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LOGITECH KEYBOARD, I FOUND ONE I COULD PRINT FROM THINGIVERSE SEE
FIGURE 14.  IT PROBABLY COST ME 10 CENTS, AND A REPLACEMENT ONLINE
WAS ABOUT 15.  I HAVENT PRINTED ANY BIG AMATEUR RADIO PROJECTS YET,
BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING A 3D PRINTER IN MY HOME.  I STILL
NEED TO EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF MATERIALS, OTHER THAN PLA
AND ABS.  NEXT I WANT TO TRY PETG AND ASA.  CONCLUSION BEFORE I
BOUGHT THE FLASHFORGE ADVENTURER 4, I HAD NEVER OWNED A 3D PRINTER.
THIS WAS THE PRINTER CAN BE CONNECTED TO YOUR NETWORK VIA AN
ETHERNET RJ45 CABLE OR WI FI.  AN INTERNAL LOW RESOLUTION CAMERA
WITH A LIGHT CAN MONITOR YOUR PRINT, WHICH IS USEFUL, AS MINE IS
INSTALLED IN THE GARAGE.  YOU CAN ALSO TRANSFER FILES INTO THE
PRINTER VIA ITS USB PORT.  A USB STICK IS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE,
ALONG WITH SOME PRINT SAMPLES, LIKE A TOOL TO REMOVE THE NOZZLE.
THE PRINTER ENCLOSURE INCLUDES A PREINSTALLED HEPA 13 AIR FILTER.
THE PRINT BED IS REMOVABLE AND MAGNETIC, SO IT STAYS FIRMLY IN PLACE
WHEN PRINTING.  I SCRATCHED MINE ON THE FIRST PRINT WHILE TRYING TO
REMOVE THE OBJECT, SO I BOUGHT A SPARE ONE ONLINE.  HOWEVER, I FOUND
LATER THAT THE SCRATCH REALLY DOESNT MATTER, AS IT DOESNT AFFECT THE
PRINT QUALITY.  OVER TIME IVE LEARNED THAT ITS BEST TO REMOVE THE
PRINT WHILE THE BED IS STILL A BIT HOT.  THE PRINTER HAS A 4R3 INCH
TOUCHSCREEN FOR SETUP AND CONTROL.  THE ADVENTURER 4 CAN ALSO
RECOVER A PRINT AFTER A POWER OUTAGE AND CONTINUE WHERE IT LEFT OFF.
THIS IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER WHEN PRINTING A BIG JOB.  IN THE BOX
WITH THE PRINTER YOU WILL FIND MANY DIFFERENT TOOLS, LIKE ALLEN
KEYS, A SCREWDRIVER, SPARE GREASE, AN UNCLOGGING PIN, A LEVELING
CARD, AND A RED 1 KG SPOOL OF 1R75 MILLIMETER PLA FILAMENT.
AUTOMATIC LEVELING THEY SAY THE ADVENTURER 4 IS AUTO LEVELING.  ITS
TRUE THAT YOU DONT HAVE TO MANUALLY ADJUST ANY SCREWS TO LEVEL THE
BED, BUT ITS NOT AUTOMATIC.  WHEN I UNBOXED THE PRINTER AND
INSTALLED IT, I FIRST LEVELED THE TABLE ON WHICH IT STOOD.  THEN I
STARTED THE LEVELING PROCESS USING THE MENU FROM THE TOUCHSCREEN.
IT NEEDS NINE ADJUSTMENTS.  USING THE PROVIDED LEVELING CARD, YOU
MUST ADJUST EVERY POINT TO ENSURE THAT YOU CAN REMOVE THE CARD UNDER
THE NOZZLE THAT BARELY TOUCHES THE BED IN NINE LOCATIONS.  THEN YOU
SHOULD ADJUST THE HEIGHT USING THE TOUCHSCREEN.  THIS ENSURES THAT
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BED AND THE NOZZLE IS THE SAME EVERYWHERE.
ITS NOT TOO COMPLICATED.  LOADING AND CHANGING THE FILAMENT LOADING
AND REMOVING THE FILAMENT IS STRAIGHTFORWARD.  JUST FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PRINTER TOUCHSCREEN.  I BOUGHT MANY DIFFERENT
BRANDS AND TYPES OF FILAMENTS THAT I FOUND ON AMAZON, AND THEY ALL
WORK FINE.  IN ONE CASE, THE TUBE GUIDE BETWEEN THE SPOOL MOTOR FOR
LOADING AND THE NOZZLE POPPED OUT AND THE FILAMENT GOT CLOGGED IN
THE PRINTER.  I WAS ABLE TO REINSTALL THE TUBE VERY EASILY, AND IT
PRINTED THIS FILAMENT PERFECTLY AFTER.  FIRST PRINT AND SLICING
SOFTWARE YOU CANT PRINT ANYTHING WITHOUT SLICING SOFTWARE.
FLASHFORGE INCLUDES THEIR FLASHPRINT SOFTWARE, WHICH IS AVAILABLE
FOR
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