Warmbox

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I have recently purchased a 2016 Creator Pro by Flashforge. I had a hole list of upgrades ready to be printed when I noticed that the new Creator already has many of them: a baffle for the left extruder to blow air when printing PLA the door now opens laterally the filament is secured the handles are now covered Printing ABS is fine out of the box for normal prints. When however I tried to print tall objects is less than ideal room temperature conditions I had some splits. I've brewed my own beer for some time and if I learned anything is that temperature control makes all the difference. Since I now had a 3d printer, instead of cutting and making an MDF cupboard I decided to build something to fit an old hair dryer and control it using a spare STC1000 I had. On the right of the printer, i fitted the two boxes as per the pictures. The hair dryer was one of those small 220V models. I took it completely appart and kept the bare bones of it but unless you are confident with you electronics I would advise against. It took me a while to fire out how exactly all the wires are connected. The holes in the Hair Dryer box are specific to my model but I'm sure you would be able to adapt it to your models. Sketchup files included. Mind you that a Sketchup export is likely to have inverted triangles and non-manifold issues. I correct those in Netfabb. The system works really well. The only con is that it is bloody noisy. I mean LOUD!!! However the printer is in a spare room right next to our bedroom and can't hear it at night which is good. I can though imagine that if I had to work next to the printer I would probably smash the contraction into many small pieces. I'll upload later a comparison of the same object printed in ABS, one heated one not. Mind you, those are quite big boxes, with thin walls and not a lot of infill. Other not so challenging prints were OK without active heating. I now keep the system at 55C. The temperature probe of the STC was glued to a patch of neoprene, adhesive velcro, and stuck to the Z carriage at the back. There the read temperature is the one at bed level. Let me know how it goes for you. Happy ABS printing. Print Settings Printer: Flashforge Creator Pro Rafts: No Supports: Yes Resolution: 0.3mm FAST Infill: 15% Notes: PLA material.