Author: 3dprinterbank

Wanhao i3/maker select owners, get an all metal hot-end

got a microswiss all metal hotend kit. best upgrade yet hands down (maybe the glass plate was close).the nozzle temperature is so much more consistant, which vastly improved print qualityit can maintain higher temperatures with an upgraded cooling fan, allowing me to run it faster and get better overhangs.(perhaps my favorite) it literally NEVER gets jammed when I change filament colors! Before I had to open the extruder up half the time, even after feeding in some filament to melt it. I have not opened the extruder once since installing it.Its a bit expensive, but totally worth it (note: I am in no way affiliated with micro swiss, just really happy with this thing)http://ift.tt/1WQ5T00 http://ift.tt/1ZPz4ju

Can I make a 3d printer on my own?

Hello. I guess the title is a bit confusing what I want is to make a 3d printer with 500$ in parts but I want it to be the quality of a ultimaker or some other prosumer oriented 3d printer.I am a cnc machinist and I always wanted to have a 3d printer. I have a lot of aluminium extrusions, sheets, blocks and rods on hand with access to 3-5axis mills and lathes.I tried to find a design I liked but I couldn’t pick. I don’t know what are the advantages of a enclosure (not like there are chips flying) a bed z axis and a extruder z axis. What controller to use, how powerful the motors should be, 3mm vs 1.75 etc.What I am asking is for someone to show me where to start and/or what to start with. I’ve seen some videos but those look clunky, slow, badly made, I want to make it precisely, and with high grade components. Can it be done?EDIT: Thanks for the info everyone, I absolutely love these things that you showed me. I will make a parts list and a model of my project in solidworks. I will edit this post once again in about a day so anyone who comes here can see my plans and build progress. http://ift.tt/1qkAUwI