Do you own a 3D printer?

Do you own a 3D printer?

  • Yes

    Votes: 78 27.8%

  • No, but I want one

    Votes: 105 37.4%

  • No, no need for one

    Votes: 97 34.5%

  • Other

    Votes: 1 0.4%
  • Total voters
    281
I like tinkering with microcontrollers and single board computers so it is nice to be able to print custom enclosures. Me and my 10yo son also do some fun projects like this 3d printed robot ...
 
saor said:
Being able to cad + 3d printer makes a world of difference. I think a lot of people buy one and get bored of printing trinkets.
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This is very true. If you don't know how to use CAD or are unwilling to learn it, it is a waste of money.

OnShape is what I use.
https://www.onshape.com/en/

Embroidery machines fall into the same category, except they are marketed towards older woman, which means almost none of them can take advantage of the machines without dropping R15k on software. My MIL casually asked me if I can convert a picture into something that would work with her embroidery machines, I then went down that rabbit hole and now I can reasonably convert most images
 
I have two, saving to get a Resin printer next. I use mine for a home business, making moulds for an online adult store ;)

Learn to use Blender!
 
VirtualForce said:
I have one, Creality Ender-5 Pro, but loadshedding has kinda halted printing big projects....

I love it, being able to tinker with electronics and make your own enclosures for one is great.
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I have the same printer and use it for all of my little (and sometimes not so little) projects. Before I got myself this printer, I found it hard to justify the cost, but now that I have one, I consider it probably one of the best tools I've ever bought and regret not getting it sooner.

If you're a tinkerer/maker/electronics hobbyist/etc, it is a must have!
 
nope but would be awesome to get since I already know CAD
 
AstroTurf said:
Fiddly and eskom makes time consuming prints impossible.
Some prints can take days to complete and an extended power outage means the bed cools and the print no longer sticks.

But edit, yes, have some printers and no, eskom makes anything but calibration cubes, keyrings and other small things impractical to print.
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Would these 3D printers run fine on a modified sine wave inverter?
 
Sensorei said:
Would these 3D printers run fine on a modified sine wave inverter?
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I have run them on a ups in the past but you need to put bigger batteries on it.
I used gel last time, lasted around a year of loadshedding and plot life then batteries were dead.
Not done since.
 
Yes, Loadshedding impacting the frequency I currently use printer
 
Got a Ender 3 Pro a while back. Took me about 3 months to get it all setup and printing perfectly.
Spent a weekend learning OpenScad to make enclosures for my electronic hobby projects.

3D Printer is worth every cent.
 
Bought an ender 3 s1 a couple of months ago as an easy entry into cnc/making and as something to interest my kids.

So far only printing models from Thingiverse and printables but it has generally been a hit with the family. I'm hoping to introduce my daughter to tinkercad and basic 3d modeling.
 
Kaapie said:
Would like one but besides the initial cost isn't the materials used very expensive?
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Depends on what, also I think resin printers (and maybe some spool printers?) require curing stations and liquids to dip them in before curing. (I've seen this with some guys printing resin, but I've also seen a guy using multi colour spools doing this with his prints)
 
One of the most fun investments I've made. Lots of learning involved if one is willing. Be weary though...it's a deep rabbit hole. I've now begun learning the whole raspberry pi life because it's partly linked with 3D printing. If one doens't have sufficient electricity backups, I would suggest having those in place before printing. Also a space where the noise won't bother you. It's not noisy per se but can get on a persons nerve if close by.
 
Sensorei said:
Would these 3D printers run fine on a modified sine wave inverter?
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Just in general, the only appliances that need a pure sine wave inverter are appliances that have AC motors in them. Like your fans and fridges.

Everything else is fine for modified sine wave.
 
redspark said:
Waiting for a 4D printer :whistling:
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So you can print Klein bottles?

cults3d.com

Klein Bottle / Mobius Vase

I like the proportions of this Klein bottle but I needed to make a couple of tweaks of my own. Smoothed out the sharp angle at the neck. Scaled the Z axis by 120% to make it more elegant. Reduced the overall height to 8 cm to fit my eMaker Huxley.
cults3d.com cults3d.com
 
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