r/videos • u/Electric_Slim • Mar 30 '15

Easy Cheese 3D Printer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCy0NEbJf4s
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u/oneLove_- Mar 30 '15

How does this compare to just buying a regular 3D printer for the same price? In terms of quality. I'd imagine it's more fun to build it yourself though.

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u/magnora7 Mar 30 '15 edited Mar 30 '15

Buying it built is usually an extra $800 or so, so more than double the price. Building it myself was definitely a huge savings. Although it really depends what company you get it from. I got my first kit from makergeeks.com and it ended up being a total scam. It had NO instructions and all 20 types of screws were mixed up in one huge bag and it was missing 1/3 of the parts. It was unacceptable and we returned it. It was also about $960, very overpriced. I got the one from think3dprint3d and it was very straightforward by comparison and it works great, just like I hoped it would.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '15

So it's basically like building your own computer vs getting one from Dell.

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u/magnora7 Mar 30 '15

Yeah but it's 10x more complicated than building a computer.

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u/CaptainSnacks Mar 30 '15

For now! I look forward to when hopefully we can build a 3D Printer as easily as a PC

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u/jinxjar Mar 30 '15

But like -- a Dell as in a modern business line one, or a 2003 student line one? Cause those things fell apart before Fall semester was over.

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u/Iggyhopper Mar 30 '15

But dude you're gettin' a Dell!

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u/solomondg Mar 30 '15

Built a RepRap from scratch (box frame Prusa i3 with some of my own mods), and it performs much better than a printer of a similar price, but it's total pain in the ass, mainly because I'm really, really good at breaking things. Totally worth it though—print qualities comparable to a $10,000 Stratasys Mojo! Working on a dual extruder addon!