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I QUICKLY RECOGNIZED THAT THIS COULD ALSO BE USED WITH A MOXON AND
MOST LIKELY MANY OTHER ANTENNA DESIGNS, SUCH AS A DIPOLE.  AFTER
DESIGNING THIS SPACER IN TINKERCAD, I PRINTED THE PRODUCT USING A
PETG FILAMENT.  PETG IS WATERPROOF AND WILL NOT TYPICALLY DEFORM
UNDER HARSH HEAT PERFECT FOR OUTDOOR USE OR IN MY ATTIC.  I WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THE SPACER AS TIME PROGRESSES AND AS THE
COMMUNITY AND I CONTINUE TO THINK OF INTERESTING USES FOR THIS PART.
ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE CRE ASSEMBLING THE PRINTER ALL ENDER 3 MODELS
REQUIRE ASSEMBLY.  THIS IS COMMON WITH MANY 3D PRINTERS, REGARDLESS
OF BRAND.  CREALITY PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS FOR BUILDING THE ENDER 3,
AND THE PRINTER MAY BE BUILT WITHIN AN HOUR.  HOWEVER, BEFORE
ASSEMBLING THE PRINTER, I SUGGEST RESEARCHING VIDEOS ONLINE, AS THE
INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED ARE NOT COMPREHENSIVE.  ONCE I FINISHED THE
BUILD OF MY ENDER 3, I WAS NERVOUS.  DID I DO EVERYTHING RIGHT?
THERE WAS ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT LEVEL THE PRINT BED AND PRINT
SOMETHING.  FIRST PRINT AND CALIBRATION CREALITY PROVIDES A SMALL
AMOUNT OF PLA FILAMENT AND A MICROSD CARD WITH FILES THAT YOU CAN
USE TO PRINT YOUR FIRST PROJECT.  IF IT IS YOUR FIRST TIME USING A
3D PRINTER, I RECOMMEND USING THE PROVIDED PLA FILAMENT AND PRINTING
ONE OF THE TEST FILES, AS THESE CAN HELP YOU CALIBRATE OR FINE TUNE
YOUR PRINTER.  FINE TUNING THE PRINTER MAY REQUIRE RESEARCH VIA
ONLINE FORUMS AND VIDEOS.  SOME OF THE MOST COMMON ISSUES FOR A
FIRST TIME PRINT MAY INVOLVE BELT TENSION AND THE SPACING OF THE
NOZZLE FROM THE PRINT BED.  FOR THOSE ACCUSTOMED TO INSTANT
GRATIFICATION, THIS IS WHEN YOU MIGHT FEEL DISCOURAGED WITH 3D
PRINTING WITH THE ENDER 3 AND OTHER 3D PRINTERS.  I NEEDED TO
FAMILIARIZE MYSELF WITH THE BUILD AND TUNING PROCESSES BEFORE I
COULD FULLY UNDERSTAND AND FEEL CONFIDENT WITH THE PRINTER ITSELF.
3D PRINTERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR 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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