Results 1 to 10 of 34
-
09-07-2014, 11:19 AM #1
- Join Date
- Sep 2014
- Posts
- 20
Which 3d printer to buy for about £500
looking to buy a 3d printer mainly to print bits for my quad and hexacopter.But there are so many I just don't know which 1.I found this one What do people think here is the link.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3D-Printer...item19f1caea6d
-
09-07-2014, 11:47 AM #2
looks a bit too 'homemade' for my liking.
Plus says 150mm print height in the ad but 80mm in the detailed blurb. (ah - version 2 is 150mm)
And it's a company I've never heard of - so most likely made in a small workshop somewhere.
And for another £10 you can get one of these
In the pm1 favour:
glass printbed - so should be very flat.
Being sold by an english company. And by the looks of it made by them as well. http://www.3dprintingtech.co.uk/
They mill their own heatblocks so probably make the whole machine. Yep - they pretty much make all the parts as well.
So you 'should' get good support and warranty.
Damn good price for a ready built metal framed glass bed printer.
Not in it's favour:
No control panel or sd card functionality.
Just the one extruder
I have to say, dual extruders are probably not going to get much use - but I would NEVER now have a 3d printer without it's own control panel and sd card reader.
If they had a model with lcd and sd card functionality - I'd definitely say get the PM1.
Tough call - but for me the ctc/flashforge/wanhao wins.Last edited by curious aardvark; 09-07-2014 at 11:54 AM.
-
09-07-2014, 11:53 AM #3
- Join Date
- Sep 2014
- Posts
- 20
I looked at the 1 you put a link to before are they any good.
-
09-07-2014, 12:17 PM #4
- Join Date
- Sep 2014
- Posts
- 20
Also like the look of this 1
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cherry-Pi-...item43cf04f41d
-
09-07-2014, 02:39 PM #5
- Join Date
- Sep 2014
- Posts
- 20
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ord-Bot-Ha...item2594e2ae71 also seen this one are they any good
-
09-07-2014, 07:22 PM #6
Build yourself a Kossel mini, makergeeks.com sell them.
Quality is unbelievable, zero wobble or backlash..
Would you believe one of my prints came off the bed halfway through a print, and the printer was so smooth it did not push it around and completed the print - WITH IT NOT STUCK TO THE BED AT ALL.
When I say zero backlash, I mean zero.
-
09-08-2014, 01:31 AM #7
- Join Date
- Sep 2014
- Posts
- 20
You said about a Kossel mini is this one of them.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kossel-Cle...item3ce7b0aa58
-
09-08-2014, 05:45 AM #8
well looking at the delta mini and the cherry pi - I'd go for the cherry pi.
Seems like the guy building it has done all the upgrades for you - plus a bigger build area. And it just looks more substantial and 'cleaner' - if that makes sense.
As far as which is best - I readily bow to geoffs superior exprience and knowlege. If he says get a delta, get a delta :-)
I'd like to build one at some future point. But still finding out stuff on my flashforge.Last edited by curious aardvark; 09-08-2014 at 05:50 AM.
-
09-08-2014, 10:06 AM #9
- Join Date
- Sep 2014
- Posts
- 3
I think you should go for this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cherry-Pi-...item43cf04f41d
-
09-08-2014, 11:59 AM #10
- Join Date
- Sep 2014
- Posts
- 20
I did like the cherry delta but it only prints pla and doesn't have a heated bed.
Printer will print perfect...
06-14-2024, 10:44 AM in Tips, Tricks and Tech Help