he not part of e-nable just a normal guy like us lending extra hand, I will ask if i can share his number to you, please let me know from who he will be expecting call

Thanks but are they related to e-NABLE group because I think they want to find volunteers in Malaysia.

It a 3D printing company that would like to be in contact with an e-NABLE volunteer so they could find children whom they can sponsor a 3D printed prosthetic limb.

Just to share some experience with you guys if anyone is planning to use inductive or capacitive sensors for auto bed leveling.

I found this the hard way, make sure the bed is completely flat and isn't warped or bend in anyway if you want the auto bed leveling feature to work. My Printrbot 3 mm thick aluminum bed seem to have warped quite badly from the abuse of prying out overzealous stuck prints from the bed. Initially a few months back, I notice my first layer print has a slight height gradient from one end to the other but wasn't severe enough until after a long while it got worst till I can get good initial layer prints on one quarter of the bed size. Since the bed sinks in slightly in the middle, the 3 point auto bed feature interpreted the height incorrectly and create the height gradient for all my past prints.

So just my advice of proximity sensors with 3 points of reference, make sure to get a thick solid bed that won't warp or isn't warp in the first place. I just replace my bed with the 6 mm heated bed and all those problem were resolved.

Now I need to get a good power supply for the heated bed and setup the solid state relay electronics and I will be printing in ABS

Anyway here are some pics...



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Hey there everyone,

I'm new to this game. I'm trying to build a i3 Prusa too. But I want to enjoy the build to I want to assemble everything and buy the components on their own. In a way it's way cheaper than buying the kit.
I found the steppers and filament locally: http://www.yumeprinter.com/product-category/accessories/
This stepper motor 1.2A should suffice right? http://www.yumeprinter.com/product/lm8uu-linear-bearing/

for electronics anyone supplying this locally with good price?
This is what I found so far: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Geeetech-Ramps1-4-...=item4d1a775a3f
good price and free shipping.

Ideally i want to buy everything local, but I find it hard.

Any help?

which heater bed is that ?

I think most of the thing you can find locally, just the price might be slightly expensive than those in ebay or aliexpress.

For stepper motor, you should look at the torque value, then the current will depends on how much your motor driver can deliver.

Filament I would recommend http://web.qwikfab.com/. So far havent face any problem with my print.

This post has been edited by sooyewguan: Feb 15 2015, 09:52 PM

Its a 6x6" Printrbot heater bed... Bought it directly from them as an upgrade when they released it.

Hey Thanks man

Well any good suppliers locally that you have dealt with? Kit or parts?

I bought my Ormerod Printer Kit from RS Malaysia. I never get any parts from local supplier so far, mostly I search around aliexpress. But blomker is quite active here, maybe you can contact them. yume seems have reasonable price as well.

Some one mentioned in previous post that is a hardware shop selling bearing and laser cutting service if you are near klang valley.

I live in penang now

Anyone locally to supply the printed parts?
I found good price for electronics. Motors got locally.
Now I want the frame!
I need the plastic printed parts and the rest I will figure out

I can provide the printed parts but I charge for the print time. I made one prusa i3 set for someone before

Hi, altan... You are working during CNY? Huat ah...

Yes, ishe7ata you might get from altan, he got his own LYN sales thread:
[WTS] Affordable & Quality 3D Printing Service, Now Everyone Can 3D Print! Recommended reprapper!
But you might only got it after one week, because all the courier service only resume next Monday.
Unless you could find a reprapper in Penang, helping you to print at a cost.
Thank you for supporting local reprappers...

Thanks for the recommendation! : thumbs:

Yes, the printer don't need the rest and I do but it won't take more than half an hour to start a print. I try to keep my printer busy as much as possible.

Alright man... Check your inbox
we can communicate there

Howdy guys!

Just wondering does everyone lubricate their outer side of their bearing from time to time? Mine seems to be rusting.

Happny CNY to all.

Tried to first print ABS with my printer yesterday, the print was ok, but the smell jst horrible compred to P
LA. I read that ABS fume is toxic.

Does anyone printed with ABS before? How you guys deal with the fume and smell?

Guys,
Has anybody paied taxes on their Prusa i3 Full DIY kit Shipped from China?

Yeah i put oil from time to time, mines starting to rust abit, you could try sourcing stainless steal bearings. the bearings from china are just normal steel ones.

My friend did, paid around RM150, it depends on how much the declared value the seller puts.

Ventilation helps

This post has been edited by KLKS: Feb 19 2015, 10:53 AM

if i order filament from web.qwikfab.com do i need to pay tax to sarawak? what service do they use for deliver their item to malaysia?

It would be great if you could contact them directly through their fb: https://www.facebook.com/QwikFab for faster and official response.