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[Proper Printing] often does unusual 3D printer mods. This time, he’s taking a CPU cooler made for a Raspberry Pi with some heat pipes and converting it into a 3D printer hot end. Sound crazy… ...

To use hot glue sticks in 3D printing, you must significantly modify the extruder. This process involves integrating timing belts and designing a custom heater setup to ensure smooth extrusion.

Each 3D printer has an "extruder," which pushes the building material along. The extruder's hot end then melts the material, and places it on the print bed to build the model.

The extruder/hot end can reach 300 degrees C (572 degrees F), which allows the A1 to use PLA, PETG, TPU, and PVA filaments. The print bed can reach a temperature of 80 degrees C (176 degrees F).

A Kitchener-based company that makes a 3D printer extruder, allowing users to print paste materials like silicone and cake icing, hit their Kickstarter campaign goal of $30,000 in less than 24 hours.