Quote Originally Posted by curious aardvark View Post
what you can do is print in a wax like material and make the rings from actual metal in a 'lost wax/plastic' process. That's your best bet for a 'printed' metal ring.

Same kind of thing as far as the statues go. Print a plastic statue and make a silicon mould from it that you can use resin in.
Or print a flexibe plastic mould directly.
That's pretty simple to do.

So while you can't use those materials direct for your models, 3d printing can help make them easier to make.

Sounds like a delta could be your best bet. They tend towards taller prints than cartesian machines.
They are also much easier to build.
So how about the: HE3d K280 Big Delta? Has anyone ever have any experience with this one? Would you guys recommend it?

https://www.3dprintersbay.com/he3d-k...3d-printer-kit
http://www.reprapmall.com/index.php?...product_id=117

Are these market places reputable? Similar to purchasing computer parts from: Newegg.com/ Are these sites reputable like that?