I'll try and tell you guys what I think of the filament quality (13$ is a bargain, hopefully it's as good as the videos show it to be) as well as the print pre and post ABS slurry treatment (ABS slurry also happens to serve well as a glue and a way to smooth out 3D printed parts, who knew?) I'm thinking about 3D printing the entire shell for my humanoid robot, so that'll be a good way to test a large amount of prints once I do calibration and such.

Have you listed/posted your humanoid robot idea on the Forum? I'll be very interested in your idea and look forward to your 3D printing experience : p.s. Your profile pic looks more like a "hotdog hat" and that's OK

https://synthiam.com/Community/Questions/4872

here's the robot without it's shell, it's already built.

Arnold is a REALLY cool ! Nice one cupcake !

Jay

Thanks Hat! Now that's a cupcake hat and yes I now remember your robot build! and its going to be even cooler when the shell starts to go on...well done!

just realized that i had created this thread and now that i've bumped one dead thread, might as well do this one too. first, the bad news: makible is now bankrupt and can no longer make or ship any and all printers, even though you pay for said shipping. good news: i had cancelled (and received payment for) my printer, so i'll try to purchase a davinci XYZ. i'll tell you if that one works out any better.

a few folks over at soliforums have the davinci and are pretty happy with it. there was also a cool hack for the filament cartridges but i think you now need to downgrade the firmware to use it.

also, solidoodle have just released/are releasing a new line of printers that may work out better for you. I haven't heard much about them yet but there seems to be one about the same size as the davinci and it doesn't use cartidges. but just to put it into perspective, i paid about $700 for my sd2 pro in january which was not enclosed and only 6x6x6. they now have an 8x8x8, enclosed, heated bed, and i think sd card support for only $600. I plan on buying another solidoodle come tax time again. sooner if i get a better job.

i still need to fix my sd2. I bent a pully in one of the stepper motors. Totally my fault but I had a fairly pleasant experience with it. Solidoodle seems to keep getting better and better and are more affordable than the all mighty makerbot. Don't get me wrong, MBs are awesome if you can afford one but as far as 3d printers go, there are getting to be plenty of cheaper and just as good models coming out.

the only negative ive read about the davinci is the fact it uses filament cartriges that you can only get from them.

i'm going to look at all my options before i purchase, and you just reminded me about the solidoodle. thanks man