<div dir="ltr">I own two 3d printers*<div><br></div><div>* if you consider kickstarter payment to be "ownership".. Neither have shipped yet. Peachy printer's a year overdue, and the Genesis Duo's now talking about being 4 months or so late.</div><div><br></div><div>The technology's changing very quickly so I'd suggest you buy the best available printer when you're ready, and not buy into a project that will likely be out of date by the time it's ready.</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 3:23 PM, Stephen Burke <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:steve@envirolaser.com" target="_blank">steve@envirolaser.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:small;TEXT-DECORATION:none;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri";FONT-WEIGHT:normal;COLOR:#000000;FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline"><span>Hi
Benoit,</span></div></div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:small;TEXT-DECORATION:none;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri";FONT-WEIGHT:normal;COLOR:#000000;FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline"><span>My
personal experience over the past 6 years has taught me that if you want to
build one, and this is your first 3D printer, make sure it is a VERY simple kit,
otherwise it may become one of those unfinished projects.
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:small;TEXT-DECORATION:none;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri";FONT-WEIGHT:normal;COLOR:#000000;FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline"><span>It
would make sense in high school only if the focus was assembling a device, not
necessarily using it. You can expect to put 30 to 40 hours into assembling
a 3D printer, and another 10+ making sure it works properly and
consistently.</span></div></div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:small;TEXT-DECORATION:none;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri";FONT-WEIGHT:normal;COLOR:#000000;FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline"><span>If
the need is to have a working 3D printer for use in class as a tool to make
projects, then buy a printer that allows for generic filament and uses open
source components and software. Find something that can handle multiple
materials (PLA, Nylon, ABS, Carbon Fibre, etc), has a heated build plate, and a
large print volume (8” x 8” x 6” or larger is nice). A machine like this
will have very few limitations so it could be used for multiple
projects.</span></div></div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:small;TEXT-DECORATION:none;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri";FONT-WEIGHT:normal;COLOR:#000000;FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline"><span>I
sell 3D printers from MakerBot, ROBO, 3D Systems, Cubify, Full Spectrum and,
maybe soon, Printrbot. I also sell a wide variety of filaments from
Taulman 3D, ColorFabb, FlashForge, Proto-pasta and MakerBot.</span></div></div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:small;TEXT-DECORATION:none;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri";FONT-WEIGHT:normal;COLOR:#000000;FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline"><span>Chances
are, I will have the 3D printer and material that will suit your needs for your
high school.</span></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri';COLOR:#000000">Stephen
Burke</div>
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