As software programmers trying our luck with hardware hacking we’re bound to experience some challenges. Our 3D printer has been especially tricky to tame and has been the source of many hours of grievances. Wanting to be part of the smart device era it seems to have taken matter into its own hand and done some calibration all on its own. Failing miserably in the process.
During debugging one colleague suggested an old 3D-printer hack where hair spray could be used for making the printer surface more sticky, which leads to the nozzle being less likely of lifting the object off the heat bed while printing. Luckily, one of the girls on our team had brought hair spray in her luggage. Just another benefit of diversity!
And what can we say? This (together with other tinkering) did the trick. Just look at our beautiful 3D-printed wheel mounts. Boy is it satisfying to have digital drawings on a computer suddenly realized as a very real, very physical piece in your hand. Just have a look at the smile on Auduns face!
Applying for: I fixed it!, Three dimensions