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Topic: Who really thinks the Press won't need modded?

Honestly I upgraded to a press for two reasons... Keep my model up to date for easier resale, and I liked the enclosure better than mine.  Other than that it really is a 3/4 + or minus a few improvements.  Don't get me wrong i'd love to be proven wrong by Solidoodle and see a printer that truly comes out of the box swinging like a champ.

But in reality I am planning on modding the thing right away.  What will l mod? not sure.  But I am sure something will need modded.  I just don't have that kind of confidence in solidoodle's design choices yet.  If I need to i'll replace the MB all together. I've got a handful of ramps + mega's lying around.  And I am prepared to throw on my DIY version of a bulldog extruder. 

I realize the injection molded frame seems like a bit of a down grade, but at the same time... I am not so sure it will make a single oz of difference in print quality/precision.  The biggest worry I would have is constantly recalibrating my bed, but with the bed compensation probe i'm not really worried. 

I guess what I am throwing out there is it seems like while the press looks like a hopeful one-touch printing solution for home consumers from SD's perspective; to me it just looks like a much more attractive set of bones to mod into beautiful solidoodle frankenglory. 

Anybody else thinking the same thing? "Hey their SD press... I look forward to modding you into awesomeness!"

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Re: Who really thinks the Press won't need modded?

Hehe it's a valid thought, totally with you, and it's great to have someone so keen on mods to take up the mantle on a new machine. Your future work is likely to be of benefit to a lot of other people - I am a keen modder myself, and it was the community mods on this forum that convinced me a solidoodle was an excellent base to start from.

That said, printer no 2 for me will be a homebrew job, I'll back-track some upgrades on the SD3 as I go to use the nice bits in the new machine, and hopefully create something even better with what I've learnt from the SD and you guys. smile

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Re: Who really thinks the Press won't need modded?

i see that on workbench have new diffrent extruder/nozzle whit optional fan mount   will it be same for press or just the old ugly brass looking nozzle ? and no fan mount.. ?

and on the backside i see some vent holes is it for air in or out ?

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Re: Who really thinks the Press won't need modded?

U need modd it if want use universal filament making a spool on the backside or something ... ... .!

5 Reply by pastprimitive (edited by pastprimitive 2014-08-14 00:22:34)

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Re: Who really thinks the Press won't need modded?

My solution I am leaning towards as of now will to be to have a few filament spools of the right size and simply transfer my filament onto the correctly sized rolls as needed. 

EG buy something like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Empty-3D-Printe … 5aff0b2795 (not sure it's right size yet)

Then print up a chuck adapter that would allow you to spin a spool the the power drill to quickly transfer filament from incorrectly sized rolls to the properly sized rolls.  Procedure would just take a few minutes at most.

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Re: Who really thinks the Press won't need modded?

To me, the Press is a step down (though the enclosure IS very cool.) I don't think it is one I would purchase for modding. It is intended for the plug-and-play type of market.

As for the spools. You have a 3D printer. smile Make your own spools.

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Re: Who really thinks the Press won't need modded?

I just hope we can put an lcd panel on it.