Lack the $$$, and especially lack the space. Live in a "tiny house" and my printer is crammed in a corner as it is. 😠 Actually would be a nice size if I wasn't such a pack rat!
Excellent points and I feel pretty much the same way, probably many of us do--- except I have huge backlog of predesigned stuff from Thingaverse and other sites I wanna print. And then there is the Christmas light clips I designed that I need to print hundreds of. Or when prototyping that's...
For now, and that is the problem. AutoDesk is especially bad about this. I had an old, but lifetime license for AutoCAD. Until they snuck some fine print into a policy update and invalidated (sunsetted) my license. Not paying $3500+ for a new one. They came out with their own answer to...
Ditto for TeachingTech! Absolutely the best site for 3D printing info! (OK, my opinion. Your mileage may vary)
I think OpenSCAD is awesome but it takes basic programming and software coding skills which fortunately I have. I don't think I would recommend it to anyone else. OpenSCAD is too...
I made a few cheap and simple mods to my Voxelab Aquila (Ender 3 clone) and got a 12X increase in speed with the only decrease in quality being a little more noticeable ringing (but not bad).
Mods include:
Solid copper heat block ($10)
50 Watt heater cartridge ($1)
Bi-metallic Titanium/Copper...
This is a multi-part question...
I have an Epson Workforce WF-7610 Large Format Inkjet printer which is somewhere around 7-8 years old (ballpark) with the "Precision Core" heads. It used to work great, but ever since I got a color laser printer the inkjet fell into disuse and has been sitting at...
My username is Doctor Wizard because my actual real name is Wizard (Seriously!) and I have a Ph.D although admittedly a bulls--- one. I'm an electrical engineer (now retired) and tinkerer, so when one of my, or a friend or family member's printer breaks, you can guess who gets the job of fixing...