[Coco] 3d printing

[Steve Batson]

Wow! 6 Hours?!?

I think may hold off a bit. 


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> On May 6, 2015, at 8:39 AM, John Strong <johnstrong at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> The XYZ printer that I bought first, failed in less than 30 days, pass refund period at Microcenter, however they allowed me to exchange it for a powerspec 3d pro. (twice the $$) Both "take quite a bit of finessing", which is what I was hoping to avoid when I bought an assembled machine.
> I had to add a glass print bed to the powerspec to get wrapping under control.
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> Expect a steep learning curve.
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> Currently using FreeCad for design (save often! not bug free).
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> Makerware to slice and print.
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> Be aware that even different colors of plastic (same brand and type) may require different printing temperatures. 
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> I'm using PLA plastic to print the CocoSDC cases. ABS warps too much.
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> My CocoSDC cases take about 6 hours to print.
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> I bought mine to design and print cases for various electronics and robotics projects.
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> Haven't made it to any robotics project yet.
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> John Strong AC8ML
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> StrongWare
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>> Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 22:41:10 -0500
>> From: Zippster <zippster278 at gmail.com>
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] OT: 3D Printers...
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>> It’s really good to see all the development with 3D printers going on.
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>> So many people are becoming involved that it’s only a matter of time before really
>> easy to use, reliable versions come out. I’ve been keeping eye on the status of these
>> things from time to time over the last several years and it seems like they’re really starting to
>> get there.
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>> I really want one to design and print cases for various electronics projects.
>> Wouldn’t even mind paying a thousand or more for the right one, but I’m waiting for the tinkering-free
>> models to come along. My impression is that they all still take quite a bit of finessing
>> to get them to work really well, or have pretty small printin capacity (size).
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>> When they get to the point where I can just design things and print them without spending
>> a lot of time getting them to work right, definitely getting one. I should take a look at them again.
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>> - Ed
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