Monoprice Maker Select v2#

I bought my first 3D printer from Amazon in 2018 for $300. It’s on the cheaper end but there’s a large community behind it.

Oct ‘21 Upgrading Parts#

First set up parts being upgraded with:

I started to get filament jams in the middle of prints. Since I started to take the printer apart I thought it would be a good idea to get some upgrades in.

I replaced the nozzle and hot end (except for the heat block) with an all-metal version (the original had a small teflon tube inside the heat break), replaced the carriage plate underneath the bed with a thicker one that better resists warping, replaced the cheap noisy fans with Noctuas with custom shortened and crimped wires, and added a thermal pad between the heat sink and the cooling block (there was nothing there before, just metal-on-metal contact).

For crimping the wires I used the following:

Old hot end with the stepper motor and brass nozzle already removed.#	New cooling block and heat break being assembled.#
The bottom are the old bits.#	Old carriage plate on the left and the new thicker one on the right.#
	Crimped new terminals on the shortened fan cable.#
I pushed the terminals into the connector using a paper clip to avoid kinking the thin wires.#	ARCTIC thermal pad about to get chopped up.#
Applied it to the heat sink and cut out holes for the screws before threading the screws in.#	Didn’t want excess thermal pad material to get jammed up in the extruder gearing so I trimmed it some more.#
Extruder re-assembled.#	Original noisy fan.#
New quieter fan.#	Presto!#

Oct ‘21 Magnetic Build Plate#

I’ve been using a 220x220mm Borosilicate Glass Bed placed on top of the BuildTak sheet that came with my printer along with glue stick with some success. This upgrade replaces all that with a magnetic steel sheet which has a layer of PEI on it.

Items needed:

FYSETC 3D Printing Buildplate Steel Spring Sheet Bed w/Corner Cut 220x220mm with PEI B Magnetic Mounting Base
Isopropyl alcohol (I used 91%) to remove adhesive residue
Gloves (I used nitrile gloves) to prevent adhesive from reconstituting on your fingers

Removed the original BuildTak sheet from my Monoprice Maker Select v2.#	First time I’ve seen the underside, neat.#
	Need to get rid of the adhesive residue.#
Got it off with some 91% isopropyl alcohol, paper towels, and nitrile gloves. Took about an hour.#	Used an old glass bed as a template to cut the corners off the magnetic sheet.#
I thought those were bubbles but it feels flat to the touch.#	Done!#
Nice and flat. The magnet holds the plate very well in place.#