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How MakerBot sold us literal hot garbage

Zack Freedman 33:19

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I spent $270,000 and didn't get a single ball bearing...
Upgrade any printer with a Diamondback nozzle! https://www.amazon.com/stores/USSynthetic/page/079E7A52-4F37-45E6-AD43-607FC386C7F2?maas=maas_adg_9E967B69EBB27C015C4C013AEB3B5729_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas

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The new printer (provided by LDO):
- Voron Trident 250: https://west3d.com/products/ldo-trident-kit?srsltid=AfmBOoo0K9HbV26M1E2zeTTMCeOKCb9huS6RcprtDTogi0h0hmB9XhYA
- BoxTurtle AFC: https://ldomotion.com/products/LDO-BTAFC-Kit
- Jabberwocky Toolhead: https://ldomotion.com/products/16607023627208839

Trident filaments:
- Siraya ABS-CF: https://amzn.to/4nSabFh
- Cookiecad Dark Magic ABS: https://amzn.to/3KkK4Zb

Sources and Credits:
- "Spring-Loaded Drive Block Installation" by MakerBot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdOS5NP5eaE
- The drive block itself: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:53125
- "Antisoldering: How to Fix Your Mistakes and Salvage Free Parts" by MakerBar Hackerspace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6fTEgMKyG0
- "How to change/replace clogged nozzle on Ender 3" by 3D Printer Academy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I10YJulst70
- "Soldering Wednesday 04-17-13" by MakerBar Hackerspace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSzsEMqA350
- "Replicator 2X, Nozzle Unclogging" by MakerBot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwz9MwVWJgM
- "The Makerbot Replicator 2X - Announcement" by MakerBot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8jx69iVl4c
- Archived Replicator 2 Drive Block Hardware Kit product listing: https://web.archive.org/web/20130522210650/http://store.makerbot.com/drive-block-hardware-kit.html
- "Replicator 2 - Unboxing" by MakerBot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tQEVnruiPw
- "Replicator 2 - Startup Process" by MakerBot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYGjICc-fV4
- Replicator 2 User Manual: https://support.makerbot.com/s/article/User-Manual-Replicator-2-English-and-Translations
- Archived MakerBot Replicator 2 Parts Shop Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20140220033900/http://store.makerbot.com/parts-accessories/replicator-2-repair-parts-accessories
- "Adjust plunger tension on extruder for Replicator 2" by RoboSavvy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exOea9Tbzz8
- Teflon-lined hot end cross-section by Creality Experts
- Pigeon from storyblocks.com
- Stab SFX: www.zapsplat.com
- Interference SFX: Partners in Rhyme
- Portuguese computer voice: ttsmp3.com

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