I spotted this deal on a German Chinese-Tech site that I occasionally peruse, so it's only available if you select the EU plug type, but I presume it will still be fine if you use a EU to UK plug adapter?
I've not had a play with a 3D printer yet, one of those things that seems to be getting cheaper and cheaper, but I'm still not sure I know what I'd use it for... Of course, I don't have any use for 4 of the 5 phones I've bought from China this year so that argument doesn't really work, but I can't throw a printer in my desk drawer and forget about it!
I don't really know what makes one of these printers good, or bad, but for what it's worth the reviews on the site seem positive.
Latest comments (38)
rumuk
6 Oct 17#30
Yes showing as yodel, I ordered on the 10th September, still no movement
When did you order?
pankomputerek to rumuk
7 Oct 17#31
27th I placed mine... They said 3-6 business days.
rumuk to pankomputerek
7 Oct 17#32
I emailed them few days back and they said to give it till the 19th October, fingers crossed it arrives
foo25 to pankomputerek
7 Oct 17#33
I placed mine on the 26th. It's currently on its way from Germany to the UK, where it'll be handed over to UK Mail for delivery. Fingers crossed it'll arrive in a few days.
pankomputerek to foo25
9 Oct 17#36
Mine is coming from Poland, let's hope it'll be here tomorrow as I've ordered a day after you and it's still sat ' in transportation'... If website is anything to go by should have it today...
foo25 to pankomputerek
9 Oct 17#37
Well UKMail didn't even bother. Said no one was in at 5pm, which was completely incorrect, they obviously didn't even try. Apparently the package is at the depot, despite there being no depot in Northern Ireland... Seriously.
pankomputerek to foo25
9 Oct 17#38
THat's rubbish. Let's hope you get it soon. I so hope mine gets here tomorrow I can't wait.
rumuk
9 Oct 17#35
mines still not showing anything just shows awaiting collection, and when i check yodel it shows your parcel will be with us soon, would have thought it would have been here by now!
foo25
8 Oct 17#34
Got a text this evening to say it'll be delivered tomorrow!
pankomputerek
4 Oct 17#27
Did anyone have their printer delivered yet? Update: my tracking moved for first time in days.
rumuk to pankomputerek
5 Oct 17#28
I am still waiting for mine, yodel shows parcel will be with us soon
pankomputerek to rumuk
6 Oct 17#29
Yodel? My tracking with 'Royal Shipments' indicates DHL. When did you order?
Alien18
29 Sep 17#21
Am I' being stupid but i can't seem to get this for near £110 - shows as £124 + huge shipping fees.
noirnaranja to Alien18
30 Sep 17#23
Did you select EU warehouse?
Alien18 to noirnaranja
3 Oct 17#25
Yeah tried a few options, but none came to this price.
dwvl to Alien18
30 Sep 17#24
Same for me. I select Eu warehouse etc:
And when I go to checkout, I find that shipping and taxes are over £30:
The code "24764FC4CD" gets me £7.82 off, so the bottom line price is £146.12 for me:
What am I dong wrong?
Alien18 to dwvl
3 Oct 17#26
Yeah, I get exactly the same!
Gatchaman
29 Sep 17#22
The thing I've learned about 3d printing is ......the recycling of prints, whether old or failed. If you are a complete noob it will take you a while to get things right and if you don't have a very cheap source of "ink" then the cost will start to rise. I noticed it straight away after getting my printer up and running. I was printing failed parts and they were piling up in the office. Then I thought...... the only difference between a failed print and filament is the shape of the plastic.
In all serious don't buy a 3d printer unless you can either get super cheap filament or find a way to recycle your failed or old prints. The cost of filament extruders are ridiculously high for what they are.
Can this print a time machine so I can go back in time to nab the deals I missed on this site?
Hondacars to jamgin
22 Sep 17#10
No
jamgin to Hondacars
22 Sep 17#11
:cry:
lumsdot to jamgin
22 Sep 17#14
No but it can print out the deals you missed
kinell to jamgin
22 Sep 17#15
... sort of yes & No ...
jamgin to kinell
22 Sep 17#17
Woohoo! Hot UK Yesterday Deals here I come.
tan159
22 Sep 17#13
I think it's really cool but can't for the life of me think of anything usefull to print/make
kinell to tan159
22 Sep 17#16
Sites like Thingiverse and MMF have tons of stuff to print (some good, some tat, some pointless, some impossible! )
That said I have got to a stage where I have printed off enough Pokemon for the kids etc, and now print much larger more elaborate models. For fun, and to just see if I can..
The stuff that fascinates me, are the 'print in one go' stuff, and when its done its fully movable, with joints and links, or gears all printed in place. I have also designed brackets for a garage door, and a speaker monitor mount, an Xbox under TV Kinect mount etc etc.
