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What do you guys think about this Dual Extruder 3D Printer, called the Wanhao Duplicator 4X?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00FH3YL96
Think it's worth the price? Seems like an awesome printer at a very low price, but what do you think the quality is like?
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...mL._SY300_.jpg
I have the Wanhao Duplicator 3. The Duplicator 4 seems to be awesome. The quality of the Duplicator 3 (two extruders too) is not bad. I havent a comparison to a "quality brand", but you can be proud of the prints for this price, in accuracy and optical impression.
Easyrider, have you ever used a MakerBot Replicator 2? How would you say the Duplicator 3 compares to that?
No, i never used a Makerbot. But on photos, the results seems equal. Sure is, that the quality is much better as the from the most repraps. Only the polyimide tape on the heating bed is bad quality, i think. I have big problems with adhesion, when i print without paintertape. (PLA)
The Wanhao Dup 4X is down to 899 Euro on Amazon. I'm seriously considering ordering one. To me this seems like the best printer for the money right now. Am I wrong?
It is a good deal for this printer imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMikeMitchell
hi,
I got mine maybe 20 days ago. As i am very new to 3D printing and this being the only printer i used - i can't not have very informed opinion. But i can say - do not
buy if you are not ready to do some basic repairs on it. When it prints it is great. Maybe i am just unlucky, but after a week the left extruder started pulling intermediately.
Could be an easy fix, from a look inside there is no material, so no idea. Switched to right one as i don't need both the same time. After 2 days the thermocouple on the right one failed, it was not loose wire, so i had to dissemble the printing head and swap both sensors(also the cables on the motherboard). Another week of printing without problem, but this morning i left it unattended and later found the Kapton tape completely ripped off and nice CNC job on the heatbed :(
It was not a leveling problem but rather completely loose Y axis assembly, the front two screws had no nuts - i looked for them, but to no avail. So maybe they were missing ? No idea.
But after few minutes, all is fixed, using some masking tape and printing again.
So no idea what to think - is this the usual case with all printers, is this one bad, or i am just unlucky. Overall i am happy, i could bring my idea to life, even with
a lot of effort.
Hope this helps.
We just bought two of them in the last month. So far they are working great, with the usual problems you will have with any 3D printer, even the high end ones from what I''ve read. I did put on metal arm upgrades (from EBAY) to firm up the build plate. It make is much more stable and I never have leveling problems now. Before that it was touchy, but did level and work fine. They sent me a MK9 extruder upgrade for free. I also had to print a fan shroud (from thingiverse) to get decent bridging.
The leveling hardware fell off during shipping on both of our printers. That was a curve ball I didn't expect. One of the leveling nuts ended up getting stripped. That made leveling very difficult. We turned the nut upside down at got it to work until they sent us a replacement in a few days.
Here's links to a few of my prints:
http://www.thingiverse.com/make:7157...ent-1312205758
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:282176
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:284392
At this point I would say we are very happy. Tomorrow may be different.
Do you have a link for those ?Quote:
Originally Posted by ricswika
Mine seems to be printing fine the last two weeks. I guess it was those missing nuts on the assembly. Also have to give credit to the
Wanhao company. They actually have support that works, sent me two temperature sensors free of charge.
Gotta say if i knew about this printer earlier than makerfarm i would serieusly have considered it, Great price and the prints look quiet nice,
It even has double extrusion ;)
Ricswika what speed did you use for those prints? mm/s?
Looks quiet great ;)
There's a google support group for the WanHao. Lots of info, including 3rd party firmware:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!fo...hao-printer-3d
For those thinking of buying a D4X or wanting to let a friend/family member know where to get one, check out 3DPrintMegastore.com
Cheapest seller of Wanhao machines in the UK and Europe, plus we SHIP WORLDWIDE!
Thinking of buying this one
This one and a Flash Forge both now seem to have a big user base and forums for help.
I have a Duplicator 4. For at least few months now. At first I was so frustrated because I just couldn't get the bed level. I then seen, after a few days, that my extruders were not level. One sat lower than the other. It was an easy fix with a couple of little pieces of thick paper, under one side of the dual extruder. It now prints great. I would like to thank some of you for pointing out some of the other problems. I'm going to have to check for loose stuff on the machine, just to make sure.
What's the price in US dollars?Quote:
Originally Posted by 3DPrintMegastore
if you can squeeze your carriage feed belt and the two sides easily touch, its too loose.Quote:
Originally Posted by Super Stonegiant
Thank you, I'll try that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geoff
I got one for about 1250 American dollars. We've put it through the wringer, having students build things in Blender, made code in ReplicatorG and also now in Makerware. The machine has some real plusses, and the customer support is pretty good so far. I've had problems, and they're really optimistic, respond rather quickly, explain things logically with photos, and there is a pretty big base of people using them. It's a Chinese clone of a Replicator2 Dual, as I understand. Plus-obviously, dual extruder. Runs with PLA or ABS. SD drive on the machine. Large build plate. Year warranty. Flashforge is three months. Makerware works with it pretty well. So far, I've left it unattended while building, and I had it run out of PLA, and the extruder go clogged with crystalized PLA. Had to dig it out with a 0.4 mm drill bit, which isn't easy to find. The vibrations of the machine will cause the little bolts/nuts to vibrate loose. Our printer came with a bunch of extras and some tools to work on it. If you have a 3D printer, you have to get ready to do some maintenance and fixing. Our D4 came with the MK9 not MK10 extruder, so hopefully yours will have the 10. I upgraded the firmware on the motherboard to SailfishR24 I think version 7.6. This caused me to lose the onboard leveling script, so now I have to do it by hand, but I think it's okay. The ABS won't stick very well yet--maybe once I mix up some ABS juice, I have only tried hairspray and only once did it work. But PLA on masking tape sticks well and pops off well when it's done. Now I have a tool failure on the left extruder and they think the cable (thermocouple) is the culprit. A new part is on the way and I sent the old one in. The company is cordial and seem dedicated to happy customers. Glad I went for it.