3d Printing Is Really Coming Along.
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shamous113
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Whats the maintenance like when your running it that hard? I'm thinking of getting one for "the kids to play with"
Whats the maintenance like when your running it that hard? I'm thinking of getting one for "the kids to play with"
I guess that will depend on the printer you get and how you have it set up. They range from $300 to $3000 dollars for printers that are pretty much the same maintenance wise. Mine is a DIY kit (of coarse it is
). It took me a while to get things tuned up to where I could run it constantly without too much maintenance. I have to clean out the nozzle every so often. I just replaced the belts on it as they were getting stretched out. I run upgraded steal lined belts. They last much longer then the normal belts. There is something typically always needed to be cleaned or repaired weekly, whether you have a cheap printer or an expensive printer. Some people, myself included, have separate hot end assemblies so when they need to clean one out, they just put a different one in and keep printing.