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Zero VGS posted:Yeah really, I've got a Microcenter a few blocks from me and the $15/kg for multiple colors of both PLA/ABS is a godsend. I doubt even the bulk online stuff can beat that after shipping. I think that is just what I will do again. Just wanted ideas. You can also order online and have the colors you want shipped to the store for pick up for no shipping cost. When I get the money I might go down the online-to-store and stock up on filament for the next few months. Since I got my printer 3.5 months ago I have gone threw 6 or 7 1kg spools.
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How would I go about figuring out the right thermistor for a heated bed on my Printrbot simple? I got one and it reads the temperature way higher than it really is so the bed never heats up enough.
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Apr 14, 2015 11:25
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Rubiks Pubes posted:How would I go about figuring out the right thermistor for a heated bed on my Printrbot simple? I got one and it reads the temperature way higher than it really is so the bed never heats up enough. You can use an offset, I have to set one of about 10 degrees
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Apr 14, 2015 13:57
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So, when we replaced our Makerbot Extruder, we forgot to send the old one in, so I kept it. Now, I'm taking it apart to make my own 3D printer:   And we're ready to start printing the parts for it!
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Apr 16, 2015 21:52
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That is a huge filament drive gear
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Apr 16, 2015 22:02
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MickRaider posted:That is a huge filament drive gear Aluminium, no less. The magnets are no less impressive: 
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Apr 16, 2015 22:05
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How does it drive the gear?
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Apr 17, 2015 03:28
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MickRaider posted:How does it drive the gear? The stepper for the feed gear is in the carriage and locks into the keyways when the extruder magnetically attaches to the carrier
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Apr 17, 2015 03:41
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How would you guys find local printing services? I found "3DHub" after some Googling, but it's kind of pricey for what seems like a shot in the dark. I'm in Tampa if anyone knows of a place or wants to make some cash off their machine.  My school has a couple printers I can use, but it's a god drat free for all and I want my parts already. I'm hoping it's a ghost town this summer so I can mess with them some more. As of right now, they're broken half the time or busy printing plastic boxes that take 8 hours.
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Apr 17, 2015 18:26
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The Royal Scrub posted:How would you guys find local printing services? I found "3DHub" after some Googling, but it's kind of pricey for what seems like a shot in the dark. I'm in Tampa if anyone knows of a place or wants to make some cash off their machine. Nobody is going to print your football / fake vagina / lunchbox for the $3 in plastic it actually costs us, sorry. MakeXYZ is generally a bit cheaper since it's more of a "bidding" style, but you'll definitely get what you pay for.
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Apr 17, 2015 18:43
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insta posted:Nobody is going to print your football / fake vagina / lunchbox for the $3 in plastic it actually costs us, sorry. MakeXYZ is generally a bit cheaper since it's more of a "bidding" style, but you'll definitely get what you pay for. Right, that's why I said "make some cash", not "break even". I really need this fake vagina though so hit me up.
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Apr 17, 2015 18:49
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F'real if you find it too expensive around you, 3dhub search 66203, I'm on there (Bryan's Hub), I'll ship your fake vagina or whatever it is, assuming I can print it. I have an entire business around that.
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I wish you were local to me. Between my 3d printer being a doorstop (makerbot lol), a local place having a 2 week turnaround, and everyone on makexyz in my city being a flake, I usually just do without. But this reminds me that last I looked at makexyz was at least a year ago, maybe things have changed.
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Apr 17, 2015 20:39
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Yeah you can tell it's actually a business instead of "I set this up last year then forgot about it". And then his prices are good too. It'd be a no-brainer if it was local. Are Makerbots notoriously lovely or something? The print I managed on a Replicator 2 turned out about as well as I'd expect. Like I said though they're broken half the time though, which isn't surprising considering there is zero oversight in their operation.
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Apr 17, 2015 22:39
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The Royal Scrub posted:Yeah you can tell it's actually a business instead of "I set this up last year then forgot about it". And then his prices are good too. It'd be a no-brainer if it was local. Thanks for the feedback  Anything Makerbot after the 5th gen Replicator (the wooden ones) sucks. The Rep2 is sometimes OK, but lacking on a lot of features (ABS was "experimental"). The Z18 is a vortex of failure, and anything with the "smart extruder" needs to die in a fire. I get that extruders are wear items, but not after 200 hours of printing! The hotends for my M2 last me a few thousand hours a piece, and are ~ $60 to replace instead of $250. They usually fail because I've done something dumb to them, as well.
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Apr 17, 2015 22:52
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insta posted:The Z18 is a vortex of failure http://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/32xx1b/without_warning_or_fanfare_this_magically/
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helno posted:http://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/32xx1b/without_warning_or_fanfare_this_magically/ Look at the top post 
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insta posted:Look at the top post Or ALL the posts. I think that was his point in posting that.
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Bad Munki posted:Or ALL the posts. I think that was his point in posting that. Look a little closer.
