3d Printers South Africa

[eye_suc]

Because of you guys I got myself an Ender 6. I hope you are happy now...

Anywho, if you want to print some upgrades for your Ender 6, give Funkiments Pastel Blue PLA a go. It is a damn close match in colour to the ender accents.

1kg 1.75mm PLA filament – Pastel Blue (Matte) – Funkiments

PLA (Polylactic Acid) is your go-to filament when you're first starting off with FDM 3D printing. It requires no enclosure, it's an easy print material and best of all, our PLA is not brittle!

www.funkiments.co.za

They stock the cheapest PLA in RSA, but it is in my opinion the best. Insanely tight tolerances. I have burned through about 5kg with zero issues.

They are also starting to make PETG today. Can't wait to try theirs out.

Anybody else here tried Funkiments yet?

 

[Sashin]

They are legit. Been there a few times

Damn, I should have just bought it when they had stock!
Thanks, guess I will wait for them to restock and purchase, hopefully they run the same special as they have now!

 

[bar1]

Because of you guys I got myself an Ender 6. I hope you are happy now...

Anywho, if you want to print some upgrades for your Ender 6, give Funkiments Pastel Blue PLA a go. It is a damn close match in colour to the ender accents.

1kg 1.75mm PLA filament – Pastel Blue (Matte) – Funkiments

PLA (Polylactic Acid) is your go-to filament when you're first starting off with FDM 3D printing. It requires no enclosure, it's an easy print material and best of all, our PLA is not brittle!

www.funkiments.co.za

They stock the cheapest PLA in RSA, but it is in my opinion the best. Insanely tight tolerances. I have burned through about 5kg with zero issues.

They are also starting to make PETG today. Can't wait to try theirs out.

Anybody else here tried Funkiments yet?

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How does it compare to the ender 3?

 

[eye_suc]

How does it compare to the ender 3?

I haven't owned my own Ender 3, just played with one. But I have had a stock ender 5, which is very similar to ender 3.

I would say the Ender 6 is better, way better. This machine is BLOODY fast, without dropping quality. I've gone up to 120mm/s and I would say the prints still look better than my 60mm/s prints on my CR10s Pro.
Out of the box, no tweaking. Just slice, print, enjoy.

 

[xrapidx]

Because of you guys I got myself an Ender 6. I hope you are happy now...

Anywho, if you want to print some upgrades for your Ender 6, give Funkiments Pastel Blue PLA a go. It is a damn close match in colour to the ender accents.

1kg 1.75mm PLA filament – Pastel Blue (Matte) – Funkiments

PLA (Polylactic Acid) is your go-to filament when you're first starting off with FDM 3D printing. It requires no enclosure, it's an easy print material and best of all, our PLA is not brittle!

www.funkiments.co.za

They stock the cheapest PLA in RSA, but it is in my opinion the best. Insanely tight tolerances. I have burned through about 5kg with zero issues.

They are also starting to make PETG today. Can't wait to try theirs out.

Anybody else here tried Funkiments yet?

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Do you know their shipping costs? Website isn't the greatest, and don't feel like registering.

Been wanting to try his ABS.

 

[xrapidx]

I haven't owned my own Ender 3, just played with one. But I have had a stock ender 5, which is very similar to ender 3.

I would say the Ender 6 is better, way better. This machine is BLOODY fast, without dropping quality. I've gone up to 120mm/s and I would say the prints still look better than my 60mm/s prints on my CR10s Pro.
Out of the box, no tweaking. Just slice, print, enjoy.

Will be interesting to see the ender 7 speeds with it's claimed 250mm/s

 

[eye_suc]

Do you know their shipping costs? Website isn't the greatest, and don't feel like registering.

Been wanting to try his ABS.

I paid about R150 for my latest order. Was 11kg of filament.
You can always mail them directly, I'm sure they will be more than happy to assist via email. Incidentally, that is how I order as well.
info@funkiments.co.za

If I may ask, what is wrong with the website?

Will be interesting to see the ender 7 speeds with it's claimed 250mm/s

Yeah, I haven't seen much more reviews or info apart from 3dprintingnerd struggling to get the printer to work properly (and then grinding bits off). Would be insane seeing that thing run at 250.

