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ins3DMinipronsolequick.txt - May 23, 2019 version The Mini is for
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printing with rubbery filament. This covers common situations; if
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something else is encountered consult the full instructions
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(ins3DMinipronsole.txt) Q.1 In MATE Terminal: cura (program to convert
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surface representation(.stl) to 3D printer instructions(.gcode)) Q.2
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When Cura control display appears click on Machine (at top) Q.3 Click on
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LulzBot Mini Q.4 At Fill - Fill density (%): enter desired value (i.e.,
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20 for prototypes) Q.5 At Speed and temperature - Printing temperature
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(C): 220 Q.6 At Speed and temperature - Bed temperature (C): 70 Q.7 At
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Support - Support type: select None, Touching buildplate, or Everywhere
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(depends on object to be printed;if in doubt select Everywhere) Q.8 At
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Support - Platform adhesion type: select None, Brim, or Raft (depends on
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object; if in doubt select Brim) Q.9 Click on LOAD MODEL (top center of
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Cura window) Q.10 Click on filetoprint.stl (scroll down if needed; i.e.,
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testcube.stl) Q.11 Click on Open (lower right) Q.12 Put glue (purple
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glue stick (PVA)) on Mini bed Q.13 Check that there is sufficient
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correct (rubbery) filament on reel (the following steps may take a long
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time) Q.14 When SAVE GCODE lights up (just to right of LOAD MODEL) click
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on it; if a removable drive message does not appear skip Q.15-Q.17 Q.15
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Click on Custom file destination Q.16 Click on OK Q.17 Click on hacdc
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Q.18 When Save toolpath window appears click on Save (bottom right) Q.19
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When Cura states (at bottom) Saved as /home/hacd... (with a large X to
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the right) click on tiny x at far right top of Cura (to close Cura) Q.20
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scp filetoprint.gcode hacdc@pronterhost.hacdc.org:/home/hacdc (i.e.,
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testcube.gcode; send to 3D printer computer) Q.21 At Password: enter
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standard password Q.22 If Mini power is off turn it on (rocker switch on
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left; red light in switch should come on) Q.23 At 3D printer computer
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(keyboard usually on Taz):Ctrl Alt F3 (always hold Ctrl & Alt down when
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pressing the other key (F3 (at top) not F & 3)) Q.24 If the monitor
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(above Taz on left) shows a final line starting with a printer in use
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see full instructions Q.25 If the monitor shows a final line that starts
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with offline, MINI, ROSTOCK, or TAZ skip Q.26-Q.28; \[nnnnn@pronterhost
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~\]\$ where nnnn is anything skip Q.26-Q.27; anything else other than
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pronterhost login: see full instructions Q.26 pronterhost login: hacdc
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Q.27 At Password: enter standard password Q.28 pronsole Q.29 connect
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/dev/MINI Q.30 load /home/hacdc/filetoprint.gcode (i.e.,
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/home/hacdc/testcube.gcode) Q.31 Wait until the monitor states the file
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is loaded (may take a while) Q.32 If the final line does not show MINI
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in green see full instructions Q.33 print Q.34 Wait for Mini to start
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and check that it is printing OK Q.35 Wait - printing large objects can
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take an extremely long time ins3DMinipronsolequick.txt - May 23, 2019
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version ins3DMinipronsole.txt - May 23, 2019 version The Mini is for
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printing with rubbery filament. This is the full detailed instructions
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for using the Mini with pronsole (the old way). Many of the steps (i.e.,
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M.1-M.4) can usually be skipped; see ins3DMinipronsolequick.txt for
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minimal instructions. M.1 Make sure long power strip above microwave
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oven is on (orange light on in switch at right end) M.2 Make sure Mini
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is plugged in to long power strip M.3 Make sure 3D printer computer
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(Dell computer left of Rostock) is plugged in to horizontal power strip
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just to left of Taz M.4 Make sure the 3D printer computer monitor (above
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& to left of Taz) is plugged into power strip left of Taz M.5 If the
