Rick and Morty Portal - Extruder Visualizer

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<p>I decided my Prusa MK3s needed a really cool extruder visualizer - and decided to design an animated Rick and Morty Portal. Animated Gif of the <a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/rick-and-morty-portal-extruder-visualizer-ejJjX4yEmcZGmu8lSE">visualizer in action</a>.</p> <p>Please see the <a href="https://blog.prusaprinters.org/visualize-extruder-motor-movements/">Prusa Blog</a> for details on building the inner, spinning, "swirl"</p> <p><img alt="Portal" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/3o7aD2d7hy9ktXNDP2/giphy.gif"/></p> <h3>Print instructions</h3><p>"Swirl" was printed in Inland PLA - Peak Green.</p> <p>"Fixed Portal" was started with Inland PLA - Light Blue, and then changed to Inland PLA - Dark Green once the layer change was signaled. This allows for a really nice color version of the swirling portal.</p> <p>The "Fixed Portal", when complete, will attach to the extruder housing directly. Then, using the previously mentioned Blog steps, the "Swirl" print was attached to a mini-magnet and connected to the extruder motor shaft.</p>