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

while trying very hard to not burn yourself.

Those otherwise stupid silicone oven gloves are just about perfect for this task, at least on your non-wrench holding hand.

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

I always laugh at those stickers on the hotend cowlings "Caution Hot." On one hand... thank you captain OBVIOUS... on the other hand... eh.... hehe.