● Engineered to provide redefined usability, quality, performance
● Made from piano-black laser-cut acrylic frame. To maintain the garage-built feel and the handmade charm
● It is unassembled DIY kit, provide you an unforgettable step-by-step learning experience of 3D printer from scratch. As long as you have a passion for creativity, you can not afford to miss this product
● Suitable for a wide range of customers, young or old, professional or amateur etc.
● Multiple 3D printing filament supportable, support ABS / PLA / Wood / Nylon PVA / PP / Luminescent
● 220 x 220 x 240mm printing volume, just right for you
● All metal pulleys for improved functionality and performance
● Quick-release feed gears for faster and fluent filament feeding
● High printing precision, stainless steel rail rods, gears, bearings and connectors for smoother movement
● Operating system: Windows XP / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Mac / Linux
● Working environment: Temperature: 10 - 30 Deg.C, humidity: 20 - 50 Deg.C
Top comments
trevcjohnson
10 Jul 165#8
Made from piano-black laser-cut acrylic frame. To maintain the garage-built feel and the handmade charm - aka low quality you get what you pay for in my opinion
jacksonliam to aLV426
30 Jul 164#17
You can get wood filament, it's more of a sawdust plastic blend but it does sand down and you can paint it, my first try with it (it's a spinning top):
Maevoric
9 Jul 163#3
Buy 3d printer, use it to 3d print a 3d printer...
Latest comments (21)
CarlMatt
30 Jul 16#19
These seem to be listed on ebay for delivery from the UK for a little less.
andygreyrider to CarlMatt
16 Aug 16#21
There not though, are they? If you delve deeper into the seller's account, you will find a title link called 'Legal Information' accompanied with your shock and horror, you will find their address like China!
Not such a bargain after all, as they will be kits with parts missing and/or motors wired backwards.
Try sending that lot back, if you get a reply and a lot less likely, a refund!
You will need mechanical engineering skills and tools. I have both, but make my own parts from drawings, I learnt to do at university/college.
andygreyrider
12 Aug 161#20
Unless you are living in reality. You will get frustrated with a 3D Printer. They will take up a lot of your time, fixing them with a reward of failed prints!
Many heightened expectations will be shortly lived.
Screaming you have been ripped off.
Honestly, if you haven’t got at least 3 years to spare, to learn CAD and Slicing Software, I wouldn't bother, as there are better processes that are more rewarding and to obtain greater results.
I have a 3D Printer for Loss Casting and 3D Prototyping.
Anything over 5 inches cubed, is lacking in build integrity like strength and durability.
Print in course filaments and you will wreck the nozzle in no time.
ABS shrinks, nearly all prints are rough and require considerable amounts of post-processing care.
Weigh up the cost, time and effort required which many do not have.
Most will want it yesterday, for very little cost!
If you have other interests like, sports, gaming, watching soap operas or tv on general, reading newspaper's, following what's going on in the world, caring for someone, constantly believing the Conditioning, Brainwashing and Propaganda of today's society.
I would seriously give 3D Printing a miss!
Thingiverse and the like have model's that are shared around the Internet. Some of these models are not viable for 3D Printing. Will require time, energy and stress, to get to a printable 3D model or not at all.
Often, you are the first to try this, a Pioneer of sorts and if you haven't got the copyright, will never be able to profit from it legally.
So, that £150 eBay bargain becomes a very expensive hobby.
All the Kickstarter and the like videos, look very slick and are made to prise open your wallet/purse.
Beware: There are many unscrupulous being's on Indiegogo and Kickstarter offering pipe dreams. Once, they have your hard-earned cash they will be gone off on holiday, at your expense!
Enjoy the rest of your life and remember; If it looks too good to be true, it usually is!
aLV426
30 Jul 16#18
Thanks for sharing!
aLV426
30 Jul 16#16
It took me a while to figure out that A8 is the model number, not the actual printing size!
It seems a good price for what it is - although I don't think it can print using wood (it states wood is an available filament)
Have some heat
jacksonliam to aLV426
30 Jul 164#17
You can get wood filament, it's more of a sawdust plastic blend but it does sand down and you can paint it, my first try with it (it's a spinning top):
uiaman
29 Jul 16#15
Probably the only time ever I can get the word Stereolithography in a post!
cootuk2
29 Jul 16#14
I would rather go for the metal frame and pay more than have the acrylic which can get stress cracks.
The Prusas take a lot of work keeping in calibration too.
gingercat
10 Jul 16#13
Don't forget you'll have to pay VAT
107.91 + 20% VAT = 129.42
+ 46.65
----------
176.14
maddogb
10 Jul 16#11
am i reading that right with the print volume? that the maximum size object printed is less than 1 square inch?
irononreverse to maddogb
10 Jul 16#12
220x220x240mm? That's a print volume almost as big as your head.
dave720
10 Jul 16#10
Why is this a deal when you can get the same printer delivered from the UK on eBay for under £150? OK, the eBay one will be a Chinese seller, with a virtually worthless warranty, but this one is Gearbest so you can't expect much better. :stuck_out_tongue:
So why not save on shipping time and avoid the risk of customs charges and handling fees?
