<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — First Week with Solidoodle 3]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/4879/first-week-with-solidoodle-3/ Mon, 16 Dec 2013 05:47:45 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: First Week with Solidoodle 3]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/44428/#p44428 Glad to see you are enjoying the printer smile

kinda strange about the bracket??? maybe they made your printer on a Friday...late.... Nice job on the yoda's looks like you have got things set pretty good.

]]> Mon, 16 Dec 2013 05:47:45 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/44428/#p44428 <![CDATA[First Week with Solidoodle 3]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/44423/#p44423 I have had my printer for a week now. I am in love with this thing. But just as with every other relationships, they take time. I received my printer the week after I ordered it. I took it out of the box and plugged it in. I already had all the software downloaded so I was good there. All I had to do was select the correct port and I was off printing. My first print never even had a chance to stick to the bed. I leveled the print bed and corrected the z tap. Out of the box my belts seemed really really loose and when I tested the y axis motors it made a horrible noise because of slack. I tightened them equally and made sure they weren't too tight. After a few prints the left belt became extremely loose. The front left y axis gear holder printed part and broke. The Screw head was pulled out the back of the part. It looked as if there was a bloody glue running down the frame where the bracket was. Not to mention my power supply was scuffed and scratched like it was thrown a couple times. The side of the carriages look burned with a hot glue gun and the bars look to be hot glued in. Did I receive a refurbished machine? Luckily I am quite handy so I was able to fix it by adding a washer to it. I printed out the part that broke and I was back up and running. All of this happened in the first few hours of owning the machine. I printed calibration cubes and other misc objects. I have already ran through half my spool of filament (1kg). I am completely in love with the machine. I made an enclosure and some bed leveling screws. I also added a glass bed and use hairspray. Those are the only modifications I have done. I sold 2 printed minecraft creepers and a yoda head. Those items combined have already payed for another spool of filament. Great buy overall and I am hoping I can add something to the community. This is a plug and play printer. The people who say it isn't just don't have logical problem solving skills or are brand new to the hobby and know nothing about it. I would recommend this printer to anyone. I already have a few people telling me they are going to buy one based on the review I gave them. That's about all for my rant. Please add comments as you desire. I have only printed at .3mm so far and with various infill settings, otherwise stock software settings. The prints pictured aren't all pf the things I have printed, I gave a Lot of stuff away.
http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q791/msinickers/20131215_200211_zps7ed10fa1.jpg
http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q791/msinickers/20131215_200220_zpsb2bac733.jpg
http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q791/msinickers/20131215_200225_zps07658e17.jpg
http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q791/msinickers/20131214_084550_zpsb015136c.jpg
http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q791/msinickers/20131213_230410_zpsadb6bb17.jpg
http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q791/msinickers/20131210_182745_zps520a029e.jpg
http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q791/msinickers/20131210_182506_zpsd0642a71.jpg
http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q791/msinickers/20131210_182114_zpsd2d79886.jpg

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