3dprinterov
so i finally got my 3d printer to work. yay! new matter pushed an update a while ago for the mod-t that prints via usb instead of by wi-fi. frankly wi-fi only was a dumb idea. i printed the test thing. which i suppose is their logo. and i printed a set of jumbo pawns. and they're jumbo. they're way to jumbo for any chess board i own or will ever make. i thought about giving one to my mother for her 76th birthday. probably would have just confused her. cause like i've never given her a birthday present before. like ever. anywho... the filament broke a couple of days after the successful prints. removing it was pretty easy. just yank out the extruder hose. no finesse necessary. just save the two wedge pieces. you'll need them to hold the hose back in place. i suppose you could print new ones if you lost them. hrm... anywho. i used new filament to push out most of the old filament. a small piece was stuck near the end. out of reach of fingers and tools. no problem. just whip the hose back and forth really fast until the filament flies out. aim for the trash can. again, no finesse necessary.