[Swansea Hackspace] 3d printer

[Alex Duffield]

Add to that the print quality is astronomical and the removable print beds
mean you can hot swap as prints finish so people can follow on from
eachother without waiting for cool down. It also has a great community
around it too

On 11 Mar 2018 3:38 p.m., "Peter Barnes" <pe5erb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Justin,
>
> For more discussion about the Prusa MK3 take a look at the previous
> thread. I've attached it below for simlicity:
>
>
> All,
>
> As the owner/builder of two 3D printers (both still in development) I
> agree with Alex that the Original Prusa i3 MK3
> <https://shop.prusa3d.com/en/3d-printers/180-original-prusa-i3-mk3-kit.html#/7-color-black_and_orange/42-spring_steel_sheet-double_sided_textured_powder_coated_spring_steel_sheet>would
> be a fantastic choice.
>
> For those who are not familiar, I would recommend watching the review from
> GreatScott, https://youtu.be/a6elq83OVWQ
>
> My main reasoning behind recommending this printer, despite the higher
> price tag than you would expect from similar sized printers are as follows:
>
>    - *Reliability *- the MK3 is packed full of sensors and features that
>    make it the most reliable hobbyist 3D printer available. This would greatly
>    reduce downtime at the hackspace. Some of the reliability features are as
>    follows: power loss protection (can recover print after power loss);
>    filament sensor (detects stuck filament, end of filament) and skipped step
>    detection (prevents skipped steps ruining print)
>
>
>    - *Speed and Sound* - the Trinamic stepper drivers, construction and
>    feature-set of this printer allows it to print much faster but also much
>    quieter than your average printer. This will allow members to get through
>    their prints quicker without turning the electronics area into a factory!
>
>
>    - *"Tool not a Project"* - the resounding conclusion that the
>    attendees of the AGM came to was that the hackspace is after a 3D printer
>    that can be used as a tool, not as a project. In simple terms this means
>    that we want a piece of equipment that will run reliably, for a long time,
>    with little maintenance, and be easy to use by any of our members following
>    a short induction course. I believe that the Prusa MK3 hits those points
>    more than any other hobbyist 3D printer that exists, and would continue to
>    do so for years to come.
>
>
> I am also in favour of Alex's suggestion that the directors should
> consider changing the "rules" of 3d printing in the hackspace once
> convinced that the printer is safe and reliable.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter Barnes
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>
> On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 4:25 PM, Alex Duffield <alexmduffield at gmail.com>
>  wrote:
>
> As the owner of 3 printers I can whole heartedly recommend the prusa mk3,
> I would be happy to bring mine along on Monday if you want to see how it
> works and how reliable it is, the only other one I've used that was
> reliable was the CR10 but its main advantage (the massive build volume) is
> lost on the limited time to print. I also can spearhead the construction of
> the mk3 (which solo took me 6 hours so should be able to get down to 3 with
> multiple people working on different axies) as I have done it before, might
> I also recommend that since there is no known report of a prusa causing a
> fire or even charring a connection that we could look at increasing the
> print time and/or allowing to print unattended given its amazing
> reliability? Just a thought
>
> On 3 Mar 2018 4:18 p.m., "Justin Mitchell" <justin at swansea.hackspace.org.
> uk> wrote:
>
> At the AGM it was reported that we have increasing amounts of problems
> with the 3D printers that we already have, they are increasingly
> showing signs of age and wear, and are frequently in a state of
> disrepair.
>
> It was suggested that we should invest in a new higher quality printer,
> one which will be reliable and require minimal maintenance, something
> which we can more suitably call a tool rather than it being someones
> project or work in progress, one which we can point to as the one that
> 'just works'
>
> So, any suggestions ?
>
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> On 11 Mar 2018 3:34 pm, "Alex Duffield" <alexmduffield at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The MK3 has Lego level instructions and assembly as well as a great
>> warrenty in parts, you can buy pre built but if you DO need to repair you
>> have fewer that know how, it's open source with far more hardy components
>> than the old Mendel's (it's part of the reason I wanted to bring it so you
>> can get hands on with it in its assembled state, I also have the
>> instructions too, prusa has amazing customer service for any hardware or
>> set up issues too, and having asked I was told kit more likely as it's a
>> hackspace after all but a good reputable kit with warrenty like the prusa
>>
>> On 11 Mar 2018 3:27 p.m., "Justin Mitchell" <
>> justin at swansea.hackspace.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 2018-03-10 at 22:50 +0000, Alex Duffield wrote:
>> > It is my understanding that the hackspace is looking into a prusa mk3
>> > as a possible new printer, I own one and can bring it in if the
>> > hackspace and the directors want a look at the multitude of features
>> > it posseses
>>
>> They do get some good reviews, but I do wonder what is it that makes it
>> better than any other professionally supplied kit that we need to
>> assemble, like the RepRapPro Mendel that we already have. That was
>> forever requiring adjustments and ultimately the parts fatigued and we
>> have its current failed state.
>>
>> So i guess what I am asking is, what makes prusa's i3 different that it
>> wont suffer the same fate ?
>>
>> As from the original discussion I had somewhat assumed we were talking
>> of the kind of 3D printer that comes ready built and tested in a box
>> with a warranty.
>>
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