location Halifax UK

Opublikowany : 23/08/2018 3:56 pm
RufusClupea
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Re: Wiping buildplate w/alcohol

Isn't that essentially what a ratchet is/does?

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Opublikowany : 23/08/2018 4:10 pm
cwbullet
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Re: Wiping buildplate w/alcohol

Just don’t drink the stuff.

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Chuck H
3D Printer Review Blog

Opublikowany : 23/08/2018 4:22 pm
richard.l
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Re: Wiping buildplate w/alcohol


Isn't that essentially what a ratchet is/does?

Ratchet - NO
Torque Wrench - YES

Opublikowany : 23/08/2018 4:29 pm
RufusClupea
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Re: Wiping buildplate w/alcohol

Just don’t drink the stuff.

...says the guy from the "Moonshine State". Personal experience? 😀
(Yes, I know about Missouri... 😉 )

That's "MISTER Old Fart" to you!

Opublikowany : 23/08/2018 4:39 pm
RufusClupea
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Re: Wiping buildplate w/alcohol



Isn't that essentially what a ratchet is/does?

Ratchet - NO
Torque Wrench - YES

Well, that's another thing I learned today! 😛
(That's right--Sixty-mumble years, and never had occasion to own/use a torque wrunch... 😳 )

That's "MISTER Old Fart" to you!

Opublikowany : 23/08/2018 4:43 pm
cwbullet
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Re: Wiping buildplate w/alcohol

I just printed out 2 of the wrenches at work. That will help me avoid the hot nozzle.

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Chuck H
3D Printer Review Blog

Opublikowany : 23/08/2018 9:35 pm
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