MEGAMOUTH COOLING FAN for Replicator 1 / Duplicator 4 / FlashForge / CTC / Monoprice! (REMIXED from Active Cooling Fan V2 by thruit00!)

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READ FIRST/DISCLAIMER: The goal of this design was to maximize cooling performance at any cost! In doing so, you might need to remove your printer's front panel. I'm using the Monoprice printer, which is similar to the Creator X, and had to take out the front sound insulating panel myself. You may think twice now, but let me ask you - would you rather have a beautiful-looking printer or one that prints at lightning speed?...That's not a question meant to be debated. This design builds upon thruit00's amazing Active Cooling Fan Duct v2! I liked the design but thought it needed even more airflow. To fix this, I made an adapter that attaches a blower fan onto thruit00's original design - and when it comes to cooling performance, there's no such thing as too much. About this design: After extensively testing different sizes of blower fans and iterating my design multiple times, I concluded that for the effort put in, I deserved some incredible airflow or nothing would have been worth it. As it turns out, when the fan is on, your extruder temperature should drop by about 5 degrees Celsius. To clarify this concept - when in doubt, just remember that bigger usually means better when it comes to cooling performance! Parts needed: Print 1x Megamouthcut.stl, 2x ActiveDuctV2.0_Clip.stl, and 1x blower_adapter.stl (print this last part with support). Additionally, you'll need: * 2 M3 x 12 countersunk head screws (borrowed from Active Cooling Fan V2) * 2 M3 x 16 countersunk head screws (also borrowed from the original design) * 6 M3 nuts (4 from the Active Cooling Fan and 2 more for this adapter) * 2x M3 x 35 screws Purchase a blower fan at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B2ARV22/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 or consider wiring it directly to your printer's control board. Also, grab a 12-volt power supply - either this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006NTNGN0/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 or do something clever with the wire. Now you're all set! Instructions: Screw everything together like it's going out of style Get rid of that pesky front panel, create room for this baby to thrive Optional but worth mentioning: your prints may require an increase of about 5 degrees in temperature to make up for the powerful airflow coming at you. Once everything is set and ready to go, fire up the print job, kick on the fan after finishing the first layer As an extra little bonus, try this tip: if printing blower_adapter.STL with support just isn't going well due to parts breaking off from your build plate - turn that part 90 degrees along its Z axis and keep trying