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Post by Roger on Jun 15, 2019 22:27:54 GMT
I'm surprised you had issues with the kit, mine went together without a hitch and has been running ever since. I agree with your comments about how well thought out it is, I doubt if it's possible to package and explain it any better.
You're certainly getting your money's worth out of it, you're obviously enjoying it as much as I am mine.
For anyone thinking of buying a 3D printer, this is well worth careful consideration because it has features that others don't. Most useful of these it the automatic measuring of the bed levelling using a mesh, performed every print, and the removable flexible bed. These are game changers when it comes to ease of use.
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Post by simplyloco on Jun 16, 2019 8:04:35 GMT
SNIP For anyone thinking of buying a 3D printer, this is well worth careful consideration because it has features that others don't. Most useful of these it the automatic measuring of the bed levelling using a mesh, performed every print, and the removable flexible bed. These are game changers when it comes to ease of use. Mastering Fusion360 (well, almost) for 3D printing is the game changer for me, the results are very satisfying. Extruding solids, making hollow shells, rotating domes, drafting angled surfaces and offsetting faces is absolute magic! The printer's not bad either: I've found methylated spirits to be the best bed cleaner for PLA.  John |
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Post by Mike Clarke on Jun 17, 2019 1:35:46 GMT
Reading this thread I'd just like to re-iterate my good experiences with my Hephestos 2 printer from BQ. I've had it for several years now and it's done many hundreds of prints without a single issue (this printer is based on the Prusa). I can highly recommend - got mine direct from BQ in Spain.
Cheers,
Mike
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Post by simplyloco on Jun 29, 2019 17:29:05 GMT
I bought a smaller nozzle, 0.2mm, half the size of the one supplied, to do 'jewellery work'.
I must have been doing something fundamentally wrong, as I got stringing, failure to stick to the bed, balling up halfway through a print etc.etc...
Getting it to 'squish' properly was quite difficult.
I'm back on the 0.4mm and very happy!.
John
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Post by Roger on Jun 29, 2019 21:00:05 GMT
I bought a smaller nozzle, 0.2mm, half the size of the one supplied, to do 'jewellery work'. I must have been doing something fundamentally wrong, as I got stringing, failure to stick to the bed, balling up halfway through a print etc.etc... Getting it to 'squish' properly was quite difficult. I'm back on the 0.4mm and very happy!. John Hi John, I think you might need to print out a heat tower and stringing test to experiment with parameters. It's also worth calibrating the extruder to see exactly how long the extruder thread is when you tell it to extruder a set length, say 50mm. The defaults for the supplied material are so good, it's easy to be fooled into thinking you can just load a profile and it will print perfectly. |
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Post by simplyloco on Jun 28, 2020 12:36:34 GMT
Another Thermistor Failure
This time both leads came out of the thermistor capsule. It must have been caused by a strain on the cables, but I'm quite sure it was all put together properly. Never mind, I get two on ebay for £5.99! John 
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