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Apr 18, 2015 00:39
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They're all saying "Wow that's lovely, too bad you got a piece of crap," what am I missing? I don't reddit so well.
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Apr 18, 2015 00:47
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Bad Munki posted:They're all saying "Wow that's lovely, too bad you got a piece of crap," what am I missing? I don't reddit so well.
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Apr 18, 2015 00:48
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Bad Munki posted:They're all saying "Wow that's lovely, too bad you got a piece of crap," what am I missing? I don't reddit so well. The top post on that Reddit thread was made by insta.
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Apr 18, 2015 00:51
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Okaaaaay, so, someone says "it's a lovely printer" and someone else says, implicitly, "haha, yeah, look at everyone's response to someone getting one," and all those people say "it's a lovely printer," and the original person who said "it's a lovely printer" was the most reddit-famous person in the quoted thread to say "it's a lovely printer?" That's the big mystery? Okay.
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Apr 18, 2015 00:55
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The Z18 is a big lovely printer.
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Apr 18, 2015 01:02
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So I've heard!
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Bad Munki posted:Okaaaaay, so, someone says "it's a lovely printer" and someone else says, implicitly, "haha, yeah, look at everyone's response to someone getting one," and all those people say "it's a lovely printer," and the original person who said "it's a lovely printer" was the most reddit-famous person in the quoted thread to say "it's a lovely printer?" That's the big mystery? Okay. You cracked the case.
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Update on my Daft Punk helmet I 3D printed from way back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lac4FpRXlPg Electronics went kaput last year at the con, and rather than going through dozens of solder joints and wirings to diagnose, I decided to gut the whole thing and use Adafruit's NeoPixel strips. Way easier and now the electronics fit inside the helmet (using a Pro Trinket from Adafruit as the Arduino) instead of having to carry around a giant control pack. e: Meant to post this in the Cosplay thread but I guess it's kind of relevant here Here's the Thing I printed it from.
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Apr 18, 2015 03:12
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That's sweet. How'd you form the visor?
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Speaking of Makerbot they sacked about 100 people/20% of their staff today, in some attempt to be more subsumed by Stratasys. http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/04/makerbot-lays-off-20-percent-of-its-staff/
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Honestly? I haven't had many issues from my Replicator Gen 5, despite what people are saying   I brought it home from the office for the weekend, and I'm print the parts for a Rostock Delta printer. So I'm 3D printing a 3D printer.
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Even if it works perfectly, you're still forced to use a raft, print PLA only, buy makerbot brand filament to not void the warranty, admitted "limited lifespan" of the smart extruder, It's just not a good printer for the maker movement. It's a step backwards. MickRaider fucked around with this message at 05:25 on Apr 18, 2015 |
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MickRaider posted:Even if it works perfectly, you're still forced to use a raft, print PLA only, buy makerbot brand filament to not void the warranty, admitted "limited lifespan" of the smart extruder, forced into one software, and a whole bunch of other lovely things. I can print with AutoDesk 123D Meshmixer to it, I've done it before. Do extruder's last forever? I mean, yeah the Smart Extruder is kind of a gip, but I never expected it to last forever. But yeah, the lack of a heated bed sucks. Thankfully, the company bought the printer without consulting me.
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CommieGIR posted:I can print with AutoDesk 123D Meshmixer to it, I've done it before. Do extruder's last forever? I mean, yeah the Smart Extruder is kind of a gip, but I never expected it to last forever. I'm not 100% sure of this, but I'm pretty sure other extruders cost half as much and probably last 4x as long. MickRaider posted:That's sweet. How'd you form the visor? Vacuum formed over a CNC'd wooden mold that cost me way too much. I need to resell it or rent it out or something.
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CommieGIR posted:I can print with AutoDesk 123D Meshmixer to it, I've done it before. Do extruder's last forever? I mean, yeah the Smart Extruder is kind of a gip, but I never expected it to last forever. The two replaceable parts are a nozzle and hobbed bolt. The difference between the replicator and other printers is that those are $10 parts on any other printer, but on a replicator gen 5 is $150. They're also not aluminum so they last more than 6 months. Kazy posted:Vacuum formed over a CNC'd wooden mold that cost me way too much.
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First few parts for the Rostock Delta printer came off the Makerbot last night. Looking good so far. Plan to do the arms next and more U joints. 
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 Plate 2 of the 3D printer. One more plate and I'll have all the printable parts.
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Who's used BuildTak? I just picked up a sheet of it when I was getting more filament at Micro Center and just wanted to know if there are any goon tips.
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I had to get rid of it because it was sticking so well I couldn't get my prints off. Glass + hairspray is working fine for me.
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Kazy posted:I had to get rid of it because it was sticking so well I couldn't get my prints off. Glass + hairspray is working fine for me. I have heard that can happen. If I can't get it to work or it turns in to a pain in the rear end I am going to try the PrintinZ plate. That looks like it's kind of the best of both worlds. A surface that prints stick to and then you can remove the plate and bund it so the print breaks off the build surface.
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