[ Closed ] Introducing Three New Solidoodle Models (Page 4 of 28)

I really hope they address this.

@soliryan,

Thank you for coming and posting the technical specifications that you have.  It increases confidence in my Workbench purchase dramatically. 

Thank you for taking the time to give us this information.

230C, they already published that. Still PEEK based.

HeHe.. Be nice now just another poor SD employee trying to smooth over another known issue that SD has chosen to ignore.  Most likely a cost issue and he has an obligation to protect his bosses bottom line.  I've always said the best job security is profitability.

LOL you guys kill me with how ya kid the new guys. I feel much better about the Aprentice now but have a couple more Qs.

1. has the board got at least a place to plug in the hot end cooling fan G-code controlled finally without soldering on board at several spots chancing melting board?

2. is there a bigger wattage power supply available for powering said fan and vent fan with filter that has mounting holes in back?

also where can we find more details on specs of new extruders. and whats in the 2 black boxes on new printers?

as for comments others made of regret buying earlier models, yeah maybe due to lower cost or improvements on same models right after. but I feel my SD2 was just my learning tool getting into a totally new industry like tuition in a tech school including lab supplies but at 1/3rd what others charged for same. any body with a trade has more than 1 set of tools for it and upgrades to better when available. this is not just a toy/hobby for rich kids. this is a whole new owner operated business for most on sites like this.

thanks Ryan for sharing with us about our concerns over the new tools of our trade! and thanks Sam for hiring such sincere dedicated employees in this joint venture into UN-chartered territory. its a very rare thing to see these days.

Mitch

P.S. Ryan what they where saying is Ian has been redesigning these things longer than Sam so he wont accept short simple answers hehe. thats why we all treasure his thoughts and ideas

yes but its the same power pack my SD2 has, on the apprentice. thats why I asked if theres an upgrade available since SD techs told me that power pack wont handle any extra fans/mods on my SD2. yet they put a whole extra extruder with fan on it.

Ian uses much bigger power supply with his heavly modified printer. I figured the black box inside was power supply and the box hanging on back was board to keep it cooler. if you inclose the printer it gets pretty warm inside when printing even with 1 extruder. another reason for having the vent fan on back to draw hot air out and fresh air in around gaps on door etc.

I'm new to 3dprinting and planning to buy the Press,  after some reading it seems that PLA needs to have a fan w/nozzle .
Will it void the warranty it a fan was added, is it considered a modification? I'm just planning to print PLA most of the time.

What would be awesome is a DIY Dual extruder upgrade kit for the SD2, SD3, and SD4. Or even sell the parts seperate. Is such a thing even possible? I wonder if we could buy the dual extruder direct feed mechnism and a new board and be able to dual extruder on a SD2 for example.

I like how the workbench seems to have a dual direct feed extuders. I want to get that on my SD2 somehow...

you may want to also note the specs on 'Press' say its designed for propryatory filament cartriges like makerbot and some others which limit selections while raising cost so not a good printer for anyone wishing to sell prints to say the least.