Flashforge Dreamer (NX) - Re-Printing 1kg Reel Side Loader Arms and Rod After They Cracked

1 year ago
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In this video I redesign the side loader arms I'm using for holding 1kg reels with the Flashforge Dreamer NX.
The original design had a flaw with a very thin area (the hook) where the maximum stress occurs. This caused the hook to crack and fail.

I also reprint the Rod that holds the reels since that also cracked when it was dropped on the floor by accident.

Both the arms and rod are printed in PETG which is more resilient than PLA and just as strong as the original ABS they were printed in.

Flashforge Dreamer NX on Amazon:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DPBRCYZ/

Link to remix of side loader arms:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4798787

Link to the original Side Loader project:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1387733

These are the tweezers I used to help remove dripping filament from the print head:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0845SKD7Z/

This is the wire brass brush I use to clean the nozzle tip:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01J2BS92S/

These are the spatulas I used to help remove the pieces from the print bed:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B075SLTY8B/

3DBuilder website (Free App for Windows 10):
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/3d-builder/9wzdncrfj3t6

OpenSCAD website:
https://www.openscad.org/

I used Simplify3D slicer software for the tests:
https://www.simplify3d.com/

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Link to my Etsy Store:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/BetaCygniDesigns

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Music:
"Blippy Trance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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End Screen Video Acknowledgement: Cosmic Reef Video produced by NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI).
https://hubblesite.org/contents/media/videos/2020/16/1277-Video

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