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JDFan:

--- Quote from: BadMouth on December 30, 2016, 09:43:36 am ---Looks like a hell of a deal to me. I ended up spending another $10 on a spool holder like that to go with my monoprice mini.

I also picked up a little needle nose pliers & sidecutter set at Walmart for 3 or 4 bucks. Also had a flexible scraper. I already had this stuff, but it's nice to have a set that stays with the machine.

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Yeah - I was surprised the price had come down that much recently - they were quite a bit higher when I was looking a few months ago so was hard to not order when I came across it.(esp. since they had stock in CA rather than having to wait for shipping from China !) Completely agree about having a set of tools specifically for the printer (otherwise it can get hard to find the correct one when needed - since I tend to leave tools laying where they were last used at times :cheers: )

--- Quote from: SammyWI on December 30, 2016, 11:17:42 am ---IMO, buy the three spools. If you enjoy 3d printing at all, you will end up buying a lot more than that in the long run. Plus it's always nice to have a variety of colors to use. I have not used the Monoprice filament but it is a brand that I have heard others using and those prices are good at the 2 roll option and very good at 3 rolls. For one roll $28 is fairly expensive for basic PLA.

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Thanks for the response - interesting links - seems it goes a bit further than expected on a roll - but agree having the extra never hurts and I can see it becoming a matter of getting all the right colors for each project. Went ahead and ordered the 3 rolls so should have plenty to get started and play with for awhile :cheers:

Howard_Casto:
So 1.75mm pla is on the way. You know I think that might be the thing keeping these rigs from going mainstream. My local hardware store sells some rep-raps and such, but you can't buy filament. They need to keep filament in stock at the hardware/electronics/hobby stores.

JDFan:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on December 30, 2016, 07:12:08 pm ---So 1.75mm pla is on the way. You know I think that might be the thing keeping these rigs from going mainstream. My local hardware store sells some rep-raps and such, but you can't buy filament. They need to keep filament in stock at the hardware/electronics/hobby stores.

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Would be nice if the Hardware stores carried it ( even nicer if they sold it by the meter/foot for a decent price so you could quickly pick up any color that you wanted for a project for a few bucks )

05SRT4:
We actually have a few 3d print stores that popped up in the Utah area. They carry most of the main stream printers and they make and sell there own filament. They also have 3d design classes and other lessons about the printers and print ideas.

Howard_Casto:

--- Quote from: JDFan on December 30, 2016, 07:41:25 pm ---
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on December 30, 2016, 07:12:08 pm ---So 1.75mm pla is on the way. You know I think that might be the thing keeping these rigs from going mainstream. My local hardware store sells some rep-raps and such, but you can't buy filament. They need to keep filament in stock at the hardware/electronics/hobby stores.

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Would be nice if the Hardware stores carried it ( even nicer if they sold it by the meter/foot for a decent price so you could quickly pick up any color that you wanted for a project for a few bucks )

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Man that would be nice if you could just pull out a length and cut it off like you do rope and chain.

I'm going to make a filament extruder eventually. I'm hoping I can recycle plastic water bottles. Save the planet, make cheap stuff. :)

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