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<\/a><\/p>\nI probably could have printed this in Fast<\/em> mode or using a thicker extrusion, but I did it the finest way, and it took 3 hours. And the base of it warped during printing. When I pulled it off the bed, the rafting had already lifted off the blue tape.<\/p>\n Cleaning it was difficult because the object has support material on bottom because there is a raised area, allowing the adapter to fit around the arm of the printer.<\/p>\n Looking at the model now, I realize that if I had printed it upright instead of flat, I could have done it with no support material except in the screw holes. I’ll probably print another one later to test this theory.<\/p>\n But the hardest part was the two grooves that had to print on the sides. I managed to get all of the material out, using various tools.<\/p>\n Final result:<\/p>\n Tomorrow I will print the Octave reel holder and the Afinia reel holder because those are the two I need at the moment. Later I will print the rest of the kit.<\/p>\n I think I will print directly on the perfboard, and use Fast<\/em> mode and use a thicker extrusion. I don’t think I need the best and slowest print quality to print utilitarian parts.<\/p>\n And I just thought of something cool. I think I can create an adapter that will work with\u00a0both<\/strong> the Afinia and Octave reels on one holder. More on that later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As I posted below, in order to use other sized filament spools, I will have to use a different spool holder than the one supplied with the Afinia printer. This is the result of 3 hours of printing on fine … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n