Hello, Last night my M2 left hot end starting to show a symptom of cooling off a few minutes after the print started. I figured it was the thermistor, but changing it did not help. I tried a completely different hot end and it still has this issue. What is odd is that once I stop the print, the hot ...

Thank you both for responding.

Jerold

I designed a model for work that broke too easy at lower infill. It needs a high amount of infill to have durability and to keep them from being broken accidentally. I decided on eSun PETG and I cranked up the infill and some border thickness until the prints became as strong as I felt they needed t...

That helps. Thanks.

Hi Ed,

So the holes should be sized so the inserts just drop in with epoxy? Or do you put them in when the plastic is still warm?

Thank you,
jerold

Or would this be a better choice.

Good Morning, I thought up a project yesterday to hold supplies that help us reduce central venous line infections in the ICU. I want to print my prototype design, but I have never printed models with threads before. I am not sure how to best orient this and if the supports in the threaded hole are ...

used 2/56" screws Those would be 2-56 screws: #2 size = 0.086 inch major diameter, with 56 threads/inch. They're not metric M2 screws and will not fit M2 metric inserts. Similarly for 4-40 inch screws: #4 size = 0.112 inch diameter, with 40 threads/inch. Not equivalent to metric M4 screws. If you n...

If your not in a hurry and plan on ordering them just for this project I can always send you a few screws and inserts just pm me your address. -Steve Thank you for the offer. I ordered the inserts figuring I can use them for other projects as well. I figure I can get the screws I need from Home Dep...

Also looks like they would not be long enough.