Looking for a place to buy a 3d printer

superMarco

Hey guys,

I have looked in a lot of places and I would like to buy myself the Prusa i3 rework kit but I can't figure to find it without having an indecent amount of shipping fee..

Do you know a place where I could go to have a look to find it in europe ?

Recoil12

I would recommend Charlies 3D Technologies based in Belgium.I purchased a Prusa i2 kit a year or two ago and found the quality of the parts and service was excellent.

http://www.charlies3dtechnologies.eu/

Greenmachine

www.maplin.co.uk

superMarco

Recoil12 wrote: »

I would recommend Charlies 3D Technologies based in Belgium.I purchased a Prusa i2 kit a year or two ago and found the quality of the parts and service was excellent.

http://www.charlies3dtechnologies.eu/

Nice one! I'm looking at it and I was wondering if it was the rework version ? and also what is the difference between this one :

http://www.replikeo.com/fr/KIT001

and this one :

http://www.charlies3dtechnologies.com/webshop/products/full-prusa-i3-kit-metric

I'm not 100% OP about 3d printer so if you could help me to understand..

Recoil12

I can't see much of a difference between the two models.Most companies make slight alterations as to what they think will improve the original design.The kits do look very similar so I think the deciding factor would be price and the companies reputation.

randombar

Hi Lads,

I've come across a few things recently in relation to 3d printing and I was wondering where would I start?

I dont mind building a 3d printer myself but I wouldn't know where to start in relation to what type to buy, i.e. what is the best in terms of raw material expense etc.

Can someone point me in the right direction in terms of where to start reading up on this etc.

Thanks,
Gary

Huawei Gallagher

GaryCocs wrote: »

Hi Lads,

Can someone point me in the right direction in terms of where to start reading up on this etc.

Thanks,
Gary

Bit late but you might try lurking around this group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/makerbot/?fref=nf

I am relatively new so dont have all the answers but from what I have learned the Prusa I3 at 760 approx euro seems to be the one to get (order online, a long waiting list of maybe a few months), you can build it (instructions are meant to be good) or buy it already assembled.I would advise building as you will need to get familiar with taking them apart. http://www.prusa3d.com/

There are cheap and bad ones out there too with small build size and possible problems, this one looks very cheap on special offer this week, Doesn't work in Windows 10 but 160 euro is pretty cheap if it will actually print something.

http://www.gearbest.com/3d-printers-3d-printer-kits/pp_337314.html?wid=21&utm_source=linkshare&utm_medium=linkshare&utm_campaign=linkshare&siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-lgTUx5XsGDQcrdx4tEmtYA

3D printing takes a lot of trial and error and plenty of fiddling/repairing to get things going right. Good computer skills too. Plus you do not get these perfectly smooth items coming out, most things need further finishing and look pretty bad so be warned. And its VERY slow. If you wanted to print something the size of your hand it could take 12 hours. Some people are doing prints that take 48 hours or more!

Also keep well away from the 3D Create & Print Magazine where you build your own printer from parts with the magazine if they start offering it again, they are gangsters in my (and a Lot of other peoples) opinion, there are a large number of people that had issues with not getting parts including myself.

I myself would perhaps buy a very recently published how-to book but perhaps that is an old fashioned approach and perhaps there would be better information online.

But it is a good hobby. If I had 760 euro to blow I would go straight for the Prusia I3 as it is big enough to print something useful and is well thought of and you may still be using it in a few years time.