<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Afinia user looking for more options....]]> 2014-08-23T02:40:45Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/7286/afinia-user-looking-for-more-options/ <![CDATA[Re: Afinia user looking for more options....]]> I think exactly. Hardware has little to do with how well your printer prints. They are all mostly the same, just different setup.
I was cursing my ROBO3D printer for days with repetier. Then i tried CURA and i was like "LOVE IT !!!"

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6792/ 2014-08-23T02:40:45Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/64161/#p64161 <![CDATA[Re: Afinia user looking for more options....]]> What the UP/Afinia machines do better than pretty much anything else out there, right now, is support and raft removal. This is simply incredible, and something commonly overlooked when talking about "quality". The other thing they do well is seam hiding, although you can find them if you look hard enough, I've seen far worse on just about every other slicer/printer.

And to be fair, it's not the hardware that is special, it is the software that makes the difference here.

My 2c.

Disclosure. I don't own any SD product, and I am an UP reseller, along with other printers.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/80/ 2014-08-22T22:23:46Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/64129/#p64129 <![CDATA[Re: Afinia user looking for more options....]]> DePartedPrinter wrote:
COASTER19 wrote:

Previous Solidoodles however, such as the Solidoodle 2, 3, and 4, have been far less user friendly, requiring many mods and tweaks (takes more time) to get a decent print.


My SD2 out of the box was getting prints that were comparable in quality to a Makerbot. Accuracy was on par with what I expected. To say that these printers needed many mods and tweaks to get a decent print is false.

What it generally comes down to is the fact that most users have no idea how to analyze a print and adjust settings to correct quality problems.....this is true for pretty much any printer.

+1

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2291/ 2014-08-15T16:36:24Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/63412/#p63412 <![CDATA[Re: Afinia user looking for more options....]]> COASTER19 wrote:

Previous Solidoodles however, such as the Solidoodle 2, 3, and 4, have been far less user friendly, requiring many mods and tweaks (takes more time) to get a decent print.


My SD2 out of the box was getting prints that were comparable in quality to a Makerbot. Accuracy was on par with what I expected. To say that these printers needed many mods and tweaks to get a decent print is false.

What it generally comes down to is the fact that most users have no idea how to analyze a print and adjust settings to correct quality problems.....this is true for pretty much any printer.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/55/ 2014-08-15T16:34:43Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/63410/#p63410 <![CDATA[Re: Afinia user looking for more options....]]> Most quality will come from software. When bed moves vertically you have little worry about sticking model to the bed, but when bed moves  horizontally, sticking to the bed is becoming an issue for the most part as well as struggle getting the bed not level but flat.

Aside from solidoodle i really want to buy my self a CraftBot. It has everything i need, even LCD controler that even a $1300 solidoodle doesn't have.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6792/ 2014-08-15T03:36:34Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/63351/#p63351 <![CDATA[Re: Afinia user looking for more options....]]> Thanks for the input. The afinia was bought for work because I needed something easy to use and reliable. At work I need something I can print with and ignore as I work on other projects. Now im shopping for myself so I won't mind a little tweaking as long as I can get the same quality prints and use specialty materials.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/3547/ 2014-08-15T03:27:32Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/63350/#p63350 <![CDATA[Re: Afinia user looking for more options....]]> Have no afina expirience at all, only observation and conclusions based on what i saw and read about it.
Solidoodle 3 comes with printed parts and some end up broken. Not sure if 4th one comes with molded parts like Robo3D does.
4th gen has 4 different models starting from 400 to 1300.
Metal frame and vertical motion bed and direct feed extruder is good news, but extruder looks kinda messy compared to robo3d or ultimaker

If i knew what i was getting into with horizontal moving bed, i would go for solidoodle my self.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6792/ 2014-08-15T03:17:50Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/63348/#p63348 <![CDATA[Re: Afinia user looking for more options....]]> I've heard that Afinia/Up! are great out of the box...  Not a waste of money if that's what you want.  My school almost bought one before I suggested a new Ultimaker 2 (higher price, more features, but the same ease of use).  The new Solidoodle printers like the Press and Workbench are not shipping yet, so we really have no idea at all how they will work out of the box.  Previous Solidoodles however, such as the Solidoodle 2, 3, and 4, have been far less user friendly, requiring many mods and tweaks (takes more time) to get a decent print.  Personally, I think that the Press will be not quite up to par with the Afinia (Up!) printers.  They are making their own desktop software for the first time (using it is optional though) and the automatic bed leveling has been around in other printers for a while now.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1142/ 2014-08-15T03:10:54Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/63345/#p63345 <![CDATA[Re: Afinia user looking for more options....]]> tonycstech wrote:

Overpriced/undersized what else is there to make people not buy those printers ?
It cost 2 times as Robo3D printer and has no where near the build area or speed or anything else.

Most people just ignored those amazon offers smile

Sorry, you wasted your money.

So do you have firsthand knowledge with the afinia? Will the solidoodle be able to print as good or better out of the box?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/3547/ 2014-08-15T02:58:11Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/63342/#p63342 <![CDATA[Re: Afinia user looking for more options....]]> Overpriced/undersized what else is there to make people not buy those printers ?
It cost 2 times as Robo3D printer and has no where near the build area or speed or anything else.

Most people just ignored those amazon offers smile

Sorry, you wasted your money.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6792/ 2014-08-15T02:25:42Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/63336/#p63336 <![CDATA[Re: Afinia user looking for more options....]]> So nobody on the forum has had experience with the afinia /up? Should I have posted this in a different place?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/3547/ 2014-08-15T00:44:32Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/63321/#p63321 <![CDATA[Afinia user looking for more options....]]> Does anyone on here have any experience with the Afinia / Up! 3d printers? I have been using one for about a year and it is awesome, but I'm looking for more flexibility. I really like the print quality of the Afinia, but I want to be able to use specialty materials and would like more control over the settings. I have been able to print with T-glase with limited success using a temperature controller from Octave.

I've been looking at solidoodle printers for a while, and my question is; can I get the same quality prints on any of the solidoodle printers that I can get with the Afinia? If anyone has experience with both printers, please share!

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/3547/ 2014-08-11T20:21:59Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/62927/#p62927