[Swansea Hackspace] 3d printer

[Alex Duffield]

That's what I was thinking Niel, and why I want to bring mk MK3 in, I can
slap it down and churn out a dozen prints no problem, being a kit doesn't
make it unreliable, the design itself is reliable

On 12 Mar 2018 4:35 p.m., "Neil Jones" <neil at aurinia.co.uk> wrote:

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> On 12/03/18 11:47, Sophia Komninou wrote:
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> "How are you at Lego Sophia? That's the level of the assembly
> instructions"
> I know it might shock some people here but I never assembled lego kit on
> my own following instructions. I rather prefer to improvise :) So yeah
> following instructions like this is not in my skillset...
>
> 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?
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> Sophia
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> It makes complete sense. It seems that you look at it just like I do. I
> know there is some work required to design something and therefore some
> work understanding the software side, but I just want a printer as a tool
> that works when I ask it to do something. I don't want to have to fiddle
> with it or find it doesn't work properly. As for lego I bet most of us
> preferred to improvise.
>
> The last time I tried to 3d print something in the space the printer
> jammed. You may remember I made a posting on this list warning people not
> to use the device until
> the problem had been fixed.
>
> The question of whether any kind of printer that requires assembling
> before use is suitable can be addressed as follows.
>
> 1. Can it be easily assembled and does that assembly mean that the
> ordinary user needs to do anything?
>
> For the Prusa Mk3 this seems to be answered. It is being said that it is
> childsplay to put together, like toy lego bricks.
> If we were to chose one I am sure that Alex would be happy to help do the
> little bit of work required.
> It also doesn't mean that that ordinary user needs to do anything so in
> that respect it is like a lot of tools it just has to be set up to work
> properly to start with.
>
> 2. Does the fact that it has to be put together make it unreliable?
>
> I can't see any evidence for this. The reliability is a completely
> separate question. The only question is is the device reliable . How it is
> assembled whether by us or the manufacturer surely doesn't come into
> consideration.
>
> I think perhaps the nature of our current devices is clouding judgement on
> this issue.
>
> Neil
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