What is your average print time over a month?
Posted by regpye
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Re: What is your average print time over a month? November 19, 2014 09:11AM |
It depends on how you approach it, i kinda like the idea of a printer that is going to be upgraded after a year or 2. The speed of technology is fast enough to have a better machine when you upgrade to a new one, and recycle electronics and rods of the old one.
in my opinion thats just as expensive as buying an expensive machine that needs to work 10 years to make itself pay back, but that expensive machine is after 2 years already 'old tech' and updating/upgrading is expensive for expensive machines, if something goes wrong it is even more expensive..
and if you have a cheap machine that is well build, then it might even work good for a longer time, then you can have multiple printers for a lower price, and thus prind twice as fast..
But it is about finding the right balance
Is 2 years to short? is 10 years to long? It's for every user different, and the good part is to have choice.
and there are hundreds of designs to choose from in all price ranges. That's also a thing to keep in mind. How to find the right machine.
in my opinion thats just as expensive as buying an expensive machine that needs to work 10 years to make itself pay back, but that expensive machine is after 2 years already 'old tech' and updating/upgrading is expensive for expensive machines, if something goes wrong it is even more expensive..
and if you have a cheap machine that is well build, then it might even work good for a longer time, then you can have multiple printers for a lower price, and thus prind twice as fast..
But it is about finding the right balance
Is 2 years to short? is 10 years to long? It's for every user different, and the good part is to have choice.
and there are hundreds of designs to choose from in all price ranges. That's also a thing to keep in mind. How to find the right machine.
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Re: What is your average print time over a month? November 19, 2014 08:01PM |
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It depends on how you approach it, i kinda like the idea of a printer that is going to be upgraded after a year or 2. The speed of technology is fast enough to have a better machine when you upgrade to a new one, and recycle electronics and rods of the old one.
in my opinion thats just as expensive as buying an expensive machine that needs to work 10 years to make itself pay back, but that expensive machine is after 2 years already 'old tech' and updating/upgrading is expensive for expensive machines, if something goes wrong it is even more expensive..
and if you have a cheap machine that is well build, then it might even work good for a longer time, then you can have multiple printers for a lower price, and thus prind twice as fast..
But it is about finding the right balance
Is 2 years to short? is 10 years to long? It's for every user different, and the good part is to have choice.
and there are hundreds of designs to choose from in all price ranges. That's also a thing to keep in mind. How to find the right machine.
These thoughts are similar to my own. I can't see the point in building a machine that has super refined parts that will not do any better job than standard parts.
There should be a balance between the parts cost and the parts functionality, because after a short time (12 -24 months maybe short) the machine is likely to be replaced or upgraded.
That is why I have been testing the Delrin bushes for replacement of linear bearings that I have found to be less than as good as expected. The linear bearings being very noisy, often jam and not a smooth as should be.
It is OK to say use super fine hardened rods with these bearings and they will last for many thousands of hours (something that has not proven to be true with me yet) that also comes at a high cost, just to be most likely out of date in a short time. On the other hand, the Delrin bushes that I have been testing have proved to be quiet, smooth running, and reliable. Although the tests have only been for a little over 600 hours continual use, they are still working as good if not better than the day I fitted them. The tests are still on going, and so far have printed ten full sets on machine parts with all the accessories, several test pieces, and several ornamental pieces, ALL with very good results and quiet.
I think that if using a machine built like this, the life will far outlive the working life of the machine due to the monthly hours of use indicated so far.
Going on my own experience of printer use life, mine are very short because I re-design for a better product several times in a year, so the printers although still virtually new and have done almost no work at all, are past their use by date due to being replaced by an even better model. I know that this is not the norm, and most people would buy or build a machine and expect it to last a long time before replacing, and depending on the user and the use the machine is put to, this time will vary a very lot from one individual to another.
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