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    • oganocaliO Offline
      oganocali
      last edited by

      Hi,

      A few days ago I purchased a cheap 3d printer from a neighbor company (in our research park). As I understand it could be built for a couple of hundred dollars if you had the time and access to another 3D printer, but these guys build it test it and accessorize it for a couple hundred surcharge. The first few days I had the printer was not very productive but eventually I figured out the quirks (extruder, bed temperatures, print speed supports, wall thickness and more issues). Now I am a little excited, its like a new door opens....

      printer itself

      some miniature robot thingy
      The material is carbon fiber powder abs composite. It is supposed to be stiffer and stronger than plain abs (which is yet to be seen).

      aphrodite of epheus modeled in sketchup from photos

      regards

      Ogan Ocali

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      • D Offline
        d12dozr
        last edited by

        Welcome to the club!

        3D Printing with SketchUp Book
        http://goo.gl/f7ooYh

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        • dukejazzD Offline
          dukejazz
          last edited by

          Peeple are Buying 😄

          3D Printers. ebay.com/sch/3D-Printers/1245| Shop from the world's largest
          "3D Printers 1,232 listings "

          http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/g/HHgAAOSwstxVH52Z/s-l225.jpg

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          • oganocaliO Offline
            oganocali
            last edited by

            Thanks,
            also today I noticed that the extruder mount was loose, after tightening it I observed a significant improvement in fidelity.

            20151125_215349.jpg

            the one on the left is after tightening the mount.

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            • dukejazzD Offline
              dukejazz
              last edited by

              Essentials On Training

              3D Printing Sketch Up. sketchupschool|
              "from Athabasca University"

              Please come back and educate us on all your finding

              3D Printing experiment with structures at various angles measured from. Instructables|
              "the trigonometry. It basically uses the formula tangent = opposite/adjacent"
              http://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Printing-experiment-with-structures-at-various-/

              http://cdn.instructables.com/FYA/WWD1/IHKG6ASZ/FYAWWD1IHKG6ASZ.MEDIUM.jpg

              How do they make a flat roof on a hollow Box?

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              • D Offline
                d12dozr
                last edited by

                @dukejazz said:

                How do they make a flat roof on a hollow Box?

                Filament printers can "bridge" a certain distance. Here's a video that shows how it's done. Pretty sweet!

                3D Printing with SketchUp Book
                http://goo.gl/f7ooYh

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