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Welcome aboard. It seems to be a standard initiation rite that everyone has to take the feeder apart on their first day, and then discover that two hands isn't enough to put it back together. :smile:
In my case I held the feeder halves together with tape, freeing up one hand to hold the stepper, while the other held the feeder, a screw and a screwdriver...
I suggest that you make |Robert| 's feeder high on your list of priorities. No tricks needed to attach that, and it's a much better design (easier to tweak for tension, easier to keep clean).
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Welcome aboard. It seems to be a standard initiation rite that everyone has to take the feeder apart on their first day, and then discover that two hands isn't enough to put it back together. :smile:
In my case I held the feeder halves together with tape, freeing up one hand to hold the stepper, while the other held the feeder, a screw and a screwdriver...
I suggest that you make |Robert| 's feeder high on your list of priorities. No tricks needed to attach that, and it's a much better design (easier to tweak for tension, easier to keep clean).
https://www.youmagine.com/designs/alternative-um2-feeder-version-two
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