Just bought my first 3d printer, $209 ebay special, now I have questions. I purchased a i3 clone printer off ebay for the low price of 209 after shipping. Now I'm discovering what I've gotten myself into. The instructions were very lacking, and missing pieces, but I got it together and made some horrible prints. This is the printhead/extruder that came with the unit, so when it clogs, I'm having to disassemble the printhead assembly. 1zvzj3q.jpg mod_embed_images_loadimage('0350a7375ca828f259bb6a42d54d32c5', '/forum/thumbcache/02b/77a/a1c/b34/292/9ac/cde/fdf/41b/6ec/2d_800x400.png', 'http://oi66.tinypic.com/1zvzj3q.jpg', 'https://reprap.org/forum/addon.php?406,module=embed_images,check_scaling=1,url=http%3A%2F%2Foi66.tinypic.com%2F1zvzj3q.jpg', '', 684027, 800, 400, 'Loading image ...', false); At first I was getting good flow, but now I seem to have developed a clog, and my ptfe tube got a couple of dents trying to clear the clogs, and it didn't come with any extra. So instead of buying more nozzles and extra ptfe tube,(it came with a .4mm with a ID of 3mm for the tube) I was thinking about just getting a different printhead/extruder. What's a affordable beginners setup? The board has i3 pro b firmware installed, here is a picture of the main board, can someone tell me what this board is known as? zlx4eu.jpg mod_embed_images_loadimage('4eb3c3d39562a54a8285a0864e690765', '/forum/thumbcache/355/028/46c/b9a/585/45d/790/bf2/9ff/b23/6d_800x400.png', 'http://i64.tinypic.com/zlx4eu.jpg', 'https://reprap.org/forum/addon.php?406,module=embed_images,check_scaling=1,url=http%3A%2F%2Fi64.tinypic.com%2Fzlx4eu.jpg', '', 684027, 800, 400, 'Loading image ...', false); And here's a picture of the unassembled kit I got. 2i2afs9.jpg mod_embed_images_loadimage('817aec0bc830305f2b3783b6cae90e19', '/forum/thumbcache/190/19d/371/717/980/98d/d69/6dc/9b7/cff/31_800x400.png', 'http://i63.tinypic.com/2i2afs9.jpg', 'https://reprap.org/forum/addon.php?406,module=embed_images,check_scaling=1,url=http%3A%2F%2Fi63.tinypic.com%2F2i2afs9.jpg', '', 684027, 800, 400, 'Loading image ...', false); Thanks. Later, dabone https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,684027,684027#msg-684027 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:01:46 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,684027,685560#msg-685560 Re: Just bought my first 3d printer, $209 ebay special, now I have questions. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,684027,685560#msg-685560 ive prob done it wrong :) Prusa i3 and variants Sun, 10 Jul 2016 09:43:58 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,684027,685558#msg-685558 Re: Just bought my first 3d printer, $209 ebay special, now I have questions. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,684027,685558#msg-685558 it is not in the instructions]]> ive prob done it wrong :) Prusa i3 and variants Sun, 10 Jul 2016 09:43:14 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,684027,685294#msg-685294 Re: Just bought my first 3d printer, $209 ebay special, now I have questions. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,684027,685294#msg-685294 ive prob done it wrong :) Prusa i3 and variants Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:17:02 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,684027,684677#msg-684677 Re: Just bought my first 3d printer, $209 ebay special, now I have questions. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,684027,684677#msg-684677 msaeger Prusa i3 and variants Wed, 06 Jul 2016 21:57:37 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,684027,684305#msg-684305 Re: Just bought my first 3d printer, $209 ebay special, now I have questions. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,684027,684305#msg-684305 It's labeled Excelvan Pla Print temp 190-220.]]> dabone Prusa i3 and variants Tue, 05 Jul 2016 10:49:51 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,684027,684124#msg-684124 Re: Just bought my first 3d printer, $209 ebay special, now I have questions. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,684027,684124#msg-684124 av8r1 Prusa i3 and variants Mon, 04 Jul 2016 17:33:41 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,684027,684027#msg-684027 Just bought my first 3d printer, $209 ebay special, now I have questions. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?406,684027,684027#msg-684027 Now I'm discovering what I've gotten myself into.
The instructions were very lacking, and missing pieces, but I got it together and made some horrible prints.

This is the printhead/extruder that came with the unit, so when it clogs, I'm having to disassemble the printhead assembly.



At first I was getting good flow, but now I seem to have developed a clog, and my ptfe tube got a couple of dents trying to clear the clogs, and it didn't come with any extra.

So instead of buying more nozzles and extra ptfe tube,(it came with a .4mm with a ID of 3mm for the tube) I was thinking about just getting a different printhead/extruder.
What's a affordable beginners setup?

The board has i3 pro b firmware installed, here is a picture of the main board, can someone tell me what this board is known as?



And here's a picture of the unassembled kit I got.




Thanks.

Later,
dabone
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