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power strip left of Taz is off (no orange light) turn it on ((switch at
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wall end; orange light in switch should come on) M.6 If the 3D printer
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computer is off (no green light in power button in center of front above
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silver Dell logo) press the power button (light should come on) M.7
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Check that there is sufficient correct (rubbery) filament on the reel
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M.8 If the filament diameter is not written on the reel measure the
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diameter (calipers are in the Measurement bin) in several places and
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write the average diameter on the reel M.9 At the tabletop computer in
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MATE Terminal: cura (program to convert surface representation(.stl) to
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3D printer instructions(.gcode)) M.10 If Basic appears at the top left
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when the Cura control display appears click on it & skip M.11-M.13 M.11
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Click on Expert M.12 Click on Switch to full settings... M.13 At Profile
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copy click No M.14 If Quality is not immediately below Basic click on
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Basic M.15 Click on Machine (at top) M.16 Click on LulzBot Mini M.17 At
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Fill - Fill density (%): enter desired value (i.e., 20 for prototypes)
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M.18 At Speed and temperature - Printing temperature (C): 220 M.19 At
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Speed and temperature - Bed temperature (C): 70 M.20 At Support -
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Support type: select None, Touching buildplate, or Everywhere (depends
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on object to be printed;if in doubt select Everywhere) M.21 At Support -
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Platform adhesion type: select None, Brim, or Raft (depends on object;
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if in doubt select Brim) M.22 At Filament - Diameter (mm): enter
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diameter written on reel M.23 Click on LOAD MODEL (top left of image)
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M.24 If you don't see the file to print (i.e., testcube.stl) click on
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hacdc & scroll down if needed M.25 Click on filetoprint.stl (i.e.,
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testcube.stl) M.26 Click on Open (lower right) M.27 Put glue (purple
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glue stick (PVA)) on Mini bed (some of the following steps may take a
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long time); if you do not want to change a dimension of the object or
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make its mirror image skip M.28-M.35 M.28 When the object appears on
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right click on it; if you do not want to make a mirror image skip
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M.29-M.30 M.29 Click on MIRROR (right icon of 3 at bottom left of image)
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M.30 Click on the new icon above MIRROR with the correct reflection
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plane (MIRROR Z, MIRROR Y, MIRROR X); if you do not want to change a
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dimension skip M.31-M.35 M.31 Click on SCALE (center icon of 3 at bottom
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left of image) M.32 At X: enter number to scale x direction by (i.e., .5
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to shrink to half width); to scale all directions (x, y, & z) by the
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same amount skip M.33-M.35 (Cura will do it automaticly) M.33 Click on
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lock to right of Uniform Scale M.34 At Y: enter number to scale y
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(depth) by M.35 At Z: enter number to scale z (height) by M.36 When SAVE
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GCODE lights up (just to right of LOAD MODEL) click on it; if a
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removable drive message does not appear skip M.37-M.39 M.37 Click on
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Custom file destination M.38 Click on OK M.39 Click on hacdc M.40 When
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Save toolpath window appears enter file name (i.e., testcubeM.gcode)
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after Name: (at top) M.41 Click on Save (bottom right) M.42 When Cura
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states (at bottom) Saved as /home/hacd... (with a large X to the right)
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click on tiny x at far right top of Cura (to close Cura) M.43 scp
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filetoprint.gcode hacdc@pronterhost.hacdc.org:/home/hacdc (i.e.,
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testcubeM.gcode; send to 3D printer computer; note that it may be
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necessary to wait later (at M.68) for this to finish) M.44 At Password:
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enter standard password M.45 If Mini power is off (no red light in
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rocker switch on left) turn it on (light should come on) M.46 At 3D
