Flashforge Guider II vs Craftbot 3 Dual Head

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06-18-2018, 07:02 PM
jblc

Would you get: Flashforge Guider II , or Craftbot 3 Dual Head ?
I'm looking to purchase either the Flashforge Guider II, or Craftbot 3 Dual Head. I'm also open to suggestions for what may be better at the same price ($2k USD).
- It'd be for prototyping parts that will eventually be CNCd in Aluminum, and for making small nylon gears directly.
- Each printer has advantages and disadvantages: 1 vs 2 extruders; removable bed vs fixed; full ventilated enclosure vs open; and semi-auto bed leveling vs fully manual.
If you could get one of them, which would you choose for your use?
06-19-2018, 05:42 AM
curious aardvark

out of those two - and particularly if I wanted to try and print nylon, got to be the flashforge guider.
06-19-2018, 05:30 PM
jblc

Interesting -- how come? I don't have experience with CraftBots, so I'd welcome any feedback on printing nylon with them.
More specifically, I'm hoping to print carbon fiver re-enforced nylon.
There is also the Ultimaker 3 as an option, although that takes 2.85 mm material only, and I don't know how that influences printing of more unusual materials.

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Originally Posted by curious aardvark

out of those two - and particularly if I wanted to try and print nylon, got to be the flashforge guider.
06-20-2018, 06:09 AM
curious aardvark

not a fan of the current lineup of ultimakers. Very very expensive for what you get.

Actually nylon wise I did test some new stuff recently that worked without an enclosed build chamber. taulmans nylon 645 I think.
Didn't stick well to printbite, but that's my only issue.
Good stuff !
06-30-2018, 09:05 PM
jblc

Agreed, the price seems steep. In terms of performance, would you say that Ultimaker is actually better than the Guider II, though, or more or less even?

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Originally Posted by curious aardvark

not a fan of the current lineup of ultimakers. Very very expensive for what you get. Actually nylon wise I did test some new stuff recently that worked without an enclosed build chamber. taulmans nylon 645 I think. Didn't stick well to printbite, but that's my only issue. Good stuff !
07-02-2018, 03:59 PM
jblc

Also, would people consider RaiseND Pro2 also very expensive for what you get?