KWICK wrote:

https://youtu.be/8CnvJQKOljg

Nice. I see your extruder makes plastic snow like mine.  LOL

I just slowed the speed down to 85% and it seems to have stopped. Turn up the tension also.

https://youtu.be/8CnvJQKOljg

Nice. I see your extruder makes plastic snow like mine.  LOL

Do you have a link to where I could download the parts for this?  I might use those carriages on my solidoodle.  Thanks.

http://www.geeetech.com/assembled-me-cr … p-876.html

This is the product page for the Me Creator.  In the documents section is a link to a rar file of all the printed parts.  Be aware that this carriage design uses a single bearing that is longer than the ones used for Lawsy's design. Also, the extruder mounts to the carriage differently from the Solidoodle or Lawsy carriages.

I've been meaning to write a review on my Me Creator but just haven't had time.

KWICK wrote:

I'll print up spares as I get time :-)

make the time. seriously.

one always thinks they have time "later" to do it, but then suddenly - failure of a critical part and no replacements have been printed yet...

This has always been in the back of my mind for my FT i3, will print some tonight.

KWICK wrote:

I'll print up spares as I get time :-)

make the time. seriously.

one always thinks they have time "later" to do it, but then suddenly - failure of a critical part and no replacements have been printed yet...

I hear ya. Downloaded the files last night.

I'll print up spares as I get time :-)

make the time. seriously.

one always thinks they have time "later" to do it, but then suddenly - failure of a critical part and no replacements have been printed yet...

one can only guess at the infill, and I hope you are correct that they are high infill.

My question would be are they printed in ABS or PLA? if PLA, I would definitely want to print spares - ASAP - PLA is brittle and will crack under the stress of properly tensioned belts. It will also deform faster due to heat from motors and/or hotend.

You may be quite impressed with initial impressions, but it never hurts to have back up parts ready to go for when something does break/melt and there you sit, unable to print new ones.

I'll print up spares as I get time :-)

My question would be are they printed in ABS or PLA? if PLA, I would definitely want to print spares - ASAP - PLA is brittle and will crack under the stress of properly tensioned belts. It will also deform faster due to heat from motors and/or hotend.

You may be quite impressed with initial impressions, but it never hurts to have back up parts ready to go for when something does break/melt and there you sit, unable to print new ones.

I would route that X axis wire below the belt, it will eventually get caught where it is right now.

Thanks. Camera angle, there is at least an inch between the wires and the belt. :-)

You will probably want to make sure you print spare carriages, I doubt those are printed at a high infill, unless they are injection molded.

...oh yeah, they give us all the STL files to print our own. I needed a Z axis bolt holder and SD sent out five befor sending the correct one, and the said they could not give me the STL file....

You will probably want to make sure you print spare carriages, I doubt those are printed at a high infill, unless they are injection molded.

If the Solidoodle 3 ones were printed at 0.3 mm and 40% infill...well, the Geeetech ones are 0.1.. and 90% infill. They look incredibly strong.

The SD ones looked like they were printed really poorly. These are solid, SD were a "D" grade, these are an "A+".
Sorry, the Chinese have copied an American printer made with Chinese components...and hose clamps...and outdid the original.