I physically need it here to do the frame braces I have in mind. My machine is still on the truck and I am thinking of modifications. and throwing it all in the bin, knowing that the package that you have in mind will work "better", even if it takes 6 months! or the idea of taking all the stuff that the manufacturer so carefully put together. I haven't even got to all the software yet. What with bed temps and hot end temps and extrusion speed and printing speed and all the different materials and at what parameters each one works at. From what I can see, there is enough to learn about the machine itself to take up a year or so of my life. Now, we come back to the 3d printer and what is needed to learn how to do it properly. I could never afford cnc machines, although I was interested in them because of the technology. The idea of getting rid of my other machines actually doesn't bother me that much, but the idea of sitting around with little to do, does. literally) and moving into something that is more maintenance free. Part of the reason for getting into the 3d printing is the fact that it is getting close to the time where I need to downsize and even to think about selling the house (shoveling snow and cutting lawns are killers. One of each could easily go away.Īnyway, I digress. I have two milling machines and two metal lathes in my shop, and I don't really need that many. (Perhaps I should clean off the whole bench so that I have more room.) One of the Mostly Printed laser cutters comes to mind, as does a self printed and built scanner. I have found some things I want to have a go at. Most of the software is a waste of time at this point as it is hard to configure without a printer attached. I have been reading, and downloading software and playing. My machine started it's journey yesterday morning in a purple and white truck in Calgary. why did I clear enough space on my bench for two? Why 4 machines? Do you do commercial stuff or are they all that different in how they work? I see you are not the only one to have more than a single machine. Mods, if this thread is not appropriate, or is in the wrong place, please let me know. It will be a huge learning curve for this tired mind, but with help, it will work out fine. I am looking forward to this journey and all of the discoveries ahead. They are in their infancy and the changes will come hot and heavy, just as computers did in the early days.(My first one had a whopping 16k of memory) All of my shop machines are of the same parentage and all required mods, tweaks and sorting out so I am used to it.įor us to have the ability to have a 3d printer at home is, to me, one of the miracles of our age. I understand that there are shortcomings in some of these machines. A quick look on Thingyverse came up with both upper and lower brackets to mount on the machine and they are connected by hardware store threaded rod.Īlso, from what I read, the printer head cooling fan shroud doesn't work all that well. However, if there is a problem, it is easily fixed with a couple of supports. The one I bought is the latest variant so we will see. Apparently, and I won't know until I get it, this style of tower type printer can have unstable towers. I have discovered a possible flaw in the machine I bought. I have done more, and more, and more reading. So, I jumped in and ordered a Wanhao Duplicator i3 Plus. I wanted a Canadian supplier with a popular design of a machine and I found that. At one point in my life, I would have happily gone through all the gyrations, hoops and hurdles that I read about in the build threads, but I am now, nearly 70, with all the ailments that come with that, and I felt I had a better chance of success with a pre-built machine. then I joined a couple of user groups and started to read build threads. Warranty support can be very iffy.Īt first, I was going to build a machine from a kit. Shipping from the US in most cases is expensive to say the least. The current exchange rate is nearly 30 cents on the dollar, against me. All of the decent deals were coming from the US, but I live in Canada. I did a lot of surfing and found I was just getting more and more confused. So, as the prisoner of war camp guard said "I know nuffing". one very well done, 1/32 scale print of a ww2 ships gun, and a couple of 1/24 scale, poorly printed, tug boat fittings. I have touched maybe 3 prints in my life.
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