Hello, all!
I have been given an old 3d printer and I know very little about them. I did manage to get it leveled/calibrated/running and did a test print with little to no problem. I'm told it is a Prusa i3 1.75mm (or a "MK1"), however searching for information about it beyond the original manual has been very difficult. Specifically replacement parts to print/buy.
There is a fan on the back of the nozzle that has a shroud over it that has just absolutely snapped at some point. It's zip tied on at the moment and there's supposed to be a solid piece on the side but it has disappeared on me. I'd like to print another.
Does anyone know if this printer goes by other names or has an official model name? Everything I search up shows a bunch of MK2, MK3, etc. rather than this old thing. I'm also curious if anyone knows where I might find a model for that shroud.
Thanks so much!
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this is great. i didn't realize there was a forum, so i'll probably browse that a bit. i didn't see the part listed in those printable parts but i also don't know what it's actually called.
EDIT: on a second look, that might actually be the 5015 housing but it also looks like perhaps the part it screws onto is broken as well (hence the zip ties). i suppose i'll be repairing more than i thought.
thanks for pointing me in the right direction!
I imagine it’s probably part of the x-carriage, but if you download the assembly instructions pdf you can walk through it to find the part and it will label it for you.
that's exactly it. there's a screw hole that hangs out of the back of it where the 5015 housing is attached.
now to buy some more pla! thanks again.
You can buy little nutzerts that you melt into prints using a soldering iron so that you have threaded holes if that's required of the parts you need.
https://www.amazon.com/Hilitchi-Threaded-Embedment-Assortment-Projects/dp/B07VFZWWXY