> I have one that is very similar and I bought it pretty much out of > curiosity. It sits in the corner of my office gathering dust. My > experience with 3D printing was pretty underwhelming. It is very finicky > and the results aren't that great. It gets pretty frustrating when > something goes wrong 4 or 5 hours into a print (3D printing is SLOOW). > This type of 3D printing is pretty inaccurate and prone to distortion > due to uneven cooling etc. The prints also aren't that strong. If you > put enough time into it you can get some good results but most of the > stuff I want to make either needs to be strong or dimensionally accurate > (or usually both together). > > Mechanically these machines aren't bad for the money. The filament feed > motors are a bit under powered and can struggle to feed, especially with > ABS or nylon. The filament is supposed to be fed through a tube to the > head but I found it works much better to mount a roller above the > machine and pass the filament over that. Having two heads is a nice idea > in theory but I found the second head can sometimes knock your part off > the table. I ended up removing the extruder nozzle on the second head. > > I don't regret getting mine. It was an interesting learning exercise but > IMHO hobby level 3D printing has a long way to go before it will become > really useful. If you are serious about building a large format machine > I would definitely suggest getting something like this first.
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