I have both FilaFlex and Ninjaflex ,anyone want to print in that material?


Lord of the repraps?


If you need someone to work on dozens of printers at one time, you can count me in!

Steppers look nice in black. I like

Hi guys!

Is there any reading material which I should go through while waiting for my kit to arrive? I have gone through the assembly manual numerous time and i think i should not have any issue with it. Is there any do's and dont's while assembling my printer?

Thanks in advance.

from experience, don't use thread lock, dont overtighten if u have an acrylic frame.

Hmmm... whats a thread lock? I thought acrylic should be quite sturdy and i was told that i should be careful with the printed parts instead.

Yes the frame itself is sturdy, 6-8mm acrylic but it will still crack.



and thread lock is something that prevents screws from coming loose.

thread lock is a liquid used to hold nut it will harden after a while so nut wont go loose buttt it have very bad effect with plastic it will eat them ,

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I wish I can have that kind of farm too , but unlike altan I dont have a business model yet lol, and most of my print are for personal use for now

Best way to learn about 3D printers is to visit forums and blogs of ppl working on repraps or 3D printing. you could read up 3D hubs printer guide 2015, tells you what printers are good and not.

3ders.org/ is a good site for 3D printing news. A lot of interesting articles. Best place to get inspired.

You should be familiar with reprap.org/?

A brand name for thread lock is Loctite. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loctite. Instead of Loctite, you can use super glue which works well for me but drying time is a pain.


Instead of thread lock, you can use nylon insert nuts or nylock nuts, works well but takes a lot of time to screw in.

Even with my business model, I am not even making enough to start a farm from the low demand for 3D prints in Malaysia. Farm works when there is bulk demand say 100 units print per day then that will likely work out. That's why I am taking my time developing my in-house printer since one printer in my arsenal is good enough for the job.

Guys,

Thanks for the info. Going to spend some time reading while waiting for my kit to arrive.

some of you maybe know him we normally call him paksu, he printed a raptor hand for the little girl, I was actually planning to do the same but he beat me to it , oh well better find another candidate

http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/komuniti/8...-amanda-1.49965

Yeah, so I custom model and 3D printed a radio controlled track robot and no one gives a thought.

Show us ur robot pls...

Since you ask politely, I will show with a youtube video and a newspaper article.



The robot appeared in one of the pictures in the newspaper below:
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore...ntors-and-firms

This post has been edited by altan: Jan 20 2015, 07:13 PM

Very nice altan...you from singapore?

Local, just hanging around in Singapore a lot.

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Does anyone here have any experience buying an overseas 3d printer and shipping it into Malaysia before? Wanted to buy but just unsure about customs.

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I did that but got it ship into Singapore, was using UPS and the service was terrible. My printer came in with a broken z axis coupler. As for Singapore customs, I have to pay for the gst tax since it costed more than USD 500. Don't know about Malaysia custom though but I think since the package is large and if the stated package value on the postage notice is more than a certain amount ( seem to vary from person to person) in USD, expect to pay import tax.

I've bought a laser cutter and my prusa i3 from china, tax is a hit and miss, got taxed for laser cutter, no tax for pursa i3, higher chance for tax is u use fedex/dhl or those couriers as compared to ems/gdex/cheetah. Friend bought a same i3, used dhl and got taxed. its about 10%

Thanks for sharing your experiences guys. If import tax is all that will happen then I am less worried, I think it's about 10%. Just afraid need to go through all those SIRIM hassles and all that.

My x and y stepper is on but not running, after awhile but not running. Any reason?

This doesn't happen to z and extruder motor.