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Adding bushings to steering deflector nozzle to increase precision (remove slop)

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I just recently acquired the Ender 3v2 for other purposes, and simply haven't had the time to assemble it. Wasn't considering doing this, as @Bruce already has the setup, but your umbrella grommet is a great idea, as those things seem to break from uv exposure or just mysteriously vanish somehow.

Not close to experienced enough to throw more money at a printer just yet, but you have given me something to be aware of
I contemplated buying a 3D printer for at least a couple of years thinking all I would print was trinkets or other non-useful things and really, how much of that can you do? After I started working from home I figured hey, I could probably find some decent designs and justify a couple hundred bucks to play around with a printer, so I bought an Ender 3 V2. I think it took about a week before I was playing around with Fusion 360 and at this point a couple of years later, I have printed far more of my own designs than I have anyone else's after becoming relatively decent at design. I have made things that simply were not able to be purchased anywhere, at least without scouring the internet or having it custom made. For example, I designed and printed a bunch of mounts for a GPS for my WaveRunner (someday I will post a thread about this), some bezels for my gauges in my boat when I redid the dash (thread needed here too), a washer for my HVAC humidifier (flexible material) water line, a gear for my John Deere tow behind spreader, and on and on. This tool has become far more useful than I ever imagined, and not to mention probably my favorite hobby ever.

Putting together the Ender only takes like an hour if I recall correctly so I would highly recommend it (and the next printer you'll upgrade to when you go all in like I did...).
 
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