On a more serious note, what are the weak points of these printers? I'd imagine the acrylic frame is going to be a source of print inconsistency and calibration errors, but as this is a kit based on an open design are there replacement parts available to upgrade the weaker parts?
Is there any point in buying one of these to sample the world of 3d printing, and then upgrading this machine once you've identified what you actually need from it, or are you better off doing more research before buying and then upping your budget for a better model?
trevcjohnson
10 Jul 165#8
Made from piano-black laser-cut acrylic frame. To maintain the garage-built feel and the handmade charm - aka low quality you get what you pay for in my opinion
spannerzone to trevcjohnson
10 Jul 161#9
indeed, that's marketing speak for poorly made, rough and crappy :smile:
Studge
10 Jul 16#5
When Amazon get 3D Printers for this amount I'm havinh one! :-D
pete_l to Studge
10 Jul 16#7
I think if people want a 3D printer, they buy one. This kit is for people who like tinkering with stuff.
I_SHOULD_COCO
10 Jul 161#6
It is a abttle to calibrate the cheap printers -mucho tweaking
qwerta369
10 Jul 16#4
Can it print a gun?
Maevoric
9 Jul 163#3
Buy 3d printer, use it to 3d print a 3d printer...
madhatchetman1
9 Jul 16#2
Shipping is $60
northwales
9 Jul 16#1
what's the cost after vat and royal mail handling charges.
Opening post
● Engineered to provide redefined usability, quality, performance
● Made from piano-black laser-cut acrylic frame. To maintain the garage-built feel and the handmade charm
● It is unassembled DIY kit, provide you an unforgettable step-by-step learning experience of 3D printer from scratch. As long as you have a passion for creativity, you can not afford to miss this product
● Suitable for a wide range of customers, young or old, professional or amateur etc.
● Multiple 3D printing filament supportable, support ABS / PLA / Wood / Nylon PVA / PP / Luminescent
● 220 x 220 x 240mm printing volume, just right for you
● All metal pulleys for improved functionality and performance
● Quick-release feed gears for faster and fluent filament feeding
● High printing precision, stainless steel rail rods, gears, bearings and connectors for smoother movement
● Operating system: Windows XP / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Mac / Linux
● Working environment: Temperature: 10 - 30 Deg.C, humidity: 20 - 50 Deg.C
Top comments
Latest comments (21)
Not such a bargain after all, as they will be kits with parts missing and/or motors wired backwards.
Try sending that lot back, if you get a reply and a lot less likely, a refund!
You will need mechanical engineering skills and tools. I have both, but make my own parts from drawings, I learnt to do at university/college.
Many heightened expectations will be shortly lived.
Screaming you have been ripped off.
Honestly, if you haven’t got at least 3 years to spare, to learn CAD and Slicing Software, I wouldn't bother, as there are better processes that are more rewarding and to obtain greater results.
I have a 3D Printer for Loss Casting and 3D Prototyping.
Anything over 5 inches cubed, is lacking in build integrity like strength and durability.
Print in course filaments and you will wreck the nozzle in no time.
ABS shrinks, nearly all prints are rough and require considerable amounts of post-processing care.
Weigh up the cost, time and effort required which many do not have.
Most will want it yesterday, for very little cost!
If you have other interests like, sports, gaming, watching soap operas or tv on general, reading newspaper's, following what's going on in the world, caring for someone, constantly believing the Conditioning, Brainwashing and Propaganda of today's society.
I would seriously give 3D Printing a miss!
Thingiverse and the like have model's that are shared around the Internet. Some of these models are not viable for 3D Printing. Will require time, energy and stress, to get to a printable 3D model or not at all.
Often, you are the first to try this, a Pioneer of sorts and if you haven't got the copyright, will never be able to profit from it legally.
So, that £150 eBay bargain becomes a very expensive hobby.
All the Kickstarter and the like videos, look very slick and are made to prise open your wallet/purse.
Beware: There are many unscrupulous being's on Indiegogo and Kickstarter offering pipe dreams. Once, they have your hard-earned cash they will be gone off on holiday, at your expense!
Enjoy the rest of your life and remember; If it looks too good to be true, it usually is!
It seems a good price for what it is - although I don't think it can print using wood (it states wood is an available filament)
Have some heat
The Prusas take a lot of work keeping in calibration too.
107.91 + 20% VAT = 129.42
+ 46.65
----------
176.14
So why not save on shipping time and avoid the risk of customs charges and handling fees?
On a more serious note, what are the weak points of these printers? I'd imagine the acrylic frame is going to be a source of print inconsistency and calibration errors, but as this is a kit based on an open design are there replacement parts available to upgrade the weaker parts?
Is there any point in buying one of these to sample the world of 3d printing, and then upgrading this machine once you've identified what you actually need from it, or are you better off doing more research before buying and then upping your budget for a better model?