Posted on 04/09/2023 10:33:41 AM PDT by fireman15
The Prusa kit is a kit in every sense of the word.
Here are the assembly instructions: https://help.prusa3d.com/category/original-prusa-i3-mk3-kit-assembly_336
I had no experience with 3d printers but it only took roughly one day to put together.
The instructions were easy to follow and the machine takes care of a lot of the calibration stuff itself.
I have heard of others having the same issues with Delta style printers. Adhesion can often be the biggest pain in the rear. I have had some filaments which will stick to anything even if the beds are not heated, not cleaned or properly leveled and the nozzle is scraping on one side and too far away on another part of the plate for anyone to truly expect them to work. Then I have had other filaments which won't stick to any surface without specialty adhesives being applied in just the right way. They won't even work right on printers with firmware that allows “self leveling” sensors to be installed.
It can sometimes make you a little crazy if you have been using some easy to stick filament... you leave it out of the bag for a couple months and it gets messed up from age and humidity. So you put it in the oven for a few hours on low and it still won't work. Then you find yourself in a situation like Consult described where you are wasting money on supplies.
Everyone needs to remember that filament should be stored in sealed bags with desiccant.
Lot’s of cool stuff. The ones I use most are the key hook/shelf. Bathroom holder (fits my toothbrush, toothpaste, shaver, aftershave, floss and flonase all neatly). Have gone through over 20 spools. Never designed anything, just modified things. Did a whole glow in the dark spool a few months back...once again mostly junk toys and jewelry, a spider and some Halloween ghosts. Tried the wood one but that was a failure.
Wow, 3-D printer under $200?? Nice.
I'm in love with the 3-D girl.
At one time 3D Printer kits came with a couple bags of electronic components, some PCB boards, stepper motors, belts, bags of specialty parts, bags of screws and nuts, and some machined parts that you hopefully didn't have to drill carefully placed holes in. You had to solder the pieces onto the PCB boards and put together everything.
They reminded my of the original Heathkits that used to be sold.
They were also kits in every sense of the word. I bought an electric motor kit one of my grandkids and gave it to him at Thanksgiving. The one I got when I was a kid required me to wind all the copper wire into coils etc... and it took me hours to get the thing put together. I gave the little motor kit to my grandson and he had it put together before we finished putting food on the table. It was not the same thing although the final result looked very similar.
I do agree with you on pretty much everything. I have modified all sorts of other people’s work. I will often see something that I can think of a different use for. But we have thrown away a lot of crap that I made as well. I also give junk to my grandkids that they seem to like.
Reminds me of an old ham radio cartoon from many years ago.
A guy is unboxing a radio ‘kit’. There is a piece of equipment in the box with instruction to disassemble this old army surplus radar unit to obtain parts for your radio.
You are now dead last.
I think the ‘cursive is retarded’ girl looks 3D printed..
The thing had all sorts of adjustments and was about the size of shoe box. It was hooked to an electric guitar amplifier. I am pretty sure that in the right hands it could have sounded pretty good. But to me it was a major disappointment. I spent a week putting it together. I am assuming the kit is currently assembled further than it used to be. But the completed project looks similar.
The Bambu Labs P1P was listed but not the Bambu Labs X1-Carbon that I bought.
Perhaps it is because the X1-Carbon costs $1,600 with the 4 spool holder they call an AMS.
It costs about $1,200 without the spool holder.
The P1P costs a little over $500.
This is my fourth printer since 2010 and is a game changer.
The Bambu Labs printers are very similar but the X1-Carbon is fully enclosed and has a better monitor.
It only has a 10 inch cube capacity, which is not bothersome for me.
YouTube is a good place to research 3D printers, read the comments.
The X1-Carbon is capable of printing in 4 colors.
Most importantly is speed, which isn’t mentioned.
The X1-Carbon is at least 10 times faster than other printers.
Many projects in other printers take over 24 hours to print.
If the print fails, you have to start over.
Because it takes so long to print, most prints are nearly hollow with 30 percent infill.
Because the X1-Carbon is so fast, I print it solid.
Printing solid allows printing smaller parts and it’s still stronger.
Bambu Labs has an excellent online manual that answers questions with videos.
They also have flexible and removable build plates that attach with magnets.
I’ve had very little issues with the part sticking.
Watching how fast it prints is impressive.
I thought it would shake itself to death but there have been no problems.
I have had issues that took several days to remedy, such as uploading my files to the printer.
That little boat “Benchy” that they use to test printers was printed in 20 minutes and very clean.
I got and Ender 3 V2 Neo. Easy way to get into printing. The new Prusa completely eliminates the need for bed tramming though.
If the print fails, you have to start over.
Even the Creality Ender 3 3D Printer that I linked to which currently costs $179 has a resume printing function. This will work if it runs out, or senses broken filament or if you pause your print for some other reason. Of course, if your project is knocked loose from the build plate or there is some other catastrophe you will have to start over on every 3D Printer that I am aware of.
https://www.amazon.com/Comgrow-Creality-Ender-Aluminum-220x220x250mm/dp/B07BR3F9N6
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