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The New Hotness

  • Thing-O-Matic: Ouch!

    This should be obvious, but don’t reach across the build platform of your Thing-O-Matic with the extruder at 215 °C: you might bump the nozzle with the back of your hand.

    Scorch mark from TOM nozzle
    Scorch mark from TOM nozzle

    It never really hurt, but the nozzle tip made a nasty punch mark in the middle of a disk of scorched skin.

    Ah, you’re not that stupid, are you…

    Memo to Self: Gloves?