[ML-General] 3d printer

[Norm Marshall]

I paid $400 for the Wanhao Duplicator i3 and have no regrets. It's at the
shop if you want to take a look at it. The current model has a few upgrades
over mine, but the price is still the same. The tinkering I have had to do
has been more or less related to bed leveling or my own user errors.

Norm Marshall

On Aug 9, 2016 10:24 AM, "Hunter Fuller" <hfuller at pixilic.com> wrote:

Well, hell. Half of those caveats apply to ink jet printers as well.

:D

On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 10:22 Tim H <crashcartpro at gmail.com> wrote:

> All 3D printers. (at least of the "Fused Deposition Modeling" type)
>
> I have most recently been able to play around with a Makerbot Replicator
> 5th gen printer.
> Purported to be the pinnacle of the "just press print" machines.
> And it mostly succeeds. But you still have to go through leveling the bed,
> the filament still jams, feed rates need to be adjusted depending on the
> filament type and vendor and the humidity in the room and how the stars are
> aligned. It isn't just this one expensive printer. It's just the nature of
> this technology.
>
> I still recommend the Printrbot Simple Metal to a lot of people. it's
> really good for the cost. Everyone I know who has bought one has been
> printing within 30minutes. However, everyone I know who's bought one has
> also started making major modifications to the printer within the first
> week. That might be more because I know a lot of tinkerers and makers
> though. :P
>
> Just my observations on the matter.
> -Tim
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 9:56 AM, David <ainut at knology.net> wrote:
>
>> Tim, are you saying that all 3D printers require much tinkering and
>> fixing?  Or just the Prusa i3?
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>>
>> On 08/09/2016 09:55 AM, Tim H wrote:
>>
>> Printrbot Simple Metal
>> http://printrbot.com/project/simple-metal/
>>
>> Easy enough to get up and running with any 3d printer today. but you'll
>> be constantly tinkering and fixing little things.
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 9:31 AM, David <ainut at knology.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Is this one the best for the money?
>>>
>>> How much trouble are they to use?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>>
>>> http://shop.prusa3d.com/en/3d-printers/53-original-prusa-i3-
>>> mk2-3d-printer.html
>>>
>>>
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