I learned yesterday a lot about the nuances of 3D printing. A few things I learned:
- Masking tape + glue isn't nearly as good of an adhesive as double sided tape.
- How to change the filament. At first I was inserting the filament in the wrong hole.
- How to command the 3D printer to extrude or retract the filament.
- Carbon fiber prints are so much better than plastic prints (more expensive as well)
- How to handle a filament jam.
I spent a full hour waiting for the index finger of the inmoov robot to print, but then the filament got jammed near the end. Frustrating.
On a more positive note, I printed a shoelace lock - basically something that keeps the shoe laces tight, so you don't have to tie your shoe laces again.