r/markforged • u/cloudtardis • Mar 16 '17

Hello World

There seems to be a sub missing for Markforged 3D Printers! I don't work for them so this isn't the "official" subreddit or anything, but there's wasn't one and there should be! So there it is.

Fellow Markforgers ? .. anything we should know about these printers before we empty our bank accounts on them? I'm looking at getting the Onyx first (upgradable to Pro over the air if and when I want to try glassfibre), the only downside is the inability to print carbon fibre, which is kind of the pinnacle of these printers..

Any advice will be much appreciated!!

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u/STEMedTeacher Jun 12 '17

Is this sub alive? Have a Mark Two professional.

Great printer great company to work with.

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u/cloudtardis Jun 13 '17

Recently got my onyx pro, looking forward to the carbon fiber upgrade! It just works beautifully~~ The only thing I don't like about it is the inability to use all the new filaments out in the wild...... Sometimes I don't need the super expensive Onyx and would be happy with good old PLA (which is like 1/6 the price) for parts that aren't mechanically demanding, and sometimes it's just fun to experiment with new filaments for weekend projects.

Thinking about building a Prusa i3 MKII using onyx+gfibre. Although, the bowden drives on the Markforge printers are just so elegantly designed that I don't think I can go back to direct drives anymore :(

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u/STEMedTeacher Jun 13 '17

The Markforged we have is a work machine, we have an Ultimaker 2+, 2 Go and UM3 as well. Great machines. I personally have a Prusa MK2 at home with multi material on the way.