This thread renewed my interest in 3D printing. I bought the parts and did the mechanical assembly of a Hadron ORDbot a few years ago but wanted to do a nice electrical installation instead of the usual rat's nest wiring on most home brew 3D printers. Then the complete kit became available and I wanted two for small run 3D printing production so I bought that, but never got a round tuit and both kits were boxed and stored. I decided to do a shop renovation and build the mechanical assemblies into an insulated box on the wall that could be heated for better ABS prints, similar to a Stratasys commercial 3D printer, with the electronics mounted underneath out of the heat.
I'd still like to finish that project but a lot has changed since then in the fast moving 3D printer world, including much better extruders, so it would require some time to learn and hack in some upgrades to maximize reliability and print quality. I think I've just about decided to buy the US$699 QIDI Tech I. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D8M32LU Then upgrade the bed with the MagHold build plate and a spare removable flexible build plate. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0146ZCE1M https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019YG6YOQ That looks like the fast path to get me into good reliable 3D printing for the occasional prototyping, and if it works well and I need more production capacity I can duplicate that order. Instead of being on the bleeding edge as intended, I'll be one of the last geeks to jump on the 3D wagon before it's a common household appliance as companies like Dremel are trying to encourage. On 03/29/2017 07:22 PM, andy pugh wrote: > I bought the first one. I can always give it to my nieces if > it's useless :-) > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
