[Swansea Hackspace] 3d printer

[Alex Duffield]

I'll do my best, been trying to put together some speed demo gcodes

On 12 Mar 2018 4:51 p.m., "Gwion Davies" <gwiondavies at live.co.uk> wrote:

> I really hope you can bring the MK3 along tonight as I would very much
> like to check it out.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 12 Mar 2018, at 16:44, Alex Duffield <alexmduffield at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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:
>
>>
>>
>> On 12/03/18 11:47, Sophia Komninou wrote:
>>
>> "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?
>>
>> Sophia
>>
>>
>> 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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