Smoothing Seams in 3D Prints with a Soldering Iron « Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers!

A soldering iron can be used to close tiny gaps in your 3D printed multi-parts. Uncle Jessie shows how he smoothens a print using a $16 temperature-controlled soldering Iron. To fill in larger gaps, he uses scrap print-plastic.

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