Dust cover for Ophir heads

[ARG]

Sorry ARG. I'm just going to answer crazyspaz's last post then I'll stop derailing this thread

It's actually my friend's. I think he got it for around $1k plus shipping to here which was maybe another $200-300. I just built it for him but I will get unlimited use off of it just need to supply my own filament.

DW about it, I love a 3D printer discussion

 

[benmwv]

Ive been looking into building a 3d printer for some time now. The only way I will afford one is if I build it totally from parts not using any type of kit. Hopefully I can build it this summer. It will probably be fairly shitty and small, but I will be able to use it to print parts for a bigger and better one!

 

[ARG]

It will probably be fairly shitty and small

Never had need to print anything over ~10cm, smaller printers have less wobble

 

[crazyspaz]

Sorry ARG. I'm just going to answer crazyspaz's last post then I'll stop derailing this thread

It's actually my friend's. I think he got it for around $1k plus shipping to here which was maybe another $200-300. I just built it for him but I will get unlimited use off of it just need to supply my own filament.

Ah. Wonder if he knows you can build one for ~500$

 

[Atomicrox]

Won't the prebuilt ones have better resolution/calibration/whatever it's called?

 

[djQUAN]

Ah. Wonder if he knows you can build one for ~500$

Not really sure. If he does know, I don't have the time to build one from scratch. A kit is a faster option.

 

[ARG]

Won't the prebuilt ones have better resolution/calibration/whatever it's called?

Calibration is fairly simple, just take a couple hours.

 

[Atomicrox]

But are the results of manual calibration as good as a prebuilt model?

 

[ARG]

I don't see why not.

The pre-built ones have to be tweaked before use anyway, as shipping will rattle it around a little.

 

[Atomicrox]

Hmm, I might consider building one, then. Never bought a pre-made one because shipping gets complicated.
Would you recommend a kit?

 

[ARG]

Kits

The i3 kits from there are good. Get the magma nozzle, or a similar all metal nozzle. The PEEK ones are not as good.

 

[benmwv]

Whats you experience with extruder nozzle size?

I would think smaller would mean better resolution, but then why does 0.4mm seem to be more popular than 0.2mm or similar? Are there some complications with a nozzle that size? Is it simply choice of print time vs resolution?

 

[ARG]

More stuff getting jammed in smaller nozzles, longer print times and the gain in resolution isn't really noticeable unless you compare side by side.

 

[Tmack]

You guys really need to stop informing me about more things to sink my money into :/ wish I was joking

 

[Speedy78]

Im still not impressed with the outcome of most 3D printers to invest in one just yet. From all the videos I have seen and the piece of printed plastic on a RC part I have it just feels way to fragile to me. Ill give it a few years for more advancments to come before I take the dive. Now if I could inly get me a CO2 laser cutter I would be set until then

 

[Atomicrox]

Kits

The i3 kits from there are good. Get the magma nozzle, or a similar all metal nozzle. The PEEK ones are not as good.

Will look into that, but it still seems to have lots of big parts. Do you remember how big/heavy the package was?