tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711269760993993197.post7189878571942665894..comments2024-03-29T09:22:49.591+00:00Comments on Vincents Random Waffle: Recommending a 3D printerVincent Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02686407477776093281noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711269760993993197.post-5575838598047836562013-08-16T12:20:34.297+01:002013-08-16T12:20:34.297+01:00To run this printer need to good command over CAD/...To run this printer need to good command over CAD/CAM.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18021663954997037882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711269760993993197.post-42640920760325456832013-02-09T00:37:52.430+00:002013-02-09T00:37:52.430+00:00Thanks for the reply!
From the review I've see...Thanks for the reply!<br />From the review I've seen of the lulzbot, it seems to be stable and has excellent repeatability and quality. I didn't realize though that the A frame design was such an issue and it couldn't truly be fixed. Even though lulzbot are saying that they tested it on the back of a jeep in a dirt road in the mountains and it still printed.<br /><br />I hadn't heard of the mendel90 until your blog post, suddenly I seem to see it everywhere!<br />It looks like the 90 degree design is better and is being widely adopted. The Prusa i3 for example, as well as lulzbot's next printer, the TK-O : http://devel.lulzbot.com/TK-0/<br />http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?1,157703<br /><br />Considering the reputation of lulzbot and their efforts in making TK-O better, and their tests, and after reading thir DfX document (http://devel.lulzbot.com/TK-0/Documents/AO-100%20DFx%20Presentation.pdf) I'm convinced in buying the TK-O once it becomes available! Hopefully it will be cheaper than the AO 101.<br /><br />Thanks again for your input!<br /><br />p.s: I'm not good with hardware so I need to get an assembled/pre-calibrated machine. I'm ready to pay the extra price if it saves me from building it myself.<br />p.p.s: Let me know what you think of the TK-O if you hadn't seen it before.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711269760993993197.post-66953187250467483852013-02-07T11:31:27.731+00:002013-02-07T11:31:27.731+00:00I have indeed looked at the mendalmax but it simpl...I have indeed looked at the mendalmax but it simply does not solve the fundamental issues with the A frame design. <br /><br />Indeed the lulzbot is the A frame design once again implemented in aluminium extrusion with huge braces to try and add stability. <br /><br />All these designs still has a lot of mass (the motors) at the top of the frame and still tries to solve the x axis rigidity a long way from the centre of mass. <br /><br />My experience with subtractive manufacture process, where these are solved issues, leads me to believe that all these type of solutions will continue to suffer from vibration and calibration issues.<br /><br />The Tantallus and the makerbot are a better design but are generally more expensive than the Mendal90 solution.<br /><br />I politely alluded to the Makerbot issues in my posting and most definitely do not want to start such an argument in this forum.Vincent Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02686407477776093281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711269760993993197.post-30270592285601338912013-02-07T11:22:25.818+00:002013-02-07T11:22:25.818+00:00Interesting, the openscad packaged in Debian does ...Interesting, the openscad packaged in Debian does not have these features. <br /><br />I note that a new release was made in January so I guess a backport of that edition would solve my problems.<br /><br />Thanks for the suggestion.Vincent Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02686407477776093281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711269760993993197.post-76834629301592769102013-02-06T23:28:43.198+00:002013-02-06T23:28:43.198+00:00Hey Vincent,
Great blog posts. I've been look...Hey Vincent,<br /><br />Great blog posts. I've been looking extensively into 3D printers in the last few months. I'd like to know what you think about the MendelMax design, and if you heard of the lulzbot AO 101. It's my top choice at the moment...<br />There's also the Tantallus printer which looks great, boasting 300mm/s speeds with 8 micron X/Y details and 10 micron layer height..<br />The makerbot replicator 2 looks good too, but I don't like the closed source aspect of it, and it's too expensive compared to the others.<br />Let me know what you think!<br /><br />KaKaRoToAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711269760993993197.post-36210646434492516582013-02-06T20:12:44.641+00:002013-02-06T20:12:44.641+00:00Hi Vincent,
You can use emacs to edit openscad fi...Hi Vincent,<br /><br />You can use emacs to edit openscad files.<br /><br />In openscad, turn off the editor: View/Hide Editor<br />also turn on auto recompile: Design/Automatic reload and compile.<br /><br />In emacs check out scad-mode. It is available vial ELPA and the Marmalade repo.<br /><br />Then simply edit the in emacs. Openscad will notice when you save the file and automatically recompile.<br /><br />JasonJason Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10307172708062725255noreply@blogger.com