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Does this hobby ever get easier or is it always like getting kicked in the nuts by Ronaldo?

Filament some how leaked up and burned on. I just don’t have it in me to keep tinkering. I just want to print

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[–] marcos@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not really. Nothing on the printer get hot enough for that.

But there is a large risk of the extruded plastic adhering to it and of it contaminating your print.

[–] Koopa_Khan@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Thank you! I’d rather deal with a contaminated print than a fire