3D Printer

[fasteddy]

The issue with the curling ends would be the fact that you dont have an enclosure for the Printer and in winter and printing ABS with an open printer then this is to be expected. Try putting the printer in an area where there are no drafts or make up an enclosure to stop the drafts.
You do pay for what you get and there is a reason it is cheap but the price point makes it much more affordable for those on tight budgets to get into 3D printing. I think with the cheaper printers the setup is more critical, but that just takes some practice.

 

[DrNeutron]

Ok AndrewA, how about an update??
How have things progressed? Are you still happy with quality of printer and prints?
Inquiring minds want to know...

 

[andrewa]

replaced printer heat bed with a Mk II bed, and a sheet of borosillicate glass. I have now printed 700 pixel clips out of the 1000 I need for my drive way arches.



Overall very happy with the results. Fraction of the price of commercial, suits my needs. Would be better with a self leveling bed ect, but as they say you get what you paid for.


Overall Still happy with it

 

[DrNeutron]

Glad to hear it and appreciate the feedback......can't wait for Santa to bring me one...

 

[Benslights]

any videos Andrew???

 

[andrewa]

Will make 1 today

 

[Daniel1973]

With your Prusa I3, what was your Baud rate set too.

 

[andrewa]

With your Prusa I3, what was your Baud rate set too.

Set baud rate to 115200

 

[Daniel1973]

Thanks Andrew

 

[jediknight2]

Where's the video...wanting to pull the trigger so bad on one of these...

 

[jediknight2]

Bueler....Bueler

 

[AussiePhil]

Bueler is too busy printing things

 

[jediknight2]

Lol

 

[DrNeutron]

Finally ordered my SunHokey Prusa i3....
Daughter and I are over the moon waiting for this to arrive and I already have 3 upgrades lined up for it
In case anyone is interested there is a FB group setup for this printer and they are very active.

 

[DrNeutron]

Time for an update on this older thread....
I have my cheap Sunhokey dialed in for the most part and decided to do a quick print or 4 tonight....
Here is a print with the crappy Sunhokey PLA (the black was a bit of a bear and took a lot of tweaking but the white worked almost out of the box.

My wife told me on Valentine's that I was her Owl (owl's mate for life), so I printed out a set. I am the one wearing a top hat.
All of a sudden she forgot how much I spent on the printer........Imagine that!
Just ordered a new hot end (E3dv6) and some bearing for an x-carriage rework.