buying advise 3D printer

[The Hat]

I use OpenSCAD and am very happy with it.. but then I'm lazy..

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3524448

 

[Artur5]

+1 for Openscad. In fact I believe you recommended it to me ,years ago when I was a total rookie in 3D.
I liked the interface and the language style (sort of BASIC commands -> for...next loops and so on. .). Besides, I'm too old and lazy to learn fancy CAD programs with sophisticated render options. For my basic design needs Openscad is enough.

BTW I don’t share at all @roncronberge optimistic view about Prusa future. They HAD a great reputation, but they started to go downhill with the bumpy and lengthy release of the XL series. False promises and excuses to the customers for a long time ,and then a half baked machine that needed firmware upgrades and hardware patches every other day. That situation lasted a year or more, so a good number of customers got discouraged and left the Prusa ship for good.
The issues with the Core One aren't only software,,far from it. Check the assembly manual. If you know something about CoreXY printers you'll see that this one is an absurd mixture of slinger and CORE XY. A linear rail for the X axis and smooth rods and bearings for the Y axis ?.. Steel U frame for the gantry instead of proper aluminum extrusions ?. The toothed side of the belt running against a smooth idler ?. Come one Prusa, you're taking the customers for a ride. This machine is designed with the clear purpose of saving costs at every corner.
Let's face it, Prusa can't compete with Bambulab and company in price AND quality. It's one thing or the other.

 

[pharmacist]

OK guys, This afternoon I can probably unwrap my first 3D printer....finger crossed how it will function.

Hopefully the computer and the printer will say YESSSS

 

[roncromberge]

Hoi Apotheker,

You need another 2 pieces for your 3D environment.

You bought the filament dryer. But that only effective to dry you filament. After that you need to store the filament in a dry box. Otherwise you dried your filament for nothing than the electricity cost.

You have to make filament storage boxes preferably with a hygrometer in it.

I know you like tinkering stuff. On YouTube there several videos about this topic. I use the one which uses the food storage box you can buy from Amazon.

And I find this solution beter than the filament dryer. Because the time to dry your filament is a timely several hours.
The box solution is after the dry cycle necessary to store and keep your filament dry. Stored in an open environment than the filament is wet before you know. And you can upgrade the storage box with a filament holder and a tube so you can feed directly from the box.

A another option is the vacuum bags also available from ali. A big plastic bag and a vacuum pomp choose the electric one. The hand pump is a pain in the ***. I use The vacuum bags for long term storage.

Ron.

 

[roncromberge]

+1 for Openscad. In fact I believe you recommended it to me ,years ago when I was a total rookie in 3D.
I liked the interface and the language style (sort of BASIC commands -> for...next loops and so on. .). Besides, I'm too old and lazy to learn fancy CAD programs with sophisticated render options. For my basic design needs Openscad is enough.

BTW I don’t share at all @roncronberge optimistic view about Prusa future. They HAD a great reputation, but they started to go downhill with the bumpy and lengthy release of the XL series. False promises and excuses to the customers for a long time ,and then a half baked machine that needed firmware upgrades and hardware patches every other day. That situation lasted a year or more, so a good number of customers got discouraged and left the Prusa ship for good.
The issues with the Core One aren't only software,,far from it. Check the assembly manual. If you know something about CoreXY printers you'll see that this one is an absurd mixture of slinger and CORE XY. A linear rail for the X axis and smooth rods and bearings for the Y axis ?.. Steel U frame for the gantry instead of proper aluminum extrusions ?. The toothed side of the belt running against a smooth idler ?. Come one Prusa, you're taking the customers for a ride. This machine is designed with the clear purpose of saving costs at every corner.
Let's face it, Prusa can't compete with Bambulab and company in price AND quality. It's one thing or the other.

Have you seen a Bambu non x1c from the inside? Two steel tubes with bearings for the x-as (the X1c this is carbon.) And bamboo has also a steel frame! For stiffness.

Last thing about this topic. Btw. I never owned a Prusa. But several slingers and Corey’s. And I was and still happy with the quality prints of my X1c until bamboo showed his real evil face.

No one can compete with Chinese firms. Because they are subsidized by the Chinese government! And so completely destroying the innovation and infrastructure in the rest of the world! And the western go for the short turn profit of buying cheep.

 

[The Hat]

No one can compete with Chinese firms. Because they are subsidized by the Chinese government! And so completely destroying the innovation and infrastructure in the rest of the world!

Again this is all here-say, it’s another way of knocking the quality that comes out of China, their government use to pay the shipping cost but not the products produced, this also helped shorten their delivery times..

 

[Artur5]

I don't like Bambulab's business system. It would be the last 3D printer brand you'd find at my home. That doesn't means that I can't see in what direction Prusa is going. Cheapening their products to compete in price is the wrong way and they'll never make it. Lying to the customers isn't a good policy either.

 

[The Hat]

Lying to the customers isn't a good policy either.

Are white lies only half truths.. Or something bigger..

 

[Redbrickman]

Half the lies you hear aren't true

The Bambu printers work great and are ideal for the new beginner in 3D printing as they work out of the box. The big problem is when they need repairs or replacement parts fitted. Fitting a new bearing to a carriage is relatively easy in a lot of designs but try doing that on the Bambu. It requires dismantling half the printer and then finding that the bearings are not replaceable and you need to buy a complete new carriage assy from Bambu - exactly the business model they wanted - users can only buy from Bambu and also be limited by their restrictive practices covering software etc.

 

[pharmacist]

So here you are my new printer: A hefty and larg

After having some problems with inserting the filament into the print head I finally managed to have test print with the built-in template to see if it does it job:

And here the result of my first object (built-in template to test the printer):

My first print seems to be very good indeed: sturdy and hard and very finely printed without any sharp angles. It took about 40 minutes to print.

Now I have to study the 3D CAD software to design and to adapt certain designs to my taste and needs.