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MANY UPGRADES AND MODIFICATIONS, BUT YOU MAY EXPERIENCE PRINT ISSUES WHILE
CONDUCTING AN UPGRADE OR MODIFICATION.  IF THIS HAPPENS, YOU SHOULD PRINT
ANOTHER TEST OR CALIBRATION PRINT, FINE TUNE EVERYTHING, AND THEN ENJOY
YOUR 3D PRINTER AGAIN.  TWO OF MY THREE PRINTERS ARE COMPLETELY STOCK, AS
SHOWN IN THE LEAD PHOTO.  I WOULD BE KIDDING IF I SAID THEY PRINTED
PERFECTLY, WITH NO MAINTENANCE.  LEVELING THE 3D PRINT BED AND KEEPING IT
CLEAN SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE OR AFTER EVERY PRINT.  POOR QUALITY AND
FAILED PRINTS BECOME MORE FREQUENT WITHOUT PROPER BED LEVELING AND
CLEANING.  RECENT PURCHASERS OF THE CREALITY ENDER 3 OFTEN IMMEDIATELY
UPGRADE THE BED SPRINGS.  ALTHOUGH THEY WORK, THE STOCK BED SPRINGS ARE NOT
HEAVY DUTY AND CAN COMPROMISE THE QUALITY OF THE PRINTS.  SOME INDIVIDUALS
WILL EVEN UPGRADE THE MANUAL LEVELING TO A BLTOUCH, AN AUTOMATIC BED
LEVELING KIT, SO AS NOT TO HAVE TO ADJUST IT THEMSELVES EVERY TIME.
FINDING A PROJECT TO PRINT, AND SLICING SOFTWARE ONCE I COMPLETED THE BUILD
AND CALIBRATION OF MY PRINTER, I WANTED TO PRINT SOMETHING, BUT WHAT?  I
WAS NOT YET FAMILIAR WITH COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN CAD SOFTWARE AND WAS
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