Still better get from China supplier for that kind of price and have to check every part no for the spec. Too much work.

Not recommended to buy from the source, as the source stated as "2nd hand spare part & equipment".
Think twice.

Agree, quite troublesome. Need to check manufacturer datasheet and study the specifications/application compatibility.

Yes, salvaged/second hand item.
Anyhow, do you think industrial machine maker use cap ayam stepper motor for their linear motion control?
Do you notice "MADE IN JAPAN/MADE IN EU" label?

This post has been edited by Bubble Ring: Jul 29 2013, 03:22 PM

I believe those 2nd parts are still very good condition. I definitely will pick 1 or 2 if the price cheap enough.

But those 2nd stepper motor price are not cheap. Pay a bit more can get a new 1.

We don't know how long has these motor been running. It will be slightly degraded, bearing condition, etc.

When we talk about the reprap and open source hardware, we are actually encouraged to use the cheapest, most available resources locally to share the knowledge with others... Just my 2cents.

Industry component last very longtime. 10yrs is minimum. Specially those made in japan/us/europe.

It is very much depend on your experience to pick a good 1 and find the "gold" in there.

You're right. Reprap and opensource hardware suppose to be as cheap as possible. Savage from scrapyard or buy 2nd hand cheap.

Some salvaged industrial-grade components probably fall under "exotic" category and distributed under controlled conditions.
Whereby, the part/component won't be easily accessible to end user/hobbyist like us.
Some people may look at it as junk but for some, they just found a piece of "gold nugget"!

ozak, you work in field that's related to automation/mechatronic/mechanical engineering/maintenance engineering?

Yes. My work related to engineering. Just some kucing kurap worker.

Hi,

I have seen the term borosilicate glass used when referring to the heated bed for 3d printing.

A google search indicates that:

"Borosilicate glass is a type of glass with the main glass-forming constituents silica and boron oxide. Borosilicate glasses are known for having very low coefficients of thermal expansion (~3 × 10−6 /°C at 20°C), making them resistant to thermal shock, more so than any other common glass....."

Is it necessary to use this special glass or can I just use any glass from the "cermin/frame shop " ?

Where in KL/PJ/Klang can I buy a piece of this ?

I don't think its necessary for that kind of glass. The max temp that 3d printer with heated bed platform is 100 -115 C. For your info Heated bed is for ABS plastic filament. If you choose to print using PLA then its not necessary to use heated bed. The main reason using glass is just to get a good even platform.

So even an ikea photo frame glass is sufficient. Yu can get thicker glass from your Cermin/frame shop.

for what i tried myself, PLA not easily stick on glass. A layer of kapton apply on it work the best.

however, it's not recommend to use glass la.

Thanks storm88, hisashime ... will try with and without cermin.

EDIT: Just to add that no tax/duty was levied when I ibough a 3D printer kit from the US. It is important to bring supporting information (like web address and printouts) to show that your kit is indeed a 3D printer.

This post has been edited by teohes: Jul 30 2013, 10:04 AM

Did anybody here have a printer with 0.1mm nozzle (or an SLA or SLS printer)? I have a part that needs such high resolution.
I have experimented with gcode generation and it will work with 0.1mm nozzle setting only, so anything above that is a no go.
Urgent.

your iphone case will cost you few hundred ringgit to do so. . .

I suppose so, but need a quote first only decide if it's worth it?

already tell you the answer what, u seem don't trust and kept ask around

i found something i like other than this

Reprap is quite easily convert to laser cnc.

your video shown the builder use compress air. i got one design on this too, but base on CO2.