So ... 3d Printers....

[Brian74]

Thinking about getting the cr-10s

Ya know you want to :p

I do, just don't know where the best place to get it from.

[Titchgamer]

Amazon was the cheapest I found so far but ime hoping for something good in the Jan sales

[Titchgamer]

I bit the bullet today and brought the CR-10 mini.

It was £50 off in the sales so I was like feck it lol

Ms may kill me though....

Need to buy some filament after pay day now and get printing when I get some time

[Slippyblade]

The filament that Yots linked a page or two ago is only $15/roll and currently buy one, get a second at 25% off.  I bought a white and a black.

[05SRT4]

Ordered mine on Thursday morning, just arrived now!!

[Titchgamer]

Have fun!
Mines due later in the week.

Not much point in me ordering that filament though.

But I prob will get some from Amazon.

[Slippyblade]

My MOSFETs arrived yesterday, my filament is scheduled for tomorrow and my printer arrives on Wednesday!  I'm feeling like a kid on Christmas!

Mind you... this IS my Christmas present this year.

[yotsuya]

My MOSFETs arrived yesterday, my filament is scheduled for tomorrow and my printer arrives on Wednesday!  I'm feeling like a kid on Christmas!

Mind you... this IS my Christmas present this year.

Which MOSFETs did you buy? If you bought the ones I linked to, I have a bracket I designed to help mount them below the main board PCB.

[Slippyblade]

Yep, I pretty much used your list of links in a previous post.  Same FETs, same filament, etc.

[yotsuya]

Yep, I pretty much used your list of links in a previous post.  Same FETs, same filament, etc.

Sweet, I’ll post my design later.

[05SRT4]

Shes up and running, ran into one issue. After getting everything setup I turned it on and nothing would power on. I opened the control box and saw that I was getting 120v to the PSU and 12DC out. After tightening the power wires to the motherboard everything turned on. This will be my first printer with a bowden style extruder.

[Titchgamer]

Shweet!

[05SRT4]

So far the only thing I dislike is the big ass fan cover, makes seeing the 1st layer really hard. Will be replacing that first. Need to get another Pi to setup Octoprint as well.

[Titchgamer]

Whats octoprint then?

[05SRT4]

Whats octoprint then?

This was covered a little ways back

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,152421.msg1633821.html#msg1633821

Basically its a way to watch and manage your 3d printer. I like it because I have all my printers downstairs and my main PC that I use to design, slice (3d printing stuff) is upstairs. I design and slice a model on my PC, then open Octoprint (in a browser) send the gcode and start the print. You can then watch it from the PC upstairs , or on a mobile device.
And when I need to manage Octoprint while downstairs next to the printers I can just load the site on my phone or tablet.

[Titchgamer]

Just watched a yt video looks interesting.
May look into that at some point but as this will be my first printer think I will start off small.

What is everyone using on their beds?

Seems a mine field of different ideas out there!

[05SRT4]

What is everyone using on their beds?

Blue Painters tape is the most common, cheap but is annoying to swap out every other print.

PEI sheets is the next most common, usually one sheet will last a really long time and long as your not jamming the nozzle into it.
and once it starts to lose its jazz you can wipe it with a little isopropyl alcohol and it should perform like new.

[Titchgamer]

I looked at the PEI sheets before and I liked the idea of them, But they seem to be a real PITA to find over here.
Ile have a look to see if I can get a sheet the right size and clip it to the bed.

[yotsuya]

PEI sheets are the best. Glad I followed Lee’s advice.

[Titchgamer]

Yeah ive seen them recommended allot and I like the idea of them so ime looking to find one.
Hard to source over here though :s

Its also a pain to find suggestions for and mods/settings/tips etc for the mini as most stuff seems to relate to its bigger bro.

[05SRT4]

Why did you get the Mini? seems like the price is only 20-30 difference.

[Titchgamer]

A few reasons really.

1) Its slightly smaller which is good for where I want to put it (my house is pretty small) and I am unlikely to need that extra 80mm depth for what I intend in printing.
2) From what I gather the mini is better built than the standard CR10, No printed parts all metal/cast/moulded. But also keeps all the good stuff.
3) its £40 cheaper lol

[Mike A]

If 3d printers are anything like other machines, you will always want a larger work area.
 

[yotsuya]

What are the print bed dimensions on the Mini?

[Titchgamer]

What are the print bed dimensions on the Mini?

300x220x300

[yotsuya]

Not bad.

[Titchgamer]

Yeah its only 80mm smaller than its big bro depth wise.

Still plenty big enough for little statues/figures and parts which is what I want to print.

[pbj]

Meh, you went cheap.  You'll regret it.

[yotsuya]

Meh, you went cheap.  You'll regret it.

Oh, I agree, but at least he didn’t get stuck with a dinky build plate. I woulda ponies up the £40 - he’ll spend more than that getting it where he wants it.

[05SRT4]

Ive had a 300 x 300 x 450 build volume for 2 years and maybe used 30% of it. Im trying to get past the "Ohh 25 hours to complete" phase.

[Titchgamer]

Well I will prob spend more on it in the long term as is the way.

But as I stated above its a better build quality and smaller footprint to fit on my table so ime willing to sacrifice the 80mm for that.

The standard cr10 has glowing reviews so I have high expectations

[yotsuya]

Well I will prob spend more on it in the long term as is the way.

But as I stated above its a better build quality and smaller footprint to fit on my table so ime willing to sacrifice the 80mm for that.

The standard cr10 has glowing reviews so I have high expectations

Yeah, I don’t regret buying mine at all. It’s been great just learning about the concepts and practices behind 3D printing. There are certainly better machines, and maybe one day I’ll upgrade to them. So enjoy your purchase, brother!

[Titchgamer]

Sure I will once I get it and set it up.

Then the learning and fun begins!

I needed a winter project now I have one

[thomas_surles]

We need a 3d printing request thread so you guys can get some more use out of it and the rest of us can just ask for stuff.

[05SRT4]

Yeah I was going to post something in the Buy/Sell/Trade sections but was going to see what pops up later, maybe a fabrication section or something.

[thomas_surles]

Yeah I was going to post something in the Buy/Sell/Trade sections but was going to see what pops up later, maybe a fabrication section or something.

It would be nice but instead of just one vendor doing you guys with machines can volunteer to take on a specific task and not have to deal with a million requests.

[yotsuya]

The 3D Printing : Arcade Edition thread can serve that purpose

[Slippyblade]

Made my first test print last night, a 20mm calibration cube.  Came out way better than I was expecting.  Almost perfect on dimensions.  It was about 19.95 x 20.1 x 20.05.  I need to level the bed better though and I need to up the flow rate a touch, I got some under extrusion.

[05SRT4]

Sweeeeeet

[yotsuya]

Made my first test print last night, a 20mm calibration cube.  Came out way better than I was expecting.  Almost perfect on dimensions.  It was about 19.95 x 20.1 x 20.05.  I need to level the bed better though and I need to up the flow rate a touch, I got some under extrusion.

I actually do my flow rate at 94% because I was getting blobs.

Yes, get good at bed leveling. I have it down to an art now.