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Former Member over 12 years ago

what would be the absolute cheapest design to make a 3d printer?  could there be a build on this?

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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 12 years ago in reply to biomedroy +2
    Dear Roy, I'm a mentor for a high school robotics team and as part of our off-season learning projects we are also building a MendelMax 1.5. Yesterday we got most of the electronics installed and ran a…
  • Vlee489
    Vlee489 over 12 years ago +1
    try http://www.solidoodle.com/
  • Nate1616
    Nate1616 over 12 years ago in reply to Former Member +1
    Docdavies Having built numerous 3d printers over the years including the mendelmax 1.5 I would say you should look at a self leveling bed, upgrade your belts if your using t5/ t2.5 to something like the…
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    DAB over 12 years ago

    Price is only secondary.

    First you need to decide on the quality of the things you want to print.

    Those issues then identify which printer can deliver that level of quality for the least price.

     

    There are many inexpensive printer kits and designs out in the market place, but don't overestimate your ability to build a good one.

    Also remember to find a good software package that will work with your printer design.

     

    I understand the need for an inexpensive 3D printer, but don't let that rule your decision space.

     

    Just a thought,

    DAB

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    Nate1616 over 12 years ago in reply to DAB

    If your looking for a high resolution printer I would recommend the Form1 by Formlabs.  I wouldnt say its the cheapest but if you compare it to lets say a ZCorp printer it is.  Here is the website http://formlabs.com

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    Nate1616 over 12 years ago in reply to DAB

    If your looking for a high resolution printer I would recommend the Form1 by Formlabs.  I wouldnt say its the cheapest but if you compare it to lets say a ZCorp printer it is.  Here is the website http://formlabs.com

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