[Swansea Hackspace] 3d printer

[Matthew Daubney]

> Matt, I understand 3D printing is a project by itself and there is a fair
> amount of stuff to learn but what I am trying to say is that having a less
> complicated machine to deal with and only learn the skills to print
> (navigating the software, slicing etc) rather than the skills to make the
> machine work plus the skills to print would be less intimidating for a
> novice, as you said easier approachable. I hope this makes sense?
>
> Sophia
>

I 100% agree with you. I just think that one should not necessarily happen
without the other being put in place. The conversation seems very heavily
based on which machine to purchase, and not how do we support the members
in feeling confident in being able to use it. I feel they're a bit
intertwined.

FWIW I've used Ultimakers in the past and they're lovely machines, very
reliable. They do service plans and what not as well. I've used a makerbot
once, and it was pretty good but the "smart extruder" was quite a weakness
and cost money to replace. Good idea badly executed kind of thing, no idea
if they've remedied that though. Lulzbots are quite a lot like i3's, I
don't think they have the mass of feedback the mk3 does though. I also have
a RepRapPro Fisher Delta which has been astonishingly reliable. It's just a
shame they don't exist anymore!
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