mk e wrote:
Made with the printed you'd ordered? How's it working?
Yup. Bambu Labs X1 Carbon with the multi-spool system.
This is my first 3D printer so I have nothing to compare it to, but I bought this one at a bit of a price premium vs. many others because it's supposed to eliminate a lot of the guesswork and careful tuning that some consumer machines require.
I bought it to have something that would just let me export my models and press "print" and be done, and so far that's how it's largely been working for me. I'm quite happy with it.
What I like about 3D printing as part of my little projects is that it cuts a lot out of the normal process. Using traditional hobbyist screwing around, my process would be something like:
- Decide what I wanna make.
- Come up with the dimensions and design.
- Figure out what materials I have vs. what I need to go get.
- Decide how to construct this design.
- Actually construct it.
The 3D printer lets me chop off #3,4,5 from that list - as long as I put the necessary care into #2.
The other reason I bought this machine is because as delivered it can print carbon-reinforced PA6 and PC filaments - which are viable replacements for aluminum in some applications, which is relevant to my motorcycle-related projects.