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Challenge - chap 3D printer

tada9 over 13 years ago

Hi Ben,

I have a chalange for you.

Try to build the cheapest possible 3D printer by hand with no use of CNC or 3D printer.

It should be based on Raspberry PI(another chalange?) becouse it is cheaper than Arduino.

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tada9 over 13 years ago +1

That is why I call it challenge. Try to make it cheaper.

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benheck over 13 years ago

We see this question a lot lately.

Bare minimum is $400, so in that range, might as well buy a Printrbot kit that *will* work.

Remember cheap isn't always cheap. If you spend $250 and build junk that doesn't work, you're loosing money.
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tada9 over 13 years ago in reply to benheck

Yes, but I asked for 3D printer that works. And you can always spend more money, than you planned to to get it working.
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tada9 over 13 years ago in reply to benheck

Yes, but I asked for 3D printer that works. And you can always spend more money, than you planned to to get it working.
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e14 Contributor over 13 years ago in reply to tada9

Well, there you go then. I guess you have your answer. Expect to spend $400-$500 for a "cheap" 3D printer "that works".
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tada9 over 13 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

That's not exactly what I meant
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jds123 over 13 years ago in reply to tada9

If I were you I would look into using stepper motors from old printers and buying belts and pulleys to move the pieces, I looked at prices, and belts seem to be the least expensive option, its still not going to be cheap!

Edit: look at things like the reprap
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