Micro 3D printer

Discussion in 'Digital Design and Fabrication' started by Radioman, Dec 18, 2015.

  1. Radioman

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    Does anyone know if this would be good for a beginner? Web site: http:// print3d.com
     
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    Inky-dinky print area! Not too bad pricewise. But its print volume is too small to print most turrets, to say nothing of superstructure. I just finished assembling a chinese Prusa i3 kit and will be commissioning it this weekend. Expect an initial review tomorrow afternoon. Price for the kit I got was $255 including shipping and it assembled in 5 hours (with me watching movies) with assembly tools included. I will post a link to it after I get it printing if I think it is good. Cross your fingers.

    But for the Micro, the print volume is so small I can't recommend it. Apart from that, it's not bad.
     
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    I haven't heard much good about it. In that section of the price spectrum you will get much better value out of the kit printers that require assembly.
     
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    Thanks Tugboat and NickMyers. I will wait and see how Tugboats printer works before jumping in. I did install FreeCad and will start learning how to use it.
     
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    Sketchup is also a good (& free) choice for 3D design software.
     
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    Thanks Tugboat downloaded it.