Ender 3 Wear and Tear

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Just wanted to share a very important mod on the Ender 3.

I have done quite a bit of printing since getting my new printer. I went and printed a few filament guide mods as my first prints. Well after Harry and Doc posted about the filament feeder upgrade i decided too take a closer look at my mods and my stock straight from factory plastic one........





And wow. Look at the wear they took. Keep in mind the top one took the same but you get the idea.

So i searched for a better mod. This one isnt completely free like he last one i printed. It takes the bearings from a figit spinner. You know the ones all the kids have......



My kids have many! So i snuck one as they will never know :) and printed these. The links are below






all in all thes mods work great and will continue to be tested!


there's two versions of the top one. i printed the wide version and used to bearings.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3357486/files
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3129612/files


Almost forgot..... the upgrade. $16 shipped with amazon prime. Im dokng their free 30 day trial now.


link for upgrade
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FK ... UTF8&psc=1

[HomeRacingWorld]

Oh well look at that!!!

Sure...leave me behind. I see how it is :)

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please note these figit spinners can be purchased for a few bucks at dollar stores or wal-marts...... :)

[Junior]

I was surprised how fast my extruder became worn.
Yesterday I replaced the XT60 connector on the power supply, mine was getting too warm for me to feel comfortable. On the original one, one side was soldered, the other was crimped.

[dreinecke]

Steve - funny, cuz I'd ordered my aluminum extruder on Thursday as I had my filament get hung up on the "new" part I'd made. Figit spinner in the house, as soon as I can get it up and running again, I'll be making the parts to guide the filament too.

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Doc these new guides really line the filament up to go straight into the feeder too. More adjustable as well prolly the best mod ive found so far.