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Weâre experimenting with this - Iâm so glad it worked!
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This whole outcome is SO fine!
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I got mine (yay) but I have to wait until the weekend to set it up and get printing (blast you work and school!) lol. So excited!
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Fantastic news! Canât wait to see what you can do with it! 
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This is a super awesome approach, especially when International is eventually taken into account
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Sweet!
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The ultimate test of patience.
I had to look at the boxes for two days because of a time sensitive project. Months with nothing but time - and then it comes!
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Awesome! Are you going to make cool Halloween gear for your office party this year? I enjoyed last yearâs video.
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Iâm so excited to see a part shipped, rather than a whole unit swap!
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Normally I would think they would ship the entire part rather than just the bearing if it came as an assembly from another factory, I doubt thatâs whats going on here.
And whatâs the fan for? Is that a piece of packing foam just to the right of the old carriage?
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That is the air assist fan, part of the assembly.
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Highly logical to have modules to swap rather than develop instructions and SKUs for every screw and bolt. Plus a lot of these things are probably built to tight tolerances, so you have to draw the line at what is user serviceable without specialized tools.
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Thatâs quite a departure from the standard aquarium pump method of air assist. Certainly cheaper, and potentially much higher flow rate. I may need to replace what Iâm using on my K40 with a fan.
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Yeah, but I usually hate it when looking for a relatively inexpensive replacement part and get hit with âNext higher assemblyâ.
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It really pushes a lot of air. I did a deep test engrave on a home Depot flooring sample that left a big deposit of âvarnishâ build up, so I ran a clean up engrave afterwards and that residue burned like napalm. the fame was at least an inch long, and the air assist pushed it horizontal, and out.
I understood the need for assist after that.
The head also has a fan less than an inch in diameter that pushes air down the lens bore.
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I used the K40 without air assist for a while, cutting is nearly impossible without it.
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Is that because of flame, or smoke attenuating the power?
I think itâs a combination. There is a lot of flame, and it does not seem to cut as deep without it. Some claim extra oxygen helps, but I donât think thatâs right.
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