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| tom osselton:
Have you checked out your area for a makerspace or hackerspace for laser cutting? |
| nrml:
Maplin have an offer on a bundle of parts and plans to build a complete printer for £399 at the moment http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/velleman-k8200-3d-printer-kit-n82qg. From what I have researched so far, it is gives decent performance for the price and lends itself well to improvement mods and upgrades. I would love to get one just to build and improve even though I know nothing about electronics or CAD / 3D modelling. Money is a bit tight at the moment, but it is definitely on the cards at some point. |
| picclock:
@nmrl I mentioned the vellman kit about 5 posts previous. It appears to have some issues in that the head is a (relatively) low temperature one unsuitable for nylon or other exotic plastics - but its OK for PLA / ABS. The other issue is that the z axis only has one motor. This will lead to head droop on the X axis, and although it can be sort of compensated for by aligning the bed. I don't think it has a heated print bed either, which could lead to adhesion issues. I think it depends what you want to do with one of these machines. I want to make working mechanical parts out of nylon or other loaded materials so they will have to be hard and hard wearing, and hopefully accurate :lol: , but if you just want to make decorative parts or parts with low use requirements this may suit. The Velleman model @ £400 (-1p :-) ) is a more expensive - see http://semiu.co.uk/product/prusa-i3-complete-kit/ for the prusa I3 (metal frame). I would buy without Power supply for £330 as I can get a 12v 30A psu for £15 on flea bay rather than modify a PC psu (no hot resisters). Best Regards picclock |
| nrml:
Thanks for pointing out the issues with that one. It will make it easier for me to save my pennies and do a bit more research before taking the plunge. I've been sorely tempted by it ever since the advertising catalogue came in the post. |
| picclock:
@nmrl If you want to compare different styles of repraps there is an excellent page with over 50 links to designs and variations here :- http://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap_Options#Models There is even one with a welded steel frame that someone here was interested in called an eventorbot. Best Regards picclock |
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