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printer computer (keyboard usually on Taz):Ctrl Alt F3 (always hold Ctrl
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& Alt down when pressing the other key (F3 (at top) not F & 3)) M.47 If
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the monitor (above Taz on left) does not show a final line starting with
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a printer in use skip M.48-M.52 M.48 Ctrl Alt F2 M.49 If the final line
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does not start with a printer in use skip M.50-M.52 M.50 Ctrl Alt F6
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M.51 If the final line does not start with a printer in use skip M.52
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M.52 Ctrl Alt F5 M.53 If the monitor is blank or only shows a flashing
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dash wait a minute M.54 Press Backspace & hold it down if anything is
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disappearing from the window M.55 If the monitor shows a final line that
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is just a flashing dash press Enter M.56 If the monitor shows a final
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line that starts offline, MINI, ROSTOCK, or TAZ skip M.57-M.66;
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\[nnnnn@pronterhost ~\]\$ where nnnn is anything skip M.57-M.65;
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pronterhost login: skip M.57-M.63 M.57 If either Rostock or Taz printer
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is in use \*\*\*STOP\*\*\* & either wait for the printers to finish or
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get expert help M.58 Ctrl Alt F1 M.59 Click on 3 dots & \> symbol in
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lower left corner of monitor M.60 Move cursor over Leave at lower right
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corner of new window M.61 Click on Reboot M.62 Click on OK M.63 When
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monitor comes back on (it takes a while):Ctrl Alt F3 M.64 pronterhost
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login: hacdc M.65 At Password: enter standard password M.66 pronsole
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M.67 connect /dev/MINI M.68 load /home/hacdc/filetoprint.gcode (i.e.,
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/home/hacdc/testcubeM.gcode; it may be necessary to wait for the file to
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finish transferring from the other computer (step M.43)) M.69 Wait until
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the monitor states the file is loaded (may take a while) M.70 If the
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final line begins with MINI in green skip M.71-M.81 M.71 disconnect M.72
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connect /dev/MINI M.73 Wait a minute M.74 Enter M.75 If the final line
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has MINI in green skip M.76-M.81 M.76 Turn off Mini power (rocker switch
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on left) M.77 Wait a minute M.78 Turn on Mini power M.79 Wait a couple
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minutes M.80 Repeat steps M.72-M.75 M.81 STOP & get expert help M.82
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print M.83 Wait for Mini to start and check that it is printing OK M.84
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Wait - printing large objects can take an extremely long time
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ins3DMinipronsole.txt - May 23, 2019 version ins3DMinimaint.txt - Jan.
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2, 2020 Disassembling & unclogging the printhead - Note: All bolts are
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hex bolts unless otherwise stated\*\*\*Incomplete preliminary
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version\*\*\* U.1 Unplug the Mini U.2 Discnnect the USB cable U.3 Lift
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the Mini down onto a table U.4 Remove the 2 bolts from the top of the
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printhead mount (above horizontal rod) U.5 Remove the cover U.6
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Disconnect the newly exposed connector U.7 While holding the printhead,
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remove the 3 big bolts & washers from the back of the mount (printhead
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will come off) U.8 Remove 2 or 3 bolts holding motor (motor will come
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off) U.9 Remove big nut holding big black gear U.10 Remove washer U.11
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Remove bearing U.12 Remove gear (with washers, bearing, & black washer
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on it) if possible U.13 Remove bolt holding tiny fan (fan will come off)
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U.14 Remove 2 bolts at bottom holding fan together (fan will come off)
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U.15 Remove 2 bolts holding base of fan (base will come off) U.16 Remove
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2 bolts with washers that hold printhead together (printhead & nuts will
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come apart) U.17 Remove any stuck filament from the gear area by pulling
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on the filament & turning the gear (if stuck in place) back & forth
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Temporary - reverse steps to reassemble; the fan end of the bottom part
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goes to the right, the gap in the metal piece goes in the back, the
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wires to the hot end go in back to the right, & the "tail" (motor
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holder) on the top piece goes to the right |