SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Want to up my game.

Re: Want to up my game.

null@example.com (Randavian) — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 06:48:02 +0000

I would be really interested in a step by step guide to add a second extruder to the SD3. Anyone got one?

Re: Want to up my game.

null@example.com (wire10ga) — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 12:05:31 +0000

I'm not knocking my SD2. I love and plan on keeping it. Just want a bigger build area and dual extrusion for easy removable support.

Re: Want to up my game.

null@example.com (Gomisan) — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 01:36:20 +0000

If I'd seen that before buying the SD3 I might have ended up with a dual extrusion machine!

Re: Want to up my game.

null@example.com (IanJohnson) — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:12:34 +0000

PVA is water soluble, and from what I've heard it is tough to get ABS to stick to it. Also you have to be really careful about humidity. A better alternative seems to be HIPS (high impact polystyrene) which dissolves in limonene without affecting the ABS. Leaves a fresh lemony scent afterwards apparently.

You could consider adding an extruder to the SD. A RAMPS, an extra motor, an extra driver and two E3Ds would probably be less than $300 compared to getting another printer.

If you do want another printer, the Flashforge has been well received among Makerbot users. While being a Replicator clone, it is said to have addressed several of the problems with the original Replicator design that Makerbot never fixed.

Want to up my game.

null@example.com (wire10ga) — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:48:45 +0000

Hey all,
I've been wanting to up my game and get a dual extruder printer. I like the Makerbot replicater 2X but not the price.
I also found this printer http://jasonlcurby.com/flashforge-creat … er-review/ which is a knock-off of the replicater but $1000 cheaper.
So here is my question. If you wanted a dual extruder printer, what would you get?
I do want to be able to do PLA and ABS at the same time for water soluble support. (1 side = ABS, other side = water soluble PLA)
Thanks.