/diy/ - Do It Yourself

I have a printrbot plus and it has great.

admitted its not the best if you want something that runs out of the box, you have to build it from a kit and the instructions are not great. but I was able to build and start printing in less than a weekend. and for the cost of $600 you cant really complain.

FACT: prints will not be as good as on a professional 3d printing service, however this does not mean its not an incredibly useful tool to have.

I have managed to print with 100micron layer height (0.1mm) and it looks good (takes forever). included pic is a 1.5 inch tall bust I printed on my machine the first week I had it.

I guess it depends what you intend to do with it. im doing a degree in robotics and its perfect for small prototypes / motor mounts / servo holders / project enclosures. if your a keen maker its great to be able to print parts that are hard to source or just not available at all.

its actually running at the moment printing some enclosures for some led balcony lights I have designed. the take custom lights that you cant buy fittings for and would have cost me a bomb to have made at a machine shop. plus its running on my desk in my bedroom while I get on with things. cant imagine how much hassle it would be to have a mill running in here.