Buying my first printer

I hate walking into a forum and starting off with a question or a need... I would prefer to be able to give first, but as things would have it, I have nothing to give at this stage. I am brand new to 3d printing. I have been cramming as much info as I can about a pretty much brand new industry in my country, so all info I get is from what I can find online.

My intention is to create items for the decor industry. This would include lamps, shades, vases, etc. Would print, sand and spray.

I have set up a meeting with the one local manufacturer, Morgan, to view the machine and probably end up buying one if it works well. I like that its a SA based company which would make it easier if anything goes wrong. Seeing that I know very little still on the field, I wanted to ask if someone would look at this machine for me and give me their opinion.

Company: http://www.morgan3dp.com/

Actual Product: http://www.morgan3dp.com/support/tec...n-morgan-mega/

Price converted to USD is probably around 2.5k with addons maybe 3k.

Is anyone else here in the decor field? Care to give me some pointers, advice?

Thanks for reading :)

It seems like a good printer but why do you need one with such a large build volume? Especially since you are a beginner. I would recommend a printer that is more well known so if you run into problems there will be a lot more documentation. You may want to look into printrbot or flashforge. But, if you want the morgan mega go with it! :)

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Originally Posted by HighlyAdaptive

It seems like a good printer but why do you need one with such a large build volume? Especially since you are a beginner. I would recommend a printer that is more well known so if you run into problems there will be a lot more documentation. You may want to look into printrbot or flashforge. But, if you want the morgan mega go with it! :)

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Thanks for replying! Im looking at a large build volume, as some items like a lamp shade/chandelier which would be the main lightsource for a room, could often be around 40cm x 40cm x 40cm. If I were to do custom table lamps, I could easily fit two or three of them on the same bed as well.

I understand what you say as well about the more well known companies/printers. It would make it easier probably if there was a lot more documentation on this printer... food for thought!

That's great! If you think your up for the printer than I say go for it! Especially if they are local! :)