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Diary with a 3D printer: Making Components

Some 3D-printed parts are deployed where the need to cope with higher temperatures is a must or the parts need to be stronger. This means changing materials from PLA, but you need a printer with the right specification to handle this. There are a wide range of filament types available and they all have varying

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