PinrtrBot Metal Plus or Lulzbot Taz 5?

[dunginhawk]

done... purchased it... and a PS and wire from amazon...
now i just need to get 3 pieces of glass..
1. PEI matte finish for ABS
2. PEI gloss finish for PLA
3. plain glass for ninjaflex

[chris@radeuslabs]

stop trying to talk yourself out of it (self loathing)

.......man that sounds familiar lol

wtg on the purchase! btw, that reel looks amazing!!!

[MiniMadRyan]

Awesome!!! Congrats! You're going to enjoy it, I know it! It's a really fun build, and Colin has some of the best support around. If Colin doesn't help you, the forums here will. If you can, before your kit arrives, print out the pieces for the auto levelling kit, or any add-ons you might want to have! Welcome to the club!!

[dunginhawk]

i definately want to do the auto leveling kit... do you have one in particular you like to use? there are a lot of variations for sure... i want to make sure im getting the one that most folks recomend.
thanks

any other mods you think would be beneficial while building?
I like the taz mod for the cleaning pad.

[MiniMadRyan]

I went with Zennmaster's set up here: http://zennmaster.com/random-things/...nd-basic-setup You can find some discussion on it on the boards here as well: http://3dprintboard.com/showthread.p...s-enhancements

Clough42 has a nice fan shroud as well: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:351280

Gmay3 has a nice spool holder compared to the stock one too: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:638906

I haven't seen a nozzle wiper yet, not specifically for the MakerFarm at least. If you haven't done so, I would highly recommend getting a Raspberry Pi and setting up OctoPi/OctoPrint for wireless printing....almost as amazing as auto bed levelling!

[dunginhawk]

sweet.. ill check those out..
I think i blew my pi camera, which pisses me off... so ill have to figure out if its blown or not. i hate to spend PI price for just a camera

[MiniMadRyan]

Heard it works fine with a traditional USB camera as well, and if you haver a newer model B+ or RPi 2, then you have plenty of USB ports to use too. The Pi Camera I find is a bit underwhelming, choppy, and quite dark, but it could be I'm just picky!

[dunginhawk]

yeah i have a B+ problem i had on my FFCP is that there wasnt a good place to mount the camera... shouldnt be an issue on the reprap, as there are plenty of mounting brackets etc available.. ill make sure its up and going

[Frankn]

I am looking my self. I checked out the TAZ5. 12X12x!2 build area and quality open source, but it uses the larger filament.
Here's something I found out. Solidoodle has a new printer called the Workbench with 12X12X12 work area, self leveling table and it looks good. Here's the catch. They are all tied up in shipping containers due to the strike. Amazon has them on auto notification when they come in. Take a look. Frank

[dunginhawk]

ive actually already gone with a makerfarm prusa i3v.. i couldnt justify the taz cost, and the prusa kit just seemed priced right.. and its low risk.
so we will see how that goes.
the solidoodle workbench is too new.. not proven