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    3d Printer - Rapid Prototyping

    Looking to buy a personal 3d printer along the lines of Makerbot, Reprap and Ultimaker.

    I know it's a long shot but I know they're sometimes used for antweights and thought it worth an ask


    If anyone has one they'd be willing to sell then let me know your price!
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  • #2
    Re: 3d Printer - Rapid Prototyping

    Most antweights that are 3D printed aren't from personal printers but are printed by a company called shapeways.


    http://www.shapeways.com/

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    • #3
      Re: 3d Printer - Rapid Prototyping

      Get one of those open source 3D printers that can print all the components to make another of itself then you can start a community!

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      • #4
        Re: 3d Printer - Rapid Prototyping

        Hooray for logic!

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        • #5
          Re: 3d Printer - Rapid Prototyping

          From what I've seen, those ones aren't that great. Problem with replicating yourself is that if the original has been warped at all by heat (very likely) then the new parts will be wonky as well.

          I'd recommend getting a pro company to do it for you rather than spending at least a grand or so on a machine yourself.

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          • #6
            Re: 3d Printer - Rapid Prototyping

            I should point out that I've already done the research

            I'm not going to be using it for antweights, that was just my reasoning as to why I thought thre might be one for sale here.

            I'd be printing things quite often and probably for other people too, and the freedom of being able to do so without having to go to a company each time is a huge bonus.

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            • #7
              Re: 3d Printer - Rapid Prototyping

              dont buy a self making 3d printer, they are shoddy.... or the one we tried was last week. Really DIY and inacurate.

              John

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              • #8
                Re: 3d Printer - Rapid Prototyping

                Which model did you try?

                Alot of the open source ones are built by the user so they're bound to be a little DIY-ish
                They need to be properly calibrated and maintained too so if it wasn't performing well it was most likely user error rather than the machine itself.

                I've just had some models 3d-printed by someone who owns an UP! 3d printer and the quality and accuracy is superb, definatly still want one

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