A reasonable starter printer for small items (max 15x15x15cm) breaking the under £200 barrier. If you want a 3D printer that looks like an appliance and not a DIY effort of cables and bolts that is fairly easy to get started with this could be for you.
It's only compatible with slightly overpriced filament bought direct from the manufacturer, but this can be circumvented.
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Monkeybumcheeks
24 Nov 153#21
Cheers OP, I'll be getting my kids one of these for Christmas.....they don't want one, but with a bit of practice they should be able to produce a PS4 and the Xbone that they wanted :smirk:
HarryFenner
24 Nov 153#5
Seems like a bargain, but it might be worth checking your local HackSpace to see if they have a printer you can use. (Some may charge for the consumables and a notional fee towards use of their facilities.)
magnetman_exe to BrumGB
24 Nov 153#3
Yes (excluding hotend, electronics and a few components)
This printer does not have an all metal hot end or heated bed so will not be any good for ABS or most Nylons.
PLA will work well and is fine for most things. It's a fairly hard plastic that's a little brittle and weaker along the layer bonds and has a lower melting point than others like ABS or polycarbonate.
BrumGB
24 Nov 152#2
Can you print a 3d printer with this ?
magnetman_exe to BrumGB
24 Nov 153#3
Yes (excluding hotend, electronics and a few components)
Not too bad for a cheap consumer 3D printer - and one that looks like you could leave it on your desk.
I'll stick with my reprap but it's homemade and looks it.
HarryFenner
24 Nov 153#5
Seems like a bargain, but it might be worth checking your local HackSpace to see if they have a printer you can use. (Some may charge for the consumables and a notional fee towards use of their facilities.)
jacksonliam
24 Nov 15#6
Agreed! Sticking with my reprap too - MendelMax 1.5+ with lots of mods.
noahsdad
24 Nov 15#7
Genuine question this as quite interested... What if your a new comer to 3D printing? Is this going to be any good, or do you need a degree in 3D printing technology to do anything meaningful with it?
MazingerZ to noahsdad
24 Nov 152#8
I always assumed you simply load the file and it will print it :man:
thekanester to noahsdad
24 Nov 15#10
This is probably one of the easier ways into 3D printing. I've got a Printrbot which a group of us built. It's not great, as it's hard to keep the bed level, and there's no cheap way of adding a heated print bed. I've added my own, and that helps, but it's not great.
A heated bed is good if you're printing lots of flat objects, because it stops them curling up a the sides due to irregular cooling, and if I was buying a new printer, I'd probably insist on one of those. It's also good if you're doing tall objects, because it stops the tall object being 'levered off' with the friction of the head passing across it.
It's a great price for an entry model, and will be better than the printrbot that I paid over £320 for. The only downside is the more expensive consumables, but they're not a terrible price, and I'm sure there are exploits for this on the web.
BenderRodriguez
24 Nov 15#9
So no then?
Zeipher
24 Nov 15#11
Did they really think one could print circuit boards?
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It's only compatible with slightly overpriced filament bought direct from the manufacturer, but this can be circumvented.
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This printer does not have an all metal hot end or heated bed so will not be any good for ABS or most Nylons.
PLA will work well and is fine for most things. It's a fairly hard plastic that's a little brittle and weaker along the layer bonds and has a lower melting point than others like ABS or polycarbonate.
http://www.ebuyer.com/store/Consumables/cat/3D-Printer-Filaments/subcat/Da-Vinci
Not too bad for a cheap consumer 3D printer - and one that looks like you could leave it on your desk.
I'll stick with my reprap but it's homemade and looks it.
A heated bed is good if you're printing lots of flat objects, because it stops them curling up a the sides due to irregular cooling, and if I was buying a new printer, I'd probably insist on one of those. It's also good if you're doing tall objects, because it stops the tall object being 'levered off' with the friction of the head passing across it.
It's a great price for an entry model, and will be better than the printrbot that I paid over £320 for. The only downside is the more expensive consumables, but they're not a terrible price, and I'm sure there are exploits for this on the web.