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Re: What you've learned about your Makerbot Replicator2

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Originally Posted by ToddF View Post
The most drastic improvement in build quality for us came from enclosing the sides and top to prevent airflow from cooling the bed and parts being printed.

See here.
Looks very nice. We're looking at doing something similar with our Replicator 2, except maybe just flat out replacing the side panels with plastic sheets. Might also look into adding a heating element inside, but these are both summer projects at earliest.

Overall, being the main "Printmaster" on our team, it's been a very cool process learning about and optimizing our printer. There's nothing quite like getting that perfect print.
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