I'm sure the Ender 6 can reach 200 easily by upgrading a few things, mainly the hotend and extruder. The Biqu H2 looks like a very good option to achieve just that.

 

[RedViking]

I want the Ender 6.

 

[eye_suc]

I want the Ender 6.

I bought one, already planning to sell some other printers and replacing them with ender 6's

 

[karnuffel]

I want the Ender 6.

I love mine but Im really battling to get a decent PETG prints. PLA at 150 mm/s with no issues

 

[RedViking]

I love mine but Im really battling to get a decent PETG prints. PLA at 150 mm/s with no issues

PETG prints slow.

 

[eye_suc]

I love mine but Im really battling to get a decent PETG prints. PLA at 150 mm/s with no issues

PETG has always given me some issues. It is very sticky and stringy, but I only use it for practical parts which needs to handle heat and sun.

I'll see if I can do a PETG test on my side soon.

 

[karnuffel]

PETG has always given me some issues. It is very sticky and stringy, but I only use it for practical parts which needs to handle heat and sun.

I'll see if I can do a PETG test on my side soon.

What are you using to slice? I found the profile in prusaslicer to work well

 

[eye_suc]

What are you using to slice? I found the profile in prusaslicer to work well

I've been using both Cura and Prusaslicer, but I'm leaning more towards Prusa. A few features that beats Cura.

Still learning all the ins and outs of Prusa, but I sure love that gyroid infill. Looks so nice.

 

[Werfetter]

Do you know their shipping costs? Website isn't the greatest, and don't feel like registering.

Been wanting to try his ABS.

I ordered a single roll to give them a shot and delivery was R86 via Aramex. They had two other shipping options that were slightly more expensive as well but not by much....

 

[xrapidx]

I paid about R150 for my latest order. Was 11kg of filament.
You can always mail them directly, I'm sure they will be more than happy to assist via email. Incidentally, that is how I order as well.
info@funkiments.co.za

If I may ask, what is wrong with the website?


Yeah, I haven't seen much more reviews or info apart from 3dprintingnerd struggling to get the printer to work properly (and then grinding bits off). Would be insane seeing that thing run at 250.

I'm sure the Ender 6 can reach 200 easily by upgrading a few things, mainly the hotend and extruder. The Biqu H2 looks like a very good option to achieve just that.

I see its fine now - tried to order last month and it took forever, so gave up - going to order a roll or two of ABS and see how my printer handles it.

 

[eye_suc]

I see its fine now - tried to order last month and it took forever, so gave up - going to order a roll or two of ABS and see how my printer handles it.

Do you have an enclosure? And what kind of build surface are you using?

I have great success with Funkiments ABS, but I'm using an enclosure (the Creality tent thingie) and Magigoo for my glass bed. That combo is epic. I printed this whole Landy in Funkiments ABS. I was amazed that the suspension works as good as it does.

https://imgur.com/yqbx7uf

 

[xrapidx]

Do you have an enclosure? And what kind of build surface are you using?

I have great success with Funkiments ABS, but I'm using an enclosure (the Creality tent thingie) and Magigoo for my glass bed. That combo is epic. I printed this whole Landy in Funkiments ABS. I was amazed that the suspension works as good as it does.

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https://imgur.com/yqbx7uf

Yeh, made a Ikea enclosure - thats why I want to try it out - see if it works easily enough or not. (PetG was fine)

 

[eye_suc]

Yeh, made a Ikea enclosure - thats why I want to try it out - see if it works easily enough or not. (PetG was fine)

Very nice! That looks a lot better and more space friendly than my stupid tent
I use 110°C on the bed and get great results.

Show us your ABS results when you get it

 

[xrapidx]

Very nice! That looks a lot better and more space friendly than my stupid tent
I use 110°C on the bed and get great results.

Show us your ABS results when you get it

Only issue I have is changing filament during prints, its a pain in the ass getting to the extruder, I might actually change the design at a later stage to have a side door... or move to direct drive.