[Lab] Kossel Mini 3d printer thoughts

[Darcy Whyte]

Haha, I'm just suggesting you poke around a little more if you don't have
time pressure...

Yeah, the Hack613 is at 6. But there are already 4 people. Poke by, a
couple jobs were going on the cnc minutes ago. You can see some of the
stuff people are making...

If you want to get crazy perhaps you can make a CNC too. :) If want to cut
wood and plastics I think one could get by with a small budget...

There are two DIY CNC's in the house right now (carried in as they are very
small). Of course a cnc is being used to make the parts and those are the
jobs that were just running....



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On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 5:04 PM, Olaf Baumann <olabau at gmail.com> wrote:

> You're not making this very easy for me :-)
>
> $1000 is more than I can justify to myself for this adventure.  I see some
> wooden DIY designs out there that claim to cost less.  I would enjoy
> assembling this sort of thing rather than getting a pre-built solution.  Is
> there much success to be found with that approach?
>
> I'm surprised to see CNC lasers for that little...more to read and
> consider.
>
> I see there is a Hack613 Maker's Market scheduled for tonight.  I'll try
> to sneak out tonight and drop by and do some learning.
>
> On 31 August 2016 at 13:27, Darcy Whyte <darcy at inventorartist.com> wrote:
>
>> If you don't have a specific project why not check out some of the
>> machines around town?
>>
>> There are a few lasers around to try out. Also a few CNCs and 3D
>> printers. CNCs are a little more sparse. There may be something at Ottawa U
>> (I've not been in, in a while). There are lots of them at Makerspace North.
>> We have meetups called Hack613 where you can get to see these machines in
>> action (perhaps even run a small project if you hang out enough).... We
>> have all three machines.
>>
>> I personally think the first purchase (generically) should be a rotary,
>> then laser then 3d printer. This is based on price vs. overall usefulness.
>> I have all three machines so I'm fairly unbiased.
>>
>> CNC machines are the best bang for the buck. They start at around 1000
>> for a small machine such as these 3040 machines
>> <http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=cnc+6040&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR10.TRC2.A0.H0.Xcnc+3040.TRS0&_nkw=cnc+3040&_sacat=0>.
>> You could go smaller to a 3020. Or try changing the search to 6040 and 6090
>> to get bigger machines.
>>
>> Lasers same thing but slightly cheaper. I just searched CNC Laser in ebay
>> <http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=cnc+6090&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR9.TRC2.A0.H0.Xcnc+laser.TRS0&_nkw=cnc+laser&_sacat=0>.
>> You can get by with one of those solid state ones (.5-5W), then you're much
>> under 500 dollars. There's a guy who comes to our meetups who has one of
>> those... it's easier to tote around than a 3D printer.
>>
>> Then of course the third option is 3d Printers, I wont post links for
>> that as it looks like you've already shopped around.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> --
>> Darcy Whyte
>>
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>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 1:05 PM, Olaf Baumann <olabau at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I had considered lasers and cnc rotary cutters to be out of my price
>>> range but that might be an out-of-date point of view.  Though I do think
>>> cnc lasers are absolutely amazing.
>>>
>>> I don't have any _critical_ projects in mind, but have recently backed a
>>> kickstarter for 3d printed board game component designs (
>>> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/391219638/frame-werx-a
>>> ffordable-modular-building-kit-files/description).  I thought I'd be
>>> happier making my own rather than using a service.
>>>
>>> If it is a matter of 'need', well then, I suppose I need all three :-)
>>>  I wonder, is there a natural progression of these three machines if the
>>> plan was to use one to build the next?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Olaf
>>>
>>>
>>> On 31 August 2016 at 10:42, Darcy Whyte <darcy at inventorartist.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Don't forget to consider lasers and cnc rotary cutters too. They're
>>>> very affordable and I would argue more practical too...
>>>>
>>>> Do you know what you'll be making with the 3d printer yet? What you're
>>>> making can help decide what tools you need.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Darcy Whyte
>>>>
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>>>> text)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 10:34 AM, Olaf Baumann <olabau at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm teeting on the verge of taking my first step towards 3d printing.
>>>>> I've done some reading and feel the Kossel Mini (
>>>>> http://reprap.org/wiki/Kossel) is the one for me.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm wondering if there are others on the mailing list with the Kossel
>>>>> that may have thoughts to share.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm currently looking to buy from https://builda3dprinter.eu/.  The
>>>>> price for a mini is around CAD$550 before any taxes.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Olaf
>>>>>
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