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So ... 3d Printers....
Slippyblade:
When I get a 3D printer, I intend to build a grinder/extruder to recycle botched prints.
pbj:
Howard - No. No new projects.
Finish up your other projects first. My Everdrive purchase is on hiatus until you clean up that front end.
:cheers:
Howard_Casto:
I was just reading up on that. One guy made a pellet extruder that you just swap out instead of the normal filament extruder. He's gotten decent results thus far but the thing about pellets is you typically have to buy them in massive quantities to get those big savings.
I'm impressed with what you can print with now. They have metal filament, wood-like filament and even felt filament.
pbj: This would probably give me more time to work on that junk. The physical building of my racing cab has taken up the bulk of my time. Being able to just print the fiddly bits would be a huge help. Are you talking about the n64 one? The third party FE isn't that bad once you get it configured.... it probably needs a bit more fit and finish though.
thomas_surles:
--- Quote from: pbj on November 27, 2016, 04:28:07 pm ---Howard - No. No new projects.
Finish up your other projects first. My Everdrive purchase is on hiatus until you clean up that front end.
:cheers:
--- End quote ---
Might want to step on that while they are still on sale.
Howard_Casto:
Been researching this tonight. Man my head is spinning.... so many options. I found one that is an i3 clone (apparently the Chinese model and several others are just i3 clones) and uses a rigid steel construction.... it's a slightly smaller print area, but many of the bugs have been fixed. Unfortunately the shipping is ridiculously high... I think the cheapest option was 70 bucks. Maybe this is why many of the diy kits are acrylic based.
Still torn between the two. Something that is leaning me towards the monoprice one is the fact that it hasn't been known to catch fire. Apparently many of the i3 clones use sub-standard connectors that can heat up and melt over time. So right out of the box it has to be modded with molex connectors.
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