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From:	ANT_THOMAS	9 Oct 2014 15:03
To:	koswix	21 of 109

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From:	koswix	9 Oct 2014 19:58
To:	ANT_THOMAS	22 of 109

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Nope, or the laser cutter. Luck of the draw I think though.


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From:	ANT_THOMAS	29 Jul 2015 22:11
To:	koswix	23 of 109

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How's the 3D printer? Just noticed it's 1year+1day since I posted. I'm seriously considering one again. A

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From:	koswix	29 Jul 2015 22:55
To:	ANT_THOMAS	24 of 109

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Temperamental. But it seems all hobby-grade 3d printers are. Friend just used it to print a hinge he designed, then smoother the surface with car body filler and took a cast in silicone. He can now produce lots of hinges for a project in resin. That's pretty cool.


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From:	ANT_THOMAS	29 Jul 2015 23:03
To:	koswix	25 of 109

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It seems designs have improved slightly, or they're making them out to have. Loads of "2015" Prusa i3s on aliexpress under £200, many look better than what I was looking at last year. If only in appearance they look like a nicer more refined piece of kit, all come with LCDs, cooled nozzles etc. There's so many things at the moment I'm thinking "I could print that" or "I need a custom made box/case therefore I need a 3D printer" A

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From:	koswix	29 Jul 2015 23:07
To:	ANT_THOMAS	26 of 109

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I've gone off the idea of an extruder printer. Too many limitations. I'd really like a selective laser scintering setup made out of a cheap Chinese laser cutter, or a UV curing system using a projector or similar.


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From:	Chris Cooper (DEATHTERRAPIN)	30 Jul 2015 07:22
To:	ANT_THOMAS	27 of 109

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I've got a pretty bog-standard prusa i3, had it since February, and I still wouldn't say I've got it printing as well as it could. Temperamental is right. And slow. This tie interceptor model took about 5 hours for example. If you get an i3, look for one where the main vertical frame has some sort of support. On the standard design its free to flex quite a bit, which I'm sure is contributing to poorer print quality on mine. I'm going to build a big wooden frame for it at some point.
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From:	ANT_THOMAS	30 Jul 2015 09:02
To:	Chris Cooper (DEATHTERRAPIN)	28 of 109

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This may sound stupid, but support in what sense? How much plastic did it take to make the tie interceptor? A

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From:	Chris Cooper (DEATHTERRAPIN)	30 Jul 2015 12:29
To:	ANT_THOMAS	29 of 109

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I mean something like this, with bracing to stop the vertical part flexing backward and forward. The standard design, like this, isn't very rigid. I can't remember exactly how much plastic that used, I think probably about 6-7m of 3mm filament (a 1kg spool is about 130m IIRC) I don't generally pay much attention to how much plastic things are using, its cheap enough that its not usually enough to worry about.

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From:	ANT_THOMAS	30 Jul 2015 12:32
To:	Chris Cooper (DEATHTERRAPIN)	30 of 109

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Gotcha. This would probably be the one I buy, which looks to have the rear bracing you're talking about - http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Hot-Full-Acrylic-Quality-High-Precision-Reprap-Prusa-i3-LCD-Acquired-DIY-3d-Printer-Kit-with/2026704108.html A

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From:	Chris Cooper (DEATHTERRAPIN)	30 Jul 2015 12:44
To:	ANT_THOMAS	31 of 109

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Yeah, that looks OK. The other important things are that it has a heated bed, and can print from SD. I'd personally be a bit scared of breaking an acrylic frame, and some people do end up having problems with some of those Chinese hotends, but of course those are what make it so inexpensive.

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From:	koswix	11 Aug 2015 11:55
To:	ANT_THOMAS	32 of 109

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http://3dprint.com/88238/electron-3d-prusa-i3/


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From:	ANT_THOMAS	11 Aug 2015 12:18
To:	koswix	33 of 109

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Very interesting. A

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From:	ANT_THOMAS	11 Aug 2015 12:49
To:	koswix	34 of 109

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It's saying first batch sale over, 2nd batch starting within 48 hours, and the price is $249. But it also mentions the auto levelling as an extra, need to check that. A

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From:	koswix	11 Aug 2015 13:42
To:	ANT_THOMAS	35 of 109

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I haven't even looked at it tbh, someone posted it on Facebook earlier. You. Definitely want autolevelling.


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From:	ANT_THOMAS	12 Aug 2015 09:54
To:	koswix	36 of 109

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Looks like the exact same model as a couple on aliexpress for pretty much the same price (but without the panic of missing out on a time limited deal) http://www.aliexpress.com/item/7-Material-size-225-225-210mm-High-Quality-Precision-Reprap-Prusa-i3-DIY-3d-Printer-kit/32400852250.html I think I'll wait until I've got a bit more disposable cash, or I impulse buy it, or I've had a few drinks. A

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From:	ANT_THOMAS	12 Aug 2015 10:13
To:	ALL	37 of 109

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Next question - PLA or ABS? A

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From:	koswix	12 Aug 2015 10:59
To:	ANT_THOMAS	38 of 109

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Depends - what are you printing?


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From:	ANT_THOMAS	12 Aug 2015 11:21
To:	koswix	39 of 109

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Boxes, enclosures, I doubt anything too intricate. No tie interceptors. A

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From:	koswix	12 Aug 2015 11:49
To:	ANT_THOMAS	40 of 109

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ABS then. More durable and stronger.


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