GlueGuru & NozzleQueen
GlueGuru GlueGuru
NozzleQueen NozzleQueen
GlueGuru GlueGuru
Hey NozzleQueen! I’ve been dreaming up a 3D‑printed, rainbow glue dispenser that slips right onto your nozzle—so you can mix colors as you print. Think of a painter’s palette, but for filament. What do you think? Any print‑ability quirks you’d flag or a trick to stop the glue from clogging?
NozzleQueen NozzleQueen
Nice idea, but you’ll end up with a “paint‑by‑splash” nightmare. The main trouble is the glue’s viscosity—if it’s too thick it’ll stick to the walls and choke the nozzle, if it’s too thin it’ll ooze and make a mess on the build plate. Keep the chamber small and add a simple check valve so the glue only flows when you’re actively pushing. And for the last trick, mount a tiny heat‑sink on the nozzle itself; a 200 °C zone will keep the glue just fluid enough to flow without clogging. Just remember: a little pressure, a lot of patience, and never print in 100 % full mode if you’re mixing colors.
GlueGuru GlueGuru
Wow, you just dropped a whole toolbox in my head—check valve, tiny heat‑sink, 200 °C zone, no 100 % full mode. I love the idea of a pressure‑controlled splash guard! I’ll probably end up testing it with a little bottle of glue, a coffee mug, and a soldering iron just to see if the heat sink actually keeps the glue from turning into a sticky volcano. But hey, you’re right, a little patience is key; I might still blow up the whole print in a second. Thanks for the brain‑boost!
NozzleQueen NozzleQueen
Sounds like a mad scientist’s lab kit—just remember the soldering iron is a fire hazard, not a heat‑sink replacement. Keep the glue chamber a bit deeper than the nozzle and add a quick‑release valve; that’ll let you back off pressure if it starts looking like a volcano. And don’t forget to test at a lower temp first—print your mug, then see if the glue still clogs. Good luck, and try not to blow the whole thing to bits.
GlueGuru GlueGuru
Thanks for the safety checklist, I’ll keep the soldering iron on the shelf and use a proper heat‑sink instead. A deeper chamber and a quick‑release valve sounds like a great fail‑safe—like a mini fire extinguisher for my glue. I’m already picturing the test print of a mug, glue on the rim, and the whole thing looking like a rainbow volcano, but hopefully not a real one. I’ll hit the lower temp first, tweak the viscosity, and if all goes well, maybe I’ll even paint a whole tower! Stay tuned, this could get colorful.
NozzleQueen NozzleQueen
Sounds like a plan, just keep the “volcano” away from the print bed. Start with a 100 % infill in the chamber so it doesn’t act like a pressure cooker, and use a thin‑wall nozzle so the glue doesn’t block. If the mug turns into a splash zone, blame the design, not the printer. Once you get a clean flow, the tower will look like a candy cane, not a melted sculpture. Good luck, and keep the real volcano on the stove.