Hi all, I have done a search and filtered down several pages but could nt find an answer. Does anybody have experience bonding PLA to aluminium? If so, what is the best adhesive? I'm only using the end product at room temperature. Thanks in advance, Martinby martybee58 - General
Anybody planning on releasing a kit that with detailed instructions that I can buy so I can operate in stand-alone mode with a display? I'd be very interested if such a thing was available.by martybee58 - Mendel90
There is a mendel90 and a small feature on 3D printing in this months issue of Performance Bikes magazine that came out today. (September issue)by martybee58 - Mendel90
WOW!! It works a treat!! I just did a test print with some that I bought from RS components and it came out just as good as my PLA prints. I printed it on my Mendel90 straight onto the glass (cleaned with vinegar first) Slic3r 0.3mm layer height 220degC hotend throughout 90degC bed temp throughout Fan on after 20 layers (same as I was last printing - I doubt this is important) All other settingby martybee58 - General
I bought some from here but if you want large ammounts it looks like its source is here I'll be trying it next week and will post back what I find. I cant seem to find any info on the safety side if things though. Am I going to create nasty fumes etc. Can any chemists out there help out there?by martybee58 - General
Anybody spotted this on thingiverse? Anybody tried it yet? Looks very interesting and could be useful no?by martybee58 - General
Wow guys thanks for your answers. Just to let you know, I have decided to charge out around £3 per hour plus material for these parts. It still seems too cheap but they are quite high volume so should turn over around £250 per month. Thanks again, Martinby martybee58 - General
That calculator only works out material cost from what I can tell. I will be factoring in my time but it is really a machine cost (electricity and wear and tear) that I'm after. What is the life expectancy of a 3D printer?by martybee58 - General
Does anybody have any experience with running costs of a 3D printer? I have a Mendel90 and after showing a few prints around I've been asked to quote to print some parts. Now working out material cost is easy but I'd like to charge out the machine time on an hourly basis but don't really know where to start. The obvious considerations are electricity usage and wear and tear, each of which I haveby martybee58 - General
Cool thanks, have downloaded netfabb basic and will try the cloud as well.by martybee58 - General
does anybody else have issues with slic3r not liking certain .stl files? It seems about 50% of the .stl files I create with SolidWorks 2013 create errors in slic3r. I'm currently experimenting with kisslicer but results have nt been as good as slic3r although has nt thrown up an error at all yet. I guess I'll need to register on the kisslicer forum to download v1.1.0 as cant see how to download iby martybee58 - General
I've sorted it now. I was being an idiot!! Thanks for reading and replying!!by martybee58 - General
Hello all, I've just built and tested my first 3D printer (Mendel90) and I must say how impressed I am with the Mendel90. the testing and calibration all went really smoothly but whilst doing the first test print (the android man that came pre installed on the sd card) the print stopped about a 3rd of the way in and I've not been able to print anything since. Now I think I've made a mistake becauby martybee58 - General
Thanks for the replies, I think the mendel90 seems the much safer bet.by martybee58 - General
Does anybody own one of these printers? If so any feedback? Their 200 models caim to be able to print ABS, PLA, PP and even silicone rubber in the future. I'm looking at buying one but (or a mendel90) but would like to know opinions of those with experiance of the iMEC first. Thanks, Martinby martybee58 - General