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Joules:
http://www.3ders.org/articles/20160211-aldi-australia-to-sell-budget-cocoon-create-3d-printer-and-3d-printing-pen.html

This might be a big opportunity for people to dip a toe into 3D printing, especially if the trial goes well and they then do a Europe release.

George Konstantinidis:
That is a rebadged Wanhao I3 rev 2. They are very good machines in fact and with minor mods they can be as reliable as you can get.

Joules:
I was thinking with them being a one design and possibly shed loads sold there should be lots of people solving any of the niggly issues they may have and plenty of scope for after market spares.

George Konstantinidis:
The real benefit is the bent metal frame. There are no 3dprinted parts on it at all. So as far as i can see as long as the motherboard does not fail, the only other consumable are the drive belts. And of course at the price, it is a very good moddable platform. So even if the mobo fails, you can just stick an arduino/raspbery/wateva in and off you go.

I have replaced the linear bearings on my ones with igus drylin bearings to reduce noise and added astrosyn vibration dampers too. It is now significantly quieter. The other one had them installed by the factory on the Z-axis only.

Will_D:
Watching this thread with interest!

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