[Swansea Hackspace] 3D Printer Upgrades

[Tim]

I agree, which is why I listed the option to get the better electronics now.
There are some even fancier electronics but they get much more expensive 
quickly, also more than 3 extruders is probably not that useful and 
would require some serious upgrades to the rest of the printer.

The electronics upgrade will be the last thing on that list to be 
bought, partly to give people longer to pledge us up to being able to 
afford the better board and partly because its no use without the rest 
of the extruder anyway.

My plan is to get the second extruder working and be able to switch 
between the 2 extruders before you start the print which will mean we 
don't need the electronics upgrade to get some of the advantages of the 
new head like finer prints and printing materials that don't work in our 
existing extruder.

Tim
On 29/08/14 21:03, Emyr Morris wrote:
> PS, I see little point in making an upgrade now and then another some 
> time later
>
> I would prefer to see us making the RUMBA addition first as last if 
> possible thus allowing us to add the third extruder at any time
>
>
> On 28 August 2014 22:03, Tim <eclipse at sucs.org 
> <mailto:eclipse at sucs.org>> wrote:
>
>     Hi All,
>         We are planning to upgrade the 3D printer, we are now
>     accepting pledges towards the shopping list.
>
>     The aim is to add a second extruder this will allow us to print
>     things like ninjaflex, and allow dual material prints e.g. 2
>     colours or 1 colour + dissolvable support.
>
>     If you would like to pledge some money or look at the shopping
>     list go to http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/Equipment/RepRapNozzel
>
>     If you have any questions or suggestions for alterations to the
>     list please email me. Donations of parts on the list are also
>     welcome but please check with us first to make sure we don't end
>     up with multiples.
>
>     Tim
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