@Nathan_Walkner sure, if your main criteria is size, the Di3 is about the most printer you can get for $400. But that comes at a cost of quality. For example, it’s way too big for 8mm rods so it has a ton of ringing. And the individual components are pretty consistently bad – crap bearings, poorly aligned frame, etc. Most people I know who buy a Di3 end up spending a few hundred bucks getting it to print well, at which point you should have just bought a Simple and you’d have decent performance out of the box.
It’s not a bad machine for the price.
The steel used for the frame is a bit thin, and this creates a mechanical wobble that causes noticeable ripples on the prints.
This can be improved by slowing the machine down a bit.
My other printer, a Printrbot Simple Metal, uses much thicker steel, and it zips along at 80mm/s and makes beautiful prints.
Most reliable printer under $400 is printrbot play hands down. You actually get good quality components instead of sketchy Chinese linear bearings on cheap rods.
Go for a good quality printer for your first. If you grow out of it sell it and get a larger one. Printrbot play will hold its value.
I recently bought a tevo tarantula. I think it’s an amazing machine. The instructions are nearly non existent, but one of the members on the Facebook group has created a great series of videos to assemble the printer.
I was impressed with the quality of the build parts and electronics. Much better than what I got with my cobblebot.
I agree there are upgrades you can do, but that is the case with every printer.
“Better than cobblebot” lol talk about damning with faint praise
Is it possible to make money with 3d printers. Any ideas.
Need Any Portable Battery Power ?
@abdullah_uzun it is possible but not easy. A lot of people can’t or won’t pay much so you need to find people that will pay enough to make it worthwhile.
@Ryan_Carlyle considering that my cobblebot is printing really well - it is praise indeed. No banding, round circles.
@Robo_Electronics You can also check out http://deltaprintr.com/delta-go/ similar price range and will start shipping sometime next month.
I have the one in picture. Works great for me. Only trucky bit is bed leveling but gojng to print the thumbwheels recomended by others and replace the wingnuts. Makes it heaps easier. Printed a T-Rex for my son he wrapped
I have Monoprice’s version of the Di3 and it works great. The only problems I’ve had are more to do with errors in my choice of print settings (speed/temp) for a given part. It’s a great, inexpensive way to learn about 3d printing in general. You can spend a lot of money on a printer and still make garbage.
If you look at some examples on my Instagram feed, you can see what’s possible with this printer. https://www.instagram.com/chrishuck1977/