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03-13-2015, 08:36 PM #1
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Need help deciding on options for purchse
Well just came from our tax preparer's office and it looks like I'll be getting my printer sooner than I thought.
- I think I want something better than RAMPS, and I would have to buy the 12" to get it. I was thinking I would be content with the 10" so is RUMBA worth me buying the bigger printer? I may eventually want to run 2 extruders and would like to be able to contrle two fans. Any other things to consider with this?
- The build guides say to buy speaker wire, will any stranded wire of the proper AWG work or does it have to be speaker wire for some reason?
Thanks
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03-13-2015, 09:24 PM #2
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While I don't recommend going against Colin's advice, I found the speaker wire too thick. I used some plenum rated install speaker wire of the same gauge and it is working fine.
I I went with the 12 inch with a rumba and after spending time learning about it I am very happy with the deduction.
The only thing I might have changed is going with the 1.75 hotend instead of the 3mm. Some recent posts I read suggest you can get better prints cause it extrudes less material per mm. Better resolution I believe but I amnstill green to all this. Colin sold me on the 3mm saying it was less prone to problems.
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03-14-2015, 12:14 AM #3
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I have the 12" running dual extruders, with a Rambo board(no longer available)... Its worth it with the 12 inch because now I've lost some of that build volume if you want to dual extrude or more.
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03-14-2015, 11:40 AM #4
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Another question, I want to order some filament with the order, don't have any concept of how much one uses to print parts.
so, if I want to calibrate, print some stuff like fan shroud, feet, and replacement extruder parts - how many spools would that use approximately?
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03-14-2015, 12:50 PM #5
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why are the rambos no longer used?
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03-14-2015, 12:51 PM #6
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1kg of filament can really do alot of printing.. i bet you can get all your calibrating and upgrades done in one 1kg spool.
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03-14-2015, 02:05 PM #7
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Colin just doesnt offer it, i think he got a deal on the rambo boards, and once he ran out he has quit offering them.
I print daily calibrating and printing things, i've had my printer since November... i've gone through maybe 3 KG of filament... and that's doing a LOT of printing
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