Custom rear Speaker Spacers/Adapters for 2nd Gen

[twistedsymphony]

Thats awesome.. Just one more point I have in convincing myself that I need to buy a 3D printer...... Or build one. But I really Like the Makerbot2

I bought a rigidBot because it has a nice 10x10x10 build area and was on sale for $580 shipped.

if I were to do it again I would have bought the basic kit, for $300 (which excludes the hot end and the electronics) and then bought an E3D V6 hot-end, Meanwell power supply and a RAMPs or Smoothie board. I haven't had any problems yet but I've read a lot of people that have had issues with the power supply and hot end and control board. I'm already looking at these upgrades just for the added functionality and reliability.

It's a A LOT of work to get these things up and running though. Took about 5 hours just to piece together the kit and then a whole weekend to figure out all of the software and get the thing calibrated. and even after all that there are still areas where I could make some huge improvements just in the setup but I haven't yet figured everything out... there's LOTS to learn.

[meepers]

I bought a rigidBot because it has a nice 10x10x10 build area and was on sale for $580 shipped.

if I were to do it again I would have bought the basic kit, for $300 (which excludes the hot end and the electronics) and then bought an E3D V6 hot-end, Meanwell power supply and a RAMPs or Smoothie board. I haven't had any problems yet but I've read a lot of people that have had issues with the power supply and hot end and control board. I'm already looking at these upgrades just for the added functionality and reliability.

It's a A LOT of work to get these things up and running though. Took about 5 hours just to piece together the kit and then a whole weekend to figure out all of the software and get the thing calibrated. and even after all that there are still areas where I could make some huge improvements just in the setup but I haven't yet figured everything out... there's LOTS to learn.

Yeah, I have done a bunch of reading on the printers. It looks like getting the unit setup and calibrated properly makes for a long day. And most of the complaints I have read online about the assemble/premade units are all about them not being precise because they were not setup. Also I want a dual filiment/head extruder. I am tempted at just building one as there ar a bajillion resources, but I dunno.

[twistedsymphony]

Yeah, I have done a bunch of reading on the printers. It looks like getting the unit setup and calibrated properly makes for a long day. And most of the complaints I have read online about the assemble/premade units are all about them not being precise because they were not setup. Also I want a dual filiment/head extruder. I am tempted at just building one as there ar a bajillion resources, but I dunno.

They make a few different dual extruder kits for the RigidBot... I've been looking into the benefits of the dual extruders and it seems like more trouble than it's worth in most cases. supposedly there are issues with the 2nd extruder dragging across the area where the other extrude has already printed, and you also lose 2-4" of print area in the X dimension due to the added space of the 2nd print head.

being able to print two colors or two different materials in the same part seems to have limited usage but being able to set a small nozzle (For exterior details) and a fat nozzle (for fill speed) seems to be most beneficial use of it.

[meepers]

They make a few different dual extruder kits for the RigidBot... I've been looking into the benefits of the dual extruders and it seems like more trouble than it's worth in most cases. supposedly there are issues with the 2nd extruder dragging across the area where the other extrude has already printed, and you also lose 2-4" of print area in the X dimension due to the added space of the 2nd print head.

being able to print two colors or two different materials in the same part seems to have limited usage but being able to set a small nozzle (For exterior details) and a fat nozzle (for fill speed) seems to be most beneficial use of it.

Thanks twisted, I never really considered those issues with the dual head. With any lick I will be picking one up soon. I like the looks of the rigid bot units. I think I'll start with a single head and get good at it before upgrading. I love Sli. Best group of people on the web.