But my Fav is the door handle I printed for our freezer - £20 plus for a replacement - printed, it cost under a quid, and fitted perfectly, and with a lick of white gloss spray ... looks and functions exactly the same (personally I think it's stronger)
At the moment I am printing Tat .. Halloween stuff, using luminous filament. For Tat ... its actually quite good.
lowcliff
22 Sep 17#12
Brilliant 3D printer,ive had mine for over 6 months and would recommend to everyone
noirnaranja
21 Sep 17#1
Here's a video of it in action, making a Yoda Buddha figurine (naturally)
Daveseans to noirnaranja
22 Sep 17#8
My eyes started to pain watching your video.....so fast!! :disappointed:
Skeptik
22 Sep 17#7
Where can you buy the conumables for this. Is it expensive to make anything ?
superspeedy
21 Sep 17#6
To design what you want to make, do you have to get some kind of specialist software?
kinell
21 Sep 17#5
I have a two 3D printers... one not dissimilar to this - build yourself, print better bits, etc. And I love it. 3D printing is a bit of a steep learning curve, with so many variables involved.. but a little perseverance and you will be off and running.
Uses? That's debatable! For me, I love to learn new stuff, whilst making or achieving something as a reward. As a former electro-mechanical engineer, a 3D printer hits the spot for now.
You can make all sorts of Tat' or spares for lots of items. You can design your own stuff and print it.. to be honest its sorta endless.
Is 3D printing for everyone? Doubt it very much TBH.. but for me, it is.
Think of a 3D Printer as an irritating petulant & truculent child, that needs constant attention & endless care. And when all is good (it/the) can produce really cool stuff.... but it all takes time.
:heart_eyes:
Torchwood
21 Sep 17#4
From what I've read, you get what you pay for. It'll print, but the PSU has safety issues, the acrylic frame is rickety, impacting on print quality, and you'll need to 3D-print accessories yourself to remedy some of the printer's failings out of the box.
Plus you have to build it, which may take 5 hours+, and your first prints may not work out that well if the printer's not calibrated properly.
Morsicatio
21 Sep 17#3
Wait, good things come to those who shall
japes
21 Sep 17#2
I'm guessing speed isn't a selling point as that video was a 24hr time lapse!
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Opening post
I spotted this deal on a German Chinese-Tech site that I occasionally peruse, so it's only available if you select the EU plug type, but I presume it will still be fine if you use a EU to UK plug adapter?
I've not had a play with a 3D printer yet, one of those things that seems to be getting cheaper and cheaper, but I'm still not sure I know what I'd use it for... Of course, I don't have any use for 4 of the 5 phones I've bought from China this year so that argument doesn't really work, but I can't throw a printer in my desk drawer and forget about it!
I don't really know what makes one of these printers good, or bad, but for what it's worth the reviews on the site seem positive.
Latest comments (38)
When did you order?
Update: my tracking moved for first time in days.
And when I go to checkout, I find that shipping and taxes are over £30:
The code "24764FC4CD" gets me £7.82 off, so the bottom line price is £146.12 for me:
What am I dong wrong?
it will take you a while to get things right and if you don't have a very cheap source of "ink" then the cost will start to rise. I noticed it straight away after getting my printer up and running. I was printing failed parts and they were piling up in the office. Then I thought...... the only difference between a failed print and filament is the shape of the plastic.
In all serious don't buy a 3d printer unless you can either get super cheap filament or find a way to recycle your failed or old prints. The cost of filament extruders are ridiculously high for what they are.
I'm building my own version of a Lyman Filament Extruder V6 thingiverse.com/thi…870
Good luck if you do buy one.
Just ordered one.
What are the specs are compared to this?
amazon.co.uk/Gee…ter
Hot UK Yesterday Deals here I come.
That said I have got to a stage where I have printed off enough Pokemon for the kids etc, and now print much larger more elaborate models. For fun, and to just see if I can..
The stuff that fascinates me, are the 'print in one go' stuff, and when its done its fully movable, with joints and links, or gears all printed in place. I have also designed brackets for a garage door, and a speaker monitor mount, an Xbox under TV Kinect mount etc etc.
But my Fav is the door handle I printed for our freezer - £20 plus for a replacement - printed, it cost under a quid, and fitted perfectly, and with a lick of white gloss spray ... looks and functions exactly the same (personally I think it's stronger)
At the moment I am printing Tat .. Halloween stuff, using luminous filament. For Tat ... its actually quite good.
3D printing is a bit of a steep learning curve, with so many variables involved.. but a little perseverance and you will be off and running.
Uses? That's debatable! For me, I love to learn new stuff, whilst making or achieving something as a reward. As a former electro-mechanical engineer, a 3D printer hits the spot for now.
You can make all sorts of Tat' or spares for lots of items. You can design your own stuff and print it.. to be honest its sorta endless.
Take a look at Thingiverse or MyMiniFactory to name but a few sites.
Is 3D printing for everyone? Doubt it very much TBH.. but for me, it is.
Think of a 3D Printer as an irritating petulant & truculent child, that needs constant attention & endless care.
And when all is good (it/the) can produce really cool stuff.... but it all takes time.
:heart_eyes:
Plus you have to build it, which may take 5 hours+, and your first prints may not work out that well if the printer's not calibrated properly.