MakerBot/quiz

	gravity .. leveled with a tiny bubble level
	the XY plane the printhead travels on
	bottom of the makerbot

	Not breaking filament off inside the print head
	Making sure the nozzle is warmed up
	Melting the guide tube
	Burning your fingers

	In the software that created the object
	In the Makerware software
	Can not set the dimensions, just guess
	Print different versions until you find the right size

	Pull power cord
	Press the M button
	Press the button to the left of the M button
	Press the button to the bottom of the M button

	After an object is removed
	After the tape is replaced
	After the filament is changed
	After the build plate is manually pushed for any reason
	After the makerbot has been moved

	Through the MakerBot utility menu
	Letting stepper motor push the old filament up
	Pulling old filament up when told by MakerBot
	Pushing down on spring clamp, then pulling old filament up once headed

	Through the makerbot utility menu
	Pushing new filament until stepper motor grabs it and finishes pushing through nozzle
	Pushing down on the spring clamp, then pushing new filament until grabbed by the stepper motor

	Error in making a gap too large between the nozzle and the table
	Error in making the table slope down from left to right
	Error in making the table slop down front to back
	Error in making the gap between the initial position of the nozzle and the table too small

	removing objects that have been printed
	turning off and on
	pushing the build plate around manually

	Prints can be messy
	PLA warps, print head may click or catch the object and knock it off the table
	Problems avalanche, one piece coming off messes up the neighbors

	use jog or home controls on the front of the makerbot
	push down on the build platform
	start printing again and it will move to the correct spot
	pull the painter's tape off while platform is in the printer

	PLA burning and turning into ash
	PLA being melted twice (cool down, heat up, cool down, heat up without extruding)
	PLA covering the nozzle so can not cool properly

	print nozzle clogs, nobody can print
	blob of pla accumulates on the nozzle
	nothing much, just doesn't print right
	bottom view layers aren't right, but otherwise object prints fine

	HCC
	person printing
	person who created *.xg3 file
	nobody and everybody .. everything is free

	Check preview in the advanced options screen
	Click on the build time estimate button
	Multiply the number of build layers by 0.6 to get minutes
	Export to a file and then the preview screen appears

	set up a manual print queue
	record information about the print (owner, object/file name, print time, etc)
	enable multiple people to share the makerbot
	encourage people to create *.x3g files while the makerbot is printing

	Always
	When there is very little object contact with the build plate
	Tall and skinny objects
	High resolution printing ... so the first layer blobs are minimized

	When the Makerbot has cooled down and sat unused.
	Before every print job.
	After 10 hours of printing.
	Before every other print job.

	Clean out any burnt PLA that may be stuck inside the nozzle.
	Make sure the PLA spool is not not stuck, kinked or caught on something.
	Make sure the PLA comes straight down off the nozzle

	preventing nozzle from clogging
	so objects print correctly
	so the nozzle travels above the build plate at a constant distance
	so that one can remove objects from the printer when done

	Like an normal print queue, first come first served.
	It just helps everyone form a line so that everything eventually gets printed.
	So that one person doesn't hog the printer for 24 hours.
	So that long jobs get printed at night when nobody is in the room.
	So that objects can be reprinted if they become popular.

	This is where most of the problems occur
	Build plate may be too far below nozzle and doesn't stick to the blue painter's tape
	Build plate may be too close to the nozzle and nozzle starts dragging PLA around like finger paint.

	There is a level option on the utilities menu of the Makerbot front panel.
	Using a tiny bubble level.
	Using screws underneath the build plate.
	Using a piece of paper or metal shim that is slid between the build plate and the nozzle.

	Makerbot utilites, load filament
	Makerbot utilities, extrude
	Makerbot utilities, home
	Watch print for 30 seconds

	trademarked, patented stuff
	gun parts .. is against Federal Law
	Personal stuff
	Project related items
	Personal Inventions

	Blue painter's tape
	The clear plexiglass surface embossed with the makerbot logo
	Double sided tape
	Raft
	Masking tape

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