Warping - an example of warping is : You print a part which is suppose to be flat. The stress in the part makes the corners curl up. This is caused by uneven cooling of the part often due to air passing over a part while printing.
A way this is eliminated is by enclosing the 3D printer in an enclosure, which allows a more even cooling.
Hey guys, I just got a mail that the Prusa Printers are available with free shipping world wide for a limited amount of time! They are also featuring Multi Material Upgrade so you will be able to print water soluble material!
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Our Multi Material upgrade supports soluble interface supports, just imagine that - you can print three materials and one support in one model altogether. But that’s not all, we introduced soluble INTERFACE supports so you can save those expensive soluble materials and print most of the supports with the basic material!
Also it features a heated bed and auto mesh bed leveling!
I totally agree, and yes this is not the cheapest printer out there...I made a lot of research myself, there was even a series on Toms Hardware Channel where he showed you how to make the cheapest possible i3 clone!
I finally decided to save me the frustration of putting a lot of time and effort into building something that will produce mediocre results!
When buying a Prusa Printer you will pay more but the money will go to a small independent company in Czech Republic, which is working on improving the hardware and software of an fully open source printer!
My advice would be, buy a good quality printer first...not necessarily the Prusa, just any good quality printer you can think of, and once you learned about 3d printing and printer assembly, you can still go back to buy a cheap clone as your secondary machine!
I must also say that it took me 20 hours to put the printer together and to calibrate...it was great fun and horrifying at the same time!
I will try to put the assembly up on You Tube next week. So you guys can see me struggle!
i agree with what mickey666 says.by a printer thats allreddy assembled.
cause you will struggle with the software itself too.
prusa software doesn work on my machien win8,i try older versions too.
the start learning the sofware is very intimidating for me.
i have freecad.it works.sofar i can upload stl file and turn the image,
thats all eek
PLA needs to be stored in a very dry area. Moisture breaks it down. ABS is much more durable.
PLA is easier to use in the beginning to learn with. Warping is an issue found with ABS.
andy
what is warping?
mickey666
thanks for the info
Warping - an example of warping is : You print a part which is suppose to be flat. The stress in the part makes the corners curl up. This is caused by uneven cooling of the part often due to air passing over a part while printing.
A way this is eliminated is by enclosing the 3D printer in an enclosure, which allows a more even cooling.
andy
ah the boards you made.i got it.
Hey guys, I just got a mail that the Prusa Printers are available with free shipping world wide for a limited amount of time! They are also featuring Multi Material Upgrade so you will be able to print water soluble material!
Also it features a heated bed and auto mesh bed leveling!
Use this machine as a comparison. Prusa has been around a long time. More expensive but a good machine.
A lot of cheap printer use this basic design.
I totally agree, and yes this is not the cheapest printer out there...I made a lot of research myself, there was even a series on Toms Hardware Channel where he showed you how to make the cheapest possible i3 clone!
I finally decided to save me the frustration of putting a lot of time and effort into building something that will produce mediocre results! When buying a Prusa Printer you will pay more but the money will go to a small independent company in Czech Republic, which is working on improving the hardware and software of an fully open source printer!
My advice would be, buy a good quality printer first...not necessarily the Prusa, just any good quality printer you can think of, and once you learned about 3d printing and printer assembly, you can still go back to buy a cheap clone as your secondary machine!
I must also say that it took me 20 hours to put the printer together and to calibrate...it was great fun and horrifying at the same time!
I will try to put the assembly up on You Tube next week. So you guys can see me struggle!
hi averyone
i agree with what mickey666 says.by a printer thats allreddy assembled. cause you will struggle with the software itself too. prusa software doesn work on my machien win8,i try older versions too. the start learning the sofware is very intimidating for me. i have freecad.it works.sofar i can upload stl file and turn the image, thats all eek