That's a clone of a Flashforge, which is a clone of the Makerbot Replicator (old Replicator, not the new one which they also oddly called the Replicator). It's upgraded in some ways, possibly downgraded in others. But it is known to work pretty well. My original Replicator is still excellent after four (5?) years.
If it has plastic arms supporting the print platform, the first thing you do is replace those with metal. On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 9:34 AM, Andrew <pkm...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2017-03-28 17:48 GMT+03:00 andy pugh: > > > I find myself astonished that I don't have a 3D printer. > > I am thinking of buying one. > > Longer-term I think I will end up making a large-format delta pritner, > > so the one I buy will be more ot a toe-dipping exercise, and I am > > looking at: > > http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182454763977 > > Any thoughts? > > > > Not sure about that particular model quality, but it looks like a common 3D > printer. > It has nothing that you can't adjust or repair, so it should be OK. > Ballscrews are not really nesessary there. It has belts for XY, and 8mm > leadscrew for Z. > The platform is usually wonky in these type of printers. > > I've built two deltas, one of which is pretty large (450x750mm workspace) > and enclosed. > The smaller works with a simple Mega+RAMPS, the larger has Duet WiFi > controller - the best at the moment (and BTW made in UK). > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- ---------------------------------------------- Gary A. Crowell Sr., P.E. <http://www.ipels.idaho.gov/>, CID+ <http://dc.ipc.org/html/default.htm> Linkedin <http://www.linkedin.com/in/garyacrowellsr> Elance <http://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaryacrowellsr%2Eelance%2Ecom&urlhash=kJm9> KE7FIZ <http://www.arrl.org> Things <http://www.thingiverse.com/garyacrowellsr/designs> RocketryCNC <https://www.etsy.com/shop/RocketryCNC?ref=l2-shopheader-name> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
