This is the printer: https://tinyurl.com/y8mhc9my
-D > On Dec 10, 2018, at 5:34 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > There are now cheepchinee 3D printers on banggood and dx, $300 or less for > small ones that maybe have a 6in bed, you can put them right on a desk, I am > almost tempted to get one at some point just to play with it and learn how to > do it, then maybe build a good one like I did my CNC router machine. They > sell all the bits too, really cheap. Probably not something for high-quality > parts printing, but for random hacking and to learn it would be an easy way > to get into it. Almost everything about them is now open-source, and free > software. > > I bought a little 12x12 solid state diode laser engraver a couple years ago, > used it a bit but the software was crap, now there is much better software > that will control these little machines as well as my 60W big machine, I need > to get that going in my copious spare time too. > > Let us know how it goes. > > --FT > > > On 12/10/18 5:13 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: >> They've come an awfully long way in a relatively short time. I'm thinking >> the first I heard of 3d printing as a reasonable home type thing was maybe >> 10 years ago. Prices are now in the sub $1000 range for a reasonably good >> one... >> -Curt >> >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
