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Curved Printrbot Play Fan Shroud

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Printrbot Play came with a very inefficient fan cover that leaks tons of air flow everywhere. I have been struggling in getting good quality prints because of that. For example, when printing a pillar of 10mm diameter, the side that is not facing the fan is not sufficiently cooled, resulting in much worse printing quality.

I like the original look of the PLAY, so Fan shroud add on is pretty much the only option to solve the cooling related issues. I tried some designs, and based on which I iterated a few versions of my own. Now this design is proven to be a good fit, easy to mount and delivers a good result (check the 3d benchy boat I printed with this shroud).

Print as is, 100% infill with 0.2mm layer height.

Update: I uploaded another design, with the air escape nozzle even more concentrated. This should increase airflow.

Update: After taking a bottom view of the print head, I found that because of the Ubis 13 metal hotend features a bulky heater block, it pushes the sho
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Thingiverse
What you need to print this: Beginner Low confidence
Why?
0.20mm layers
Single piece
Supports 1/3
Assembly 0/3
Settings 1/3
Bed size 0/3
Post-process 0/3
Printer
FDM / FFF
File format
STL
Material
PLA
Layer height
0.2 mm
Software
Cura, PrusaSlicer, or similar
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