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Christ when my number finally comes up i won't know weather to shit or go blind or maybe i'll start chanting

"order 3879 is being sent out for deliverY
BINGO BINGO BINGO!!!!!!

Has your order been expedited? If not that's a huge leap.

sigh no it has not shipped and it will still be a freakign month. I was giving an example of how i'll act yelling out bingo to every feckingperson i see

Your looking at about same wait time as me. 2-4 weeks id say going by recent trends. You must have ordered real close to me.

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Manx wrote:
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Christ when my number finally comes up i won't know weather to shit or go blind or maybe i'll start chanting

"order 3879 is being sent out for deliverY
BINGO BINGO BINGO!!!!!!

Has your order been expedited? If not that's a huge leap.

sigh no it has not shipped and it will still be a freakign month. I was giving an example of how i'll act yelling out bingo to every feckingperson i see

Oh sorry, my eye was drawn to the "BINGO BINGO BINGO!!!!!!" and I missed the top line.

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it somehow seems unfair that orders on both sides of my order date have shipped, but mine is still pending.  If it is held up in QA as suggested, then ship the next good machine, to the next order.  But that does not appear to be how it is done.  So, Tick... tock.... tick... tock.. still...

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those bastards  just introduced the solidoodle 3

i wonder if they would let me upgrade my order since they still haven't shipped it i'd love the extended build area

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Good point.  I wonder how much to upgrade.  I ordered the fully outfitted s2, and while others ordered a day later or more than I did, have apparently been completeted and shipped, my order is still pending.  I guess they could be having problems with the cases.  It would seem an excellent time to contact those of us still pending with an option to upgrade at this time.

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Other ramifications to the new s3.. Lawsy goes back to the drawing (key) board on the firmware.  I wonder, does it still use the same CPU controller?  If not, does the panelu mod still work?

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The only difference is bigger frame, longer rods, larger aluminum plate.  And they say they will officially support Repetier, which means they have found a way to package it preconfigured.   The Repetier post on my blog is the most viewed every day, so there is definitely a need for it.

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I just noticed additional information in my order details.  There, it says processed, whereas on the non detail page, it shows pending.  Presumably this is either not automated, or these different bits of information refer to a different stage of the progress.  I had assumed (apparently wrongly) that the quick glance told the whole story.  While I would love to have the bigger bed of the SD3, waiting an additional 2+ months would be far too painful I fear.  Maybe there is a second 3d priner in my future.
so..  Order: 2967 processed.  Order date: 7/23/2012

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i just spoke with them they told me mine will ship in about 19 days but they will be offering an upgrade process .... so yeah i'm conflicted now

but an 8 inch build area will give me increased options

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I wish they would offer it now before mine actually ships.. which is likley any day now since it is showing processed in the order details.  I really dont know what processed means since it still show pending on the non detailed order page.

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i just spoke with them they told me mine will ship in about 19 days but they will be offering an upgrade process .... so yeah i'm conflicted now

but an 8 inch build area will give me increased options

It's tough - the S3 is a great piece of tech.

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i just spoke with them they told me mine will ship in about 19 days but they will be offering an upgrade process .... so yeah i'm conflicted now

but an 8 inch build area will give me increased options

It's tough - the S3 is a great piece of tech.


come on..."great piece of tech" .... it's just a S2 with larger heat bed and longer arms... it's a very minor evolution.. it's not like it's a new machine like a delta printer ( rostock printer) or a UV resin printer.

i love my S2 but stop with "commercial" speaking for something that is at best a "good" thing .. not a great thing...  8x8x8 printer area is the standard at the moment...

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Develop a self levelling bed system please smile

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Develop a self levelling bed system please smile

THAT is a great evolution...

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I know right? Totally upgrade worthy. Bed levelling is one of the biggest issues in reprap style 3d printers in terms of problems for first timers and consistent prints.

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I know right? Totally upgrade worthy. Bed levelling is one of the biggest issues in reprap style 3d printers in terms of problems for first timers and consistent prints.

We've had some ideas to try it with a laser. Kind of low on the R&D chain at the moment.

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We've had some ideas to try it with a laser. Kind of low on the R&D chain at the moment.

http://www.portlandmercury.com/binary/2b65/1292346840-dr-evil-laser1-1.jpg

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Rather than a laser, you can use an endstop wired together with the Z endstop.  It is already supported in firmware-

http://reprap.org/wiki/G-code#G29-G32:_Bed_probing

For the probing at least, you would just need to develop a mount for the endstop that can be flipped down for probing, then flipped back up.  This wouldn't be automatic leveling, but users could read the coordinates and adjust the screws until they are all the same.

For automatic leveling, you would use -

G32 Probe Z and calibrate with FPU
probes the bed at 3 points and updates transformation matrix for bed leveling compensation.

I don't know if the FPU requires a separate chip or anything.  The probing by itself would be a great start.

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Rather than a laser, you can use an endstop wired together with the Z endstop.  It is already supported in firmware-

http://reprap.org/wiki/G-code#G29-G32:_Bed_probing

For the probing at least, you would just need to develop a mount for the endstop that can be flipped down for probing, then flipped back up.  This wouldn't be automatic leveling, but users could read the coordinates and adjust the screws until they are all the same.

For automatic leveling, you would use -

G32 Probe Z and calibrate with FPU
probes the bed at 3 points and updates transformation matrix for bed leveling compensation.

I don't know if the FPU requires a separate chip or anything.  The probing by itself would be a great start.

That would be an interesting path for development.

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TBH even with the Dimension's 10" x 10" x 12" build area, I've never needed to print anything over 6" x 6" x 6".

I can take a peak inside the Dimension to see what it uses to level the bed if you guys want.

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That would be cool, I've always wondered about that.  Actually I've always wanted to look inside one of those and see what they do differently from the hobby style printers, assuming the inner workings aren't completely hidden.

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That would be cool, I've always wondered about that.  Actually I've always wanted to look inside one of those and see what they do differently from the hobby style printers, assuming the inner workings aren't completely hidden.

From what I've heard, it's pretty hard to get at the insides without hurting the printer. They sell a lot of on site repairs, so it makes sense for the printer to be hard to get at yourself.

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That would be cool, I've always wondered about that.  Actually I've always wanted to look inside one of those and see what they do differently from the hobby style printers, assuming the inner workings aren't completely hidden.

From what I've heard, it's pretty hard to get at the insides without hurting the printer. They sell a lot of on site repairs, so it makes sense for the printer to be hard to get at yourself.

Well, anything you do to the head causes it to need to be recalibrated. However, the software loaded on the printer makes recalibrating the print head fairly simple.

The main differences between the Dimension and the solidoodle are:

1) Larger build area (10" x 10" x 12")

2) Heated build area rather than heated bed

3) Removable build platform

4) Dual extruder

5) network printing

6) On board control (like the panelolu)

5) Sensors, sensors, and more sensors (Anything you can thing to monitor, you'll find a sensor recording it)

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Kyle wrote:
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That would be cool, I've always wondered about that.  Actually I've always wanted to look inside one of those and see what they do differently from the hobby style printers, assuming the inner workings aren't completely hidden.

From what I've heard, it's pretty hard to get at the insides without hurting the printer. They sell a lot of on site repairs, so it makes sense for the printer to be hard to get at yourself.

Well, anything you do to the head causes it to need to be recalibrated. However, the software loaded on the printer makes recalibrating the print head fairly simple.

The main differences between the Dimension and the solidoodle are:

1) Larger build area (10" x 10" x 12")

2) Heated build area rather than heated bed

3) Removable build platform

4) Dual extruder

5) network printing

6) On board control (like the panelolu)

5) Sensors, sensors, and more sensors (Anything you can thing to monitor, you'll find a sensor recording it)


You know, a lot of this (Sensors) could be added to the Solidoodle with an additinal SBC, such as an arduino Due.  Would this extra addition of sensors be worth the effort or the cost of development?  Does it serve a purpose other than wow factor?  Since I still have ZERO experience (DRAT!) in 3D printing, but a lot of experience with programming and hardware design, I am curious if this could be an avenue for further improvements to the already fantastic solidoodle.