Mr. Plow: automating 3d printing of PPE shield visors for #OpShieldsUp, using JG Aurora A5

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I'm trying to support MasksForDocs, but only printing these visors one at a time means there's lots of printer downtime when I'm sleeping, napping, or taking my second nap. I tried stacking them, but couldn't maintain reasonable print quality, which meant more post-processing and separating each one individually. So, I used inspiration from Make Anything's YouTube channel to bump prints off between jobs, so I never have to touch the shields. Now, the only downtime (minus a few minutes for cooldown) is when the spool runs out of filament. I used three of the included STL files and snapped them onto the front rail of my JG Aurora A5, but you may be able to get by with less or need more. Placement is key if you only have a couple, but if you have a bunch of these, placement shouldn't matter much. The G-code I used between prints is below (I just used this as my end code, then copied and pasted the whole thing for 2, 5, 10, or 50 prints, however many you want). Depending on your printer and setup, you will likely have to adjust this to suit your needs. I also added a G-code line "M140 S50" to my PrusaSlicer 2.2 settings to start cooling the bed down before the print was done with two layers left to go.