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RUBBED THE PAINTED ONE TOO MUCH THE PAINT WOULD STAIN YOUR FINGERS.  MAYBE
THERES BETTER PAINT OUT THERE FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLASTIC.  PRINTING
WITH THE ADVENTURER 4 IS VERY EASY.  ON THE SAME DAY I INSTALLED IT, MY TWO
SONS STARTED TO PRINT ITEMS, AND THE PRINTER WAS PRINTING DAY AND NIGHT FOR
SEVERAL DAYS.  I LEARNED QUICKLY THAT SLICING WAS CRITICAL.  FOR EXAMPLE,
IF YOU PRINT SOMETHING THAT WILL BE MECHANICAL, YOU NEED STRENGTH, AND YOU
WILL NEED TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF THE INFILL AND INCREASE THE OUTSIDE
LAYERS FOR THE PRINT JOB.  THERE ARE MANY ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE IN THE
SLICING SOFTWARE, AND THE LEARNING CURVE IS MORE COMPLICATED THAN I WAS
EXPECTING.  3D PRINTING IS AN ART.  IT REQUIRES TRIAL AND ERROR TO GET
ACCUSTOMED TO YOUR PRINTER AND THE FILAMENT.  I NOTICED EARLY ON THAT
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