<div dir="auto">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</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 12 Mar 2018 4:35 p.m., "Neil Jones" <<a href="mailto:neil@aurinia.co.uk">neil@aurinia.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div class="m_-5873672345085676975moz-cite-prefix">On 12/03/18 11:47, Sophia Komninou
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<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px">"<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">How
are you at Lego Sophia? That's the level of the assembly
instructions"</span></span>
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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...</span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">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? </span></span></div>
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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.<br>
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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<br>
the problem had been fixed.<br>
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The question of whether any kind of printer that requires assembling
before use is suitable can be addressed as follows.<br>
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1. Can it be easily assembled and does that assembly mean that the
ordinary user needs to do anything?<br>
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For the Prusa Mk3 this seems to be answered. It is being said that
it is childsplay to put together, like toy lego bricks.<br>
If we were to chose one I am sure that Alex would be happy to help
do the little bit of work required.<br>
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.<br>
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2. Does the fact that it has to be put together make it unreliable?<br>
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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.<br>
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I think perhaps the nature of our current devices is clouding
judgement on this issue.<br>
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Neil<br>
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