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Re: 3D Printer Chat
« Reply #90 on: 08 December 2020, 13:25:13 »
Yesterday, I retired the trusty old Anet A8.  Its final stats were 5264m printed, 50d16hr or printing time.  I don't have (cheap enough) access to the metalwork needed to make it more rigid.

Bought for around £108 around 3 years ago, entirely in kit form.  I reckon I had £108 worth of fun building it, so its certainly been value for money.

Fingers crossed it's replacement is every bit as good.
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Re: 3D Printer Chat
« Reply #91 on: 08 December 2020, 14:35:48 »
Couldn't you have printed a stronger support structure?
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Re: 3D Printer Chat
« Reply #92 on: 08 December 2020, 21:48:48 »
Quote from: deviator on 08 December 2020, 14:35:48
Couldn't you have printed a stronger support structure?
Printed plastics over the required lengths would have too much flex...   ...not that it would be possible to print supports in those lengths as one piece :)
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Re: 3D Printer Chat
« Reply #93 on: 08 December 2020, 22:36:09 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 08 December 2020, 21:48:48
Quote from: deviator on 08 December 2020, 14:35:48
Couldn't you have printed a stronger support structure?
Printed plastics over the required lengths would have too much flex...   ...not that it would be possible to print supports in those lengths as one piece :)
At which point you may as well use Lego...
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Re: 3D Printer Chat
« Reply #94 on: 09 December 2020, 20:17:45 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 08 December 2020, 22:36:09
Quote from: TheBoy on 08 December 2020, 21:48:48
Quote from: deviator on 08 December 2020, 14:35:48
Couldn't you have printed a stronger support structure?
Printed plastics over the required lengths would have too much flex...   ...not that it would be possible to print supports in those lengths as one piece :)
At which point you may as well use Lego...
3D Printed Lego?
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Re: 3D Printer Chat
« Reply #95 on: 09 December 2020, 20:38:45 »
Might be quicker to buy it :D
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Re: 3D Printer Chat
« Reply #96 on: 23 December 2020, 18:16:04 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 08 December 2020, 13:25:13
Yesterday, I retired the trusty old Anet A8.  Its final stats were 5264m printed, 50d16hr or printing time.  I don't have (cheap enough) access to the metalwork needed to make it more rigid.

Bought for around £108 around 3 years ago, entirely in kit form.  I reckon I had £108 worth of fun building it, so its certainly been value for money.

Fingers crossed it's replacement is every bit as good.
Replacement now awaiting parts, probably be on a slow boat.  Good job I hadn't got around to lobbing the Anet in the bin yet ;D
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Re: 3D Printer Chat
« Reply #97 on: 28 December 2020, 14:56:23 »
Artillery fixed, broken bed temp sensor wire.  Replacement part when it arrives will be a spare :).  Its done a load of prints since its fix on Christmas eve, so job jobbed....


...however, I might replace the bed cables with some more flexible ones. Cannot disconnect from bed end, so will have to join them as close as possible, and print something to protect it more.
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Re: 3D Printer Chat
« Reply #98 on: 17 October 2021, 12:30:34 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 08 December 2020, 13:25:13
Yesterday, I retired the trusty old Anet A8.  Its final stats were 5264m printed, 50d16hr or printing time.  I don't have (cheap enough) access to the metalwork needed to make it more rigid.
And I keep tripping over it, so it needs to go ;D

Anybody within a sensible delivery distance to Brakkers, who wants something to piss around with over the dark, cold winter months is welcome to it.  It will need some loosening and retightening of the frame, just to straighten it again, and ideally U-clamped to a base thats rigid.  Needs a new bed cable fitted (which I have - bought but never fitted).
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Re: 3D Printer Chat
« Reply #99 on: 18 October 2021, 13:20:09 »
Could I possibly get it ?
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« Reply #100 on: 18 October 2021, 17:46:52 »
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Re: 3D Printer Chat
« Reply #101 on: 26 November 2022, 02:58:00 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 02 May 2020, 19:44:09
Quote from: TheBoy on 02 May 2020, 12:28:33
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 02 May 2020, 10:25:30
Oops! I think I've just pressed the button on a 3D printer. :o
You know it makes sense :)

What did you go for?

An Ender 3 Pro.
Last week SWMBO suggested that we should look at getting a 3D printer ¨for the children¨  ::)

I went and collected an Ender 3 S1 Pro this morning. Haven been allowed to open it yet..............
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Re: 3D Printer Chat
« Reply #102 on: 26 November 2022, 12:12:46 »
Is it their Xmas pressie?  If so, you need to wait for the big fat bloke to come down the chimney.

Creality are a great starting point, with loads of community support online, and reasonable results straight out of the box.  Start off with PLA filament, as that's usually the easiest, whilst you learn printer (well, software slicer) settings, and what's needed to make certain models print better :y
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Re: 3D Printer Chat
« Reply #103 on: 26 November 2022, 20:37:53 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 26 November 2022, 12:12:46
Is it their Xmas pressie?  If so, you need to wait for the big fat bloke to come down the chimney.

Creality are a great starting point, with loads of community support online, and reasonable results straight out of the box.  Start off with PLA filament, as that's usually the easiest, whilst you learn printer (well, software slicer) settings, and what's needed to make certain models print better :y

Hmm. Really must dust mine off and make something with it. ::)
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Re: 3D Printer Chat
« Reply #104 on: 27 November 2022, 10:59:46 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 26 November 2022, 12:12:46
Is it their Xmas pressie?  If so, you need to wait for the big fat bloke to come down the chimney.

Creality are a great starting point, with loads of community support online, and reasonable results straight out of the box.  Start off with PLA filament, as that's usually the easiest, whilst you learn printer (well, software slicer) settings, and what's needed to make certain models print better :y
Christ, why do some of you insist on talking in a foreign language.  ;D
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