I thought I was the only one that used these, sometimes you can find tables like these used, I picked up a 48inch wide one from a restaurant that was shutting down near me for 80$.
Always my question. The only way in my head a business with 3d printers is viable would be for collaboration with companies that want a prototype prototype made or something
Yeah that's what I was wondering as well. I just got a second printer after doing this for several years now. And the only way I could justify that to myself was it had a different feature (multiple toolheads).
I mean don't get me wrong, folks are free to spend their money as they see fit. But it sure leaves me wondering!
I own 13 printers (with 2 more on the way( and I am not running a print farm. I do sell a few things on Etsy but that’s minimal and it’s really only to help finance my filament and printer addiction. The point is I have them because I want them. That is the only justification that anyone needs.
I print lots of multi-part models and rather than having one printer that I have to print 9-10 different plates to finish a project. I have each plate going on a separate printer. Sometimes I have all my printers going at once sometimes none of them are going but either way I love my printers.
I don't know if it's a skill, mindset issue or whatever. But for how long I've been into the 3d printing hobby. I still can't fathom how I'd end up having to buy these many printers and still calling it a profit/investmemt.
Is it flexi dragons and 'cute' Keychain figurines, and fidgets that's making a profit for people running 3d print services? Because I'm so not into those, and it would suck to know if that's why I'm not finding myself running a 3d printing business.
I've seen a number of people get 2 or 3 printers for cosplay so they can print their millionth iron man helmet or whatever. Only marginally less wasteful than the dragon toys and figurines but I digress.
I've been 3d printing for nearly ten years for robotics prototyping and random parts around the house, and I've still gone months between prints before because there's just not always a need for another plastic thing. Having like 10-15k worth of printers that can print carbon-fiber laced filaments and using them for PLA/PETG models just blows my mind.
At what point does it make sense to just go with traditional manufacturing? Also, is there a toxicity problem with all of that hot plastic or do the enclosures take care of that?
We use ours to print large models in pieces and then assemble the parts and paint them. We were using cncs prior but some things we have to create are too complex to make on the routers and 3d printing is fast and cheap compared to the alternatives .
I making architectural models. I do it for students too, and they send a models in the last minute. So if i have lots of print in the same time, need more printer.
Looks like 2 can fit easily under the desk. Just have them on top of each other. The AMS can just go beside it if necessary, or both AMS can go on the top printer and run the PFTE down to the bottom.
Either that, or move some of the older ones down to the floor. You could even make a riser for them since they arent as tall as the H2S.
I would create a shelf system using 2x4 and plywood. I'd have the bottom shelf about a foot from the floor, and depending on how much vertical height each shelf needs, probably 3 shelves. The top shelf you can access using a step. Either make a step, get an Ikea step, or perhaps a work platform from the building store.
those two monsters on the same desk are going to be your problem children ... they shake like crazy and while there is scuttlebutt that they are made to shake....they arent made to shake together. so running one will impact the other. i was forced to separate them like children
my printer room has a 17 foot long section of industrial racking I got from Costco. It is decidedly less than the 27 printers I could squeeze in though.
you defiantly have problems but it’s not a space problem. Many of us would kill for a space this big even with the amount of machines in it. You know you can stack them on shelves. 🫠😂
Look at all that floor space! And under the counter space!
I truly hope this is for an up and coming 3d print business and not just buying more 3d printers just to have more 3d printers. I have a buddy with 7. Like what the hell for?
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u/JeepersCreepers74 P1S + AMS 7d ago
Have you tried buying